Celina Returns Against Villa - Ipswich Town News
Bersant Celina returns to an otherwise unchanged Town side facing Aston Villa at Portman Road this afternoon.
Celina, who missed the trip to Nottingham Forest last week as he was ill, comes into the side for Ben Morris, who drops out of the 18, and looks set to line-up just off main striker Martyn Waghorn.
For Villa, ex-Blue Conor Hourihane and Birkir Bjarnason return to the side for Robert Snodgrass, who drops to the bench, and Jonathan Kodjia, who is injured.
Villa: Johnstone, Elmohamady, Chester (c), Jedinak, Taylor, Bjarnason, Hourihane, Whelan, Onomah, Grealish, Grabban. Subs: Bunn, Samba, Snodgrass, Lansbury, Hogan, Bree, Adomah.
Town: Bialkowski, Spence, Carter-Vickers, Knudsen, Ward, Skuse (c), Hyam, Nydam, Kenlock, Celina, Waghorn. Subs: M Crowe, Connolly, Sears, Gleeson, Carayol, Folami, Smith. Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire).
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