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Five Changes For Town at Morecambe - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Kieran McKenna has made five changes for this afternoon’s game away against bottom-of-the-table Morecambe.

Richard Keogh comes in for his first league start at the centre of the back three with Luke Woolfenden dropping out for only the second time in the league since McKenna took charge in December.

Wes Burns is also among the subs with Kyle Edwards handed his first league start of the season having scored twice in the 3-0 victory over Cambridge on Tuesday.

Lee Evans rejoins skipper Sam Morsy in the centre of midfield with Dom Ball absent from the 18.

Young midfielder Cameron Humphreys is on the bench for the first time in the league this season.

Tyreece John-Jules, who scored against Cambridge, is one of the number 10s with Kayden Jackson the lone central striker with Marcus Harness and Freddie Ladapo subs.

For Morecambe, who are without eight senior players, ex-Blues winger Dylan Connolly starts and former midfielder Shane McLoughlin is among only five subs.

Morecambe: Ripley, Love (c), Gibson, Rawson, Delaney, Fane, Stockton, Connolly, Bedeau, Shaw, Phillips. Subs: Smith, McLoughlin, Cooney, O’Connor, Mayor.

Town: Walton, Donacien, Keogh, Edmundson, Edwards, Evans, Morsy (c), Davis, Chaplin, John-Jules, Jackson. Subs: Hladky, Woolfenden, Vincent-Young, Humphreys, Burns, Harness, Ladapo. Referee: Thomas Kirk (Cheshire).

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