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Three Changes as Blues Face Tranmere - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Paul Lambert has made three changes as the Blues host Tranmere Rovers at Portman Road.

Luke Woolfenden drops out of the back three and is on the bench with Cole Skuse moving back from midfield between skipper Luke Chambers and James Wilson. Luke Garbutt is at left wing-back with Gwion Edwards dropping to the bench.

Jon Nolan comes into the midfield three alongside Flynn Downes with Alan Judge ahead of them - with Andre Dozzell on the bench - behind front two James Norwood, facing his old club, and Kayden Jackson.

Town: Holy, Chambers (c), Skuse, Wilson, Vincent-Young, Downes, Nolan, Judge, Garbutt, Jackson, Norwood. Subs: Norris, Edwards, Rowe, Dozzell, Woolfenden, Georgiou, Huws.

Tranmere: Davies, Caprice, Nelson, Monthe, Ridehalgh, Banks, Morris, Potter, Danns, Mullin, Payne. Subs: Pilling, Hepburn-Murphy, Jennings, Ponticelli, Gilmour, Blackett-Taylor, Walker-Rice. Referee: Ben Toner (Lancashire).

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