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Three Changes as Blues Host Swans - Ipswich Town News

Town have made three changes for this afternoon’s home game against Swansea City with Leif Davis, Anis Mehmeti and Wes Burns returning to the side.

Davis replaces Jacob Greaves at left-back having missed the trip to Watford with a knock, Burns is wide on the right for Sindre Walle Egeli and Mehmeti is on the left for Jack Clarke with the trio dropping out all on the bench.

That means Dan Neil will make his home debut having made four appearances away from home, while Ivan Azon starts as the number nine for the fifth Championship game running.

Swansea make five changes with 16-goal Championship top scorer Zan Vipotnik, Jay Fulton, Goncalo Franco, Ronald and Leo Walta dropping to the bench.

New Zealand international midfielder Marko Stamenic returns to the XI following suspension, while midfielder Malick Yalcouye and forwards Gustavo Nunes and Melker Widell also come into the side along with Liam Cullen, who is set to be the lone striker.


Former Blues central defender Cameron Burgess, who scored two own goals in the Blues’ 4-1 win in South Wales earlier in the season, starts at the back.

Town: Walton, Furlong, O’Shea (c), Kipre, Davis, Matusiwa, Neil, Burns, Nunez, Mehmeti, Azon. Subs: Palmer, Walle Egeli, Hirst, Cajuste, Taylor, McAteer, Greaves, Akpom, Clarke.

Swansea City: Vigouroux, Galbraith, Cabango (c), Burgess, Tymon, Stamenic, Yalcouye, Nunes, Widell, Eom, Cullen. Subs: Fisher, Key, Fulton, Vipotnik, Samuels-Smith, Franco, Walta, Ward, Ronald. Referee: Anthony Backhouse (Cumbria).

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