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Klug Hands Morris Full Debut at Forest - Ipswich Town News

Striker Ben Morris makes his full Championship debut for the Blues in Bryan Klug’s first game in temporary charge at Nottingham Forest this afternoon.

Morris, 18, who has previously made two sub appearances in the Championship in addition another game from the bench in the Carabao Cup match at Crystal Palace in August, looks set to start in a front two with Martyn Waghorn.

Klug is sticking with the back three in which the Blues have lined up in recent weeks with Jordan Spence on the right, Cameron Carter-Vickers in the centre and Jonas Knudsen on the left.

Grant Ward is at right wing-back, a role in which Klug used to play him during their days together in the Tottenham academy, with Barry Cotter, who impressed on his debut on Tuesday, dropping to the bench. Myles Kenlock is at left wing-back.

In central midfield, stand-in skipper Cole Skuse is set to play behind Luke Hyam and Tristan Nydam. Bersant Celina misses out as he is unwell.

Forest include ex-Town loanee Jack Colback in their starting XI but Daryl Murphy remains sidelined with a calf injury.

Forest: Pantilimon, Figuereido, Guedioura, Osborn, Fox, Tomlin, Brereton, Colback, Lolley, Darikwa, Watson (c). Subs: Kapino, Lichaj, Mancienne, Bridcutt, Cash, Dowell, Vellios.

Town: Bialkowski, Spence, Carter-Vickers, Knudsen, Ward, Skuse (c), Hyam, Nydam, Kenlock, Morris, Waghorn. Subs: M Crowe, Connolly, Sears, Gleeson, Carayol, Folami, Cotter. Referee: Darren England (South Yorkshire).

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