Reserves Face Tough Test - Ipswich Town News

Town's young reserve side will face their toughest assignment of the season so far this evening when they line-up against a strong Spurs side at Portman Road (KO 7pm).

The visitors include Gary Doherty, Stephane Dalmat, Mbulelo Mabizela, Helder Postiga and Bobby Zamora in their side, several of them on the way back to fitness after injury.

As usual the Town team is full of youngsters, only Andy Marshall and Nabil Abidallah out of their teens. Antonio Murray returns after picking up a leg injury in the recent second string loss at Chelsea.

Town: 1. Andy Marshall, 2. Scott Mitchell, 3. Erkan Okay, 4. Antonio Murray, 5. Aidan Collins, 6. Gerard Nash, 7. Nabil Abidallah, 8. Matthew Bloomfield, 9. Sam Morrow, 10. Dean Bowditch, 11. Ian Westlake. Subs: 12. Chris Hogg, 13. Shane Supple, 14. Scott Barron, 15. Adem Atay, 16. Craig Reid.

Spurs: 1. Lars Hirschfeld, 2. Philip Ifil, 3. Johnnie Jackson, 4. Stephane Dalmat, 5. Gary Doherty, 6. Paul O'Donoghue, 7. Dean Marney, 8. Mbulelo Mabizela , 9. Helder Postiga, 10. Bobby Zamora, 11. Jonathan Blondel. Subs: 12. Mark Yeates, 13. Robert Burch, 14. Lee Barnard, 15. Mark Hughes, 16. Ronnie Henry.

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