Pigott Starts For Blues Against Former Club Wimbledon - Ipswich Town News

Striker Joe Pigott returns to the Blues’ XI as Town host his old club AFC Wimbledon with Macauley Bonne missing from the squad having picked up a knock.

Town are otherwise unchanged from last week’s 2-2 home draw with MK Dons, while Sone Aluko is among the subs in the league for the first time having returned from injury.

Town: Hladky, Vincent-Young, Woolfenden, Burgess, Coulson, Harper, Evans (c), Burns, Fraser, Edwards, Pigott. Subs: Holy, Donacien, Penney, Carroll, Aluko, Barry, Jackson.

AFC Wimbledon: Tzanev, Lawrence, Woodyard (c), Nightingale, Alexander, Hartigan, Palmer, Assal, Pressley, McCormick, Heneghan. Subs: Oualah, Marsh, Chislett, Rudoni, Mebude, Guinness-Walker, Kalambayi. Referee: David Rock (Hertfordshire).

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