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Spence Handed Debut at Huddersfield - Ipswich Town News

Jordan Spence makes his Town debut and Andre Dozzell, Kevin Bru and Freddie Sears all return to the Blues side at Huddersfield, while Dean Gerken keeps his place in goal with Bartosz Bialkowski unwell.

The Blues look set to continue with their 3-5-2 system with skipper Luke Chambers in the centre between Paul Digby and Christophe Berra at the back.

New boy Spence is the right wing-back with Josh Emmanuel dropping to the bench. Jonas Knudsen continues on the left.

In midfield, Dozzell and Bru join Cole Skuse with Jonathan Douglas and Grant Ward among the subs. Tom Lawrence is up front with Sears, who replaces Leon Best, who is left out of the 18.

Town’s other new signing Kieffer Moore is on the bench, alongside Tristan Nydam, who TWTD revealed was set to travel with the squad on Friday.

The 17-year-old midfielder is with the first-team squad for the first time for a competitive match, although came on as a sub in the pre-season match at Cambridge, and has been handed squad number 45.

Huddersfield are without key midfielder Aaron Mooy, who has a back injury, while new German striker Collin Quaner's clearance hasn't come though.

Huddersfield: Ward, Smith (c), Hefele, Schindler, Löwe, Hogg, Billing, Kachunga, Van la Parra, Brown, Wells. Coleman, Whiteheas, Hudson, Bunn, Cranie, Lolley, Stankovic.

Town: Gerken, Spence, Digby, Chambers (c), Berra, Skuse, Knudsen, Bru, Dozzell, Lawrence, Sears. Subs: Crowe, Emmanuel, Douglas, Nydam, Ward, Moore, Pitman. Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire).

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