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Town Make Three Changes at Lincoln - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Paul Lambert has made three changes for this afternoon’s game at Lincoln City with Andre Dozzell and Flynn Downes returning to the midfield and skipper Luke Chambers at the back.

The Blues, playing their final game of the decade, again look set to line-up in a 4-4-2 system with Chambers - returning from his one-match ban - alongside Luke Woolfenden at the heart of the defence and Luke Garbutt and Janoi Donacien the full-backs. Will Norris continues in goal.

Dozzell and Downes are in the centre of midfield with Gwion Edwards on the right and Alan Judge on the left with James Norwood and Kayden Jackson up front.

Cole Skuse and Jon Nolan are missing from the squad having not travelled after suffering minor knocks on Boxing Day, while Toto Nsiala was also left out of the 18. Freddie Sears will again be hoping for action from the bench.

Lincoln, unchanged from their 1-0 Boxing Day defeat at Oxford, include former Town loanee Callum Connolly among their subs.

Lincoln: Vickers, Toffolo, Bolger, Bostwick, Eardley (c), Morrell, O’Connor, Anderson, Hesketh, Grant, Walker. Subs: Smith, Payne, Chapman, Connolly, Melbourne, Lewis, Akinde.

Town: Norris, Donacien, Woolfenden, Chambers (c), Garbutt, Dozzell, Downes, Edwards, Judge, Norwood, Jackson. Subs: Holy, Wilson, Sears, El Mizouni, Kenlock, Huws, Keane. Referee: James Oldham (Derbyshire).

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