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Johnson and Burns Start at West Ham - Ipswich Town News

Ben Johnson returns to the Town XI against his old club West Ham United along with Wes Burns as the Blues take on the Hammers at the London Stadium.

Johnson comes in at right-back with Axel Tuanzebe having picked up a knock, while Burns is on the right of the three behind striker Liam Delap with Chiedozie Ogbene on the bench.

Harry Clarke is among the subs for the first time this season having undergone double achilles surgery in the summer.

West Ham are unchanged from the team which drew 1-1 at Brentford last week with former Blues left-back Aaron Cresswell on the bench.

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodriguez, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen (c), Antonio. Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Summerville, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Alvarez.

Town: Muric, Johnson, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy (c), Phillips, Burns, Hutchinson, J Clarke, Delap. Subs: Walton, H Clarke, Woolfenden, Townsend, Taylor, Ogbene, Chaplin, Szmodics, Hirst. Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire). VAR: Darren England (Doncaster).

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