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All Change For Town Against Southend - Ipswich Town News

Town have named an entirely changed XI for this evening’s final friendly at home to Southend United (KO 7pm).

Vaclav Hladky is in goal with what looks like a back four of, from the right, Kane Vincent-Young, Cameron Burgess, Corrie Ndaba and Greg Leigh ahead of him.

Rekeem Harper and Cameron Humphreys are the central midfield pair with Kyle Edwards, Sone Aluko and Tyreece John-Jules behind lone central striker Kayden Jackson.

There is no place for new signing Leif Davis, who only returned from Leeds United's pre-season tour of Australia at the weekend, while everyone else with the exceptions of Dominic Ball and Idris El Mizouni are on the bench.

National League Southend are skippered by former Town academy scholar Nathan Ralph.

Town: Hladky, Vincent-Young, Burgess, Ndaba, Leigh, Harper, Humphreys, Edwards, Aluko, John-Jules, Jackson. Subs: Walton, Donacien, Penney, Edmundson, Morsy, Woolfenden, Burns, Evans, Ladapo, Harness, Chaplin, Chirewa.

Southend: Arnold, Ralph (c), Hobson, Kensale, Bridge, Husin, Dalby, Clifford, Taylor, Miley, Mooney. Subs: Andeng Ndi, Powell, Wood, Fonguck, Wreh, Benton, Demetriou, Davis, Crowhurst, Coker, Reeve. Referee: Chris Pollard (Bury St Edmunds).

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