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Nunez and Azon Make Full Debuts as Town Make Six Changes - Ipswich Town News

Town have made six changes for this evening’s game at Bristol City with Marcelino Nunez and Ivan Azon handed their full Blues debut.

Jacob Greaves returns to the centre of the defence following his one-match ban with Cedric Kipre dropping to the bench.

Nunez starts in midfield with Jens Cajuste also among the subs, while manager Kieran McKenna swaps all four of his attackers.

Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene and George Hirst all switch to the bench with Kasey McAteer, Chuba Akpom and Jack Clarke returning to the XI and Azon making his first start for the club as the number nine.

Bristol City make two changes from the team which drew 0-0 at Preston at the weekend with key midfielder and one-time Town target Jason Knight missing out having suffered a groin injury against the Lilywhites and Mark Sykes dropping to the bench. George Tanner and Neto Borges come into the XI.

Bristol City: Vitek, Vyner, Dickie (c), Atkinson, Tanner, McCrorie, Randell, Borges, Twine, Mehmeti, Riis. Subs: Lumley, Roberts, Morrison, Sykes, Hirakawa, Pecover, Armstrong, Cornick, Mayulu.

Town: Palmer, Furlong, O’Shea (c), Greaves, Davis, Matusiwa, Nunez, McAteer, Akpom, J Clarke, Azon. Subs: Walton, Kipre, Young, Taylor, Cajuste, Szmodics, Walle Egeli, Philogene, Hirst. Referee: John Busby (Oxfordshire).

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