Ladapo, Leigh and John-Jules Start at Wimbledon But No Harness - Ipswich Town News

Summer signings Freddie Ladapo, Greg Leigh and Tyreece John-Jules are among the starters in this afternoon’s second senior friendly against AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane, but there is no place for latest addition Marcus Harness.

John-Jules, on loan from Arsenal for the season, joins Conor Chaplin behind lone out-and-out striker Ladapo.

Christian Walton is in goal with Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess and Kane Vincent-Young looking set to be the back three with Leigh and Idris El Mizouni the wing-backs and skipper Sam Morsy and Lee Evans the central midfield pair.

Town: Walton, El Mizouni, Woolfenden, Burgess, Vincent-Young, Evans, Morsy, Leigh, Chaplin, John-Jules, Ladapo. Hayes, Agbaje, Hughes, Ward.

Wimbledon: Tzanev, Gunter, Nightingale, Marsh, Trialist, Assal, Chislett, Pearce, McCormick, Currie, Kalambayi. Subs: Broome, Trialist, Robinson, Trialist, Bendle, Adjei-Hersey, Mason, Ogundere, Frimpong, Sutcliffe.

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