Nydam and Knudsen Start at Leeds - Ipswich Town News
Tristan Nydam and Jonas Knudsen return to the Town side as the fifth-placed Blues take on leaders Leeds United at Elland Road.
Nydam, 17, is set to make his second Championship start at left midfield with Knudsen returning to left-back having missed last week’s 2-0 win against Bolton with a hamstring injury.
Callum Connolly and Myles Kenlock drop to the bench, while Dominic Iorfa returns to right-back in a 4-4-2 system.
Leeds: Wiedwald, Anita, Cooper (c), Shaughnessy, Ayling, O'Kane, Phillips, Alioski, Hernandez, Saiz, Lasogga. Subs: Lonergan, Pennington, Beradi, Klich, Dallas, Roofe, Grot.
Town: Bialkowski, Iorfa, Spence, Chambers (c), Knudsen, Ward, Adeyemi, Skuse, Nydam, Garner, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Waghorn, Celina, Connolly, Sears, Kenlock, Woolfenden. Referee: Geoff Eltringham (County Durham).
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