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Hirst Replaces Ladapo For Blues at Peterborough - Ipswich Town News

Town make one change for this afternoon’s game at Peterborough United with George Hirst replacing Freddie Ladapo up front.

Otherwise, the Blues field the same team that beat Port Vale 2-1 at Portman Road on Tuesday.

Peterborough include former Blues loanee Will Norris in goal, while Joe Ward, who was expected to be out for the season, and Dan Butler come into the team for Nathan Thompson, who is injured, and Kwame Poku.

Posh look set to switch from their usual 4-2-1-3 to a back three and a front two of Ephron Mason Clark and skipper Jonson Clarke Harris.

Town: Walton, Clarke, Burgess, Woolfenden, Burns, Morsy (c), Luongo, Davis, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst. Subs: Hladky, Donacien, Ball, Edwards, Harness, Jackson, Ladapo.

Peterborough: Norris, Butler, Edwards, Kent, Taylor, Clarke-Harris (c), Mason-Clark, Ogbeta, Norburn, Kyprianou, Ward. Subs: Blackmore, Watts, Knight, Poku, Burrows, Thompson, Tshimanga. Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey).

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