Jackson and Sears Start at Northampton - Ipswich Town News

Kayden Jackson and Freddie Sears come into an otherwise unchanged Town team facing Northampton at Sixfields.

Jackson replaces James Norwood, who suffered a recurrence of his hamstring injury at Charlton on Saturday, while Sears is in for Teddy Bishop, who also drops out of the 18 due to illness. The former West Ham man looks set to start in behind Jackson, who will be the main striker.

Northampton: Mitchell, Horsfall, Hoskins, Watson, Jones, Kioso, McWilliams, Morris, Mills (c), Jones, Chukwuemeka. Subs: Harriman, Bolger, Korboa, Miller, Rose, Woods, Marshall.

Town: Holy, Vincent-Young, Woolfenden, McGuinness, Ward (c), Downes, Dozzell, Bennetts, Sears, Edwards, Jackson. Subs: Cornell, Chambers, Kenlock, Skuse, Dobra, Drinan, Hawkins. Referee: James Bell (Sheffield).

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