Hutchinson Starts Against Forest - Ipswich Town News

Omari Hutchinson returns to an otherwise unchanged Town XI facing Nottingham Forest at Portman Road this afternoon.

Hutchinson, a sub at Crystal Palace last week, comes into the side wide on the right with Jaden Philogene moving to the left and Jack Clarke switching to the bench.

Forest are unchanged from the team which beat Manchester City 1-0 at the City Ground last week with former Blues loanee Chris Wood up front aiming to add to his 18 Premier League goals this season.

Town: Palmer, O’Shea (c), Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Phillips, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Enciso, Philogene, Delap. Subs: Walton, Johnson, Burgess, Townsend, Morsy, Taylor, Broadhead, J Clarke, Hirst.

Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White (c), Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wood. Subs: Hennessey, Morato, Sangare, Awoniyi, Moreno, Jota, Yates, Boly. Referee: Michael Salisbury (Preston). VAR: Jarred Gillett.

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