Emmanuel Replaces Ward at QPR - Ipswich Town News
Josh Emmanuel replaces Grant Ward in an otherwise unchanged Town XI at QPR, which looks set to line-up in a 3-5-2 formation.
Emmanuel comes in at right wing-back with Myles Kenlock keeping his place and starting in the left wing-back role with skipper Luke Chambers, Adam Webster and Christophe Berra the three centre-halves.
Cole Skuse, Kevin Bru and Tom Lawrence will be in central midfield with Brett Pitman again partnering David McGoldrick up front.
QPR make two changes with Jordan Cousins and Ariel Borysiuk taking over from Sandro and Yeni Ngbakoto in midfield. Irish youngster Ryan Manning, who trained with the Town academy as a schoolboy, makes his senior home debut.
Meanwhile, Town target Danny Ward is in the Rotherham starting line-up at Leeds this afternoon. Fulham's Cauley Woodrow is again left out of their 18, despite wantaway loan striker Chris Martin not being involved.
QPR: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Lynch, Borysiuk, Cousins, Mackie, Wszolek, Perch, Sylla, Manning. Subs: Ingram, Onuoha, Washington, El Khayati, Ngbakoto, Shodipo, Sandro.
Town: Bialkowski, Emmanuel, Kenlock, Chambers (c), Webster, Berra, Skuse, Bru, Lawrence, Pitman, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Knudsen, Douglas, Dozzell, Ward, Sears, Varney. Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland).
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