Dozzell and Williams Start for Much-Changed Blues at Wigan - Ipswich Town News
Andre Dozzell, Jonny Williams, Brett Pitman, Freddie Sears and Jonas Knudsen all start for the Blues in this afternoon’s game at Wigan Athletic.
Knudsen returns to his usual left-back role having recovered from the hamstring injury, which saw him miss the defeat at Birmingham on Tuesday.
Dozzell, making his first Championship start of the season, and Williams, making his first start of his fourth spell at the club, look set to line-up in a three-man midfield with Cole Skuse.
Pitman will be the central striker with Tom Lawrence on the left and Freddie Sears on the right.
Myles Kenlock, David McGoldrick, Grant Ward, Luke Varney and Jonathan Douglas all drop to the bench.
Wigan make three changes with the injured Craig Morgan, Shaun MacDonald and Luke Garbutt dropping out and Dan Burn, Jordi Gomez and Andy Kellett coming into the team.
Wigan: Jaaskelainen, Kellett, Warnock (c), Buxton, Burn, Perkins, Gomez, Power, Jacobs, Wildschut, Grigg. Subs: Lavercombe, Byrne, Le Fondre, Davies, L Burke, Barrigan, Stubbs.
Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Knudsen, Webster, Berra, Skuse, Dozzell, Williams, Sears, Lawrence, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, McGoldrick, Varney, Bru, Douglas, Ward, Kenlock. Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire).
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