Three Changes For Blues at Wednesday - Ipswich Town News
Town boss Kieran McKenna has made three changes to his team for this afternoon’s game away against fourth-placed Sheffield Wednesday.
As expected, George Edmundson replaces the injured Cameron Burgess on the left of the defence, while Kayden Jackson comes in for Freddie Ladapo as the number nine and Tyreece John-Jules for Marcus Harness alongside League One top scorer Conor Chaplin as one of the two number 10s. Harness and Ladapo are on the bench.
For Wednesday, ex-Town loan keeper David Stockdale starts as does former loan defender Dominic Iorfa, who is on the right of their back three, while Tyreeq Bakinson, who ended last season on loan with the Blues, is on the bench. Another one-time Town loanee, Mark McGuinness is absent from the squad.
Sheffield Wednesday: Stockdale, Palmer, Iorfa, Ihiekwe, James, Johnson, Byers, Bannan, Dele-Bashiru, Windass, Smith. Subs: Dawson, Vaulks, Bakinson, Mighten, Wilks, Paterson, Gregory.
Town: Walton, Donacien, Woolfenden, Edmundson, Burns, Evans, Morsy (c), Davis, Chaplin, John-Jules, Jackson. Subs: Hladky, Keogh, Leigh, Ball, Harness, Ladapo, Ahadme. Referee: Peter Wright (Merseyside).
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