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Woolfenden Skippers as Town Make 10 Changes - Ipswich Town News

Town boss Kieran McKenna makes 10 changes for this afternoon’s FA Cup third-round tie against Bristol Rovers with Luke Woolfenden, who skippers, the only survivor from the 2-2 draw at Fulham a week ago.

Aro Muric returns in goal with new signing Ben Godfrey making his debut at right-back and Conor Townsend his home debut at left-back. Woolfenden, wearing the armband for his hometown club for the first time, is reunited with Cameron Burgess at the heart of the defence.

In midfield, Kalvin Phillips is partnered by Massimo Luongo with Wes Burns, Jack Taylor and Jack Clarke the three behind striker Ali Al-Hamadi. The bench is made up of first-team regulars with Cieran Slicker the sub keeper. George Hirst makes his return to the squad after his knee injury.

League One Rovers make two changes with Connor Taylor and new signing Romaine Sawyers coming in for Jamie Lindsay and one-time Blues loanee Thomas, who are both on the bench.

Ex-Town James Wilson and Grant Ward start, as does former Norwich striker Chris Martin.

Town: Muric, Godfrey, Woolfenden (c), Burgess, Townsend, Phillips, Luongo, Burns, Taylor, J Clarke, Al-Hamadi. Subs: Slicker, Johnson, H Clarke, O'Shea, Morsy, Cajuste, Broadhead, Delap, Hirst.

Bristol Rovers: Griffiths, Sousa, Moore, Wilson, Sinclair (c), Ward, Sotiriou, Sawyers, Taylor, Martin, Forde. Subs: Hall, Senior, Thomas, Hutchinson, McCormick, O’Donkor, Bilongo, Lindsay, Dixon. Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands).

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