Squad for Brighton - Ipswich Town News
Youngster Darryl Knights retains a place in the Town squad for the visit of Brighton on Saturday, despite injury concerns Dean Bowditch and Tommy Miller both recovering from their knocks.
Knights, who made his senior debut at Sunderland last week, is part of a 17-man squad with the 16-year-old frontman or Aidan Collins looking the most likely to be the player who fails to make the final 16.
Squad: Bent, Bowditch, Collins, Couñago, Davis, De Vos, Diallo, Horlock, Knights, Kuqi, Magilton, Miller, Naylor, Richards, Supple, Westlake and Wilnis.
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