Garner Misses Out as Blues Make Three Changes Against Blades - Ipswich Town News
Striker Joe Garner misses this afternoon’s game at Sheffield United having picked up a knee injury as Town make three changes from the team which lost 3-1 to Bristol City a fortnight ago.
Bersant Celina and Jordan Spence drop to the bench, while Myles Kenlock, Grant Ward and Adam Webster - making his first league start since January - all come into the XI, which looks set to play in a 3-5-2 system matching the Blades’ formation.
Tommy Smith returns to the matchday squad for the first time since recovering from his hamstring injury.
Town: Bialkowski, Iorfa, Chambers (c), Webster, Knudsen, Kenlock, Ward, Skuse, Nydam, Waghorn, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Smith, Celina, Spence, Connolly, Sears, Downes.
Sheffield United: Blackman, Stevens, Fleck, O’Connell, Basham, Lundstram, Clarke, Sharp (c), Carter-Vickers, Freeman, Duffy. Subs: Moore, Donaldson, Wright, Hanson, Lafferty, Brooks, Carruthers. Tony Harrington (Cleveland).
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