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Phillips and Ogbene Start Against Fulham - Ipswich Town News

Town make two changes from the team which lost 3-1 at Manchester City last week for this afternoon’s home match with Fulham.

Kalvin Phillips comes in for his home and league debut in the centre of midfield, while Chiedozie Ogbene will be wide on the right, also his first home and league appearances for the club having signed from Luton earlier in the week. Massimo Luongo and Ben Johnson are on the bench.

Recent additions Jens Cajuste, Dara O’Shea, Conor Townsend and Jack Clarke are also n the bench.

Fulham are unchanged from the team which won 2-1 at home to Leicester City last week.

Town: Muric, Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Morsy (c), Phillips, Ogbene, Szmodics, Hutchinson, Delap. Subs: Walton, Johnson, Townsend, O’Shea, Cajuste, Luongo, Chaplin, J Clarke, Al-Hamadi.

Fulham: Leno (c), Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Pereira, Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Muniz. Subs: Benda, Andersen, Cuenca, Castagne, Reed, Cairney, Berge, Wilson, Raul. Referee: Lewis Smith (Wigan).

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