Tyrone Mings comes in for his second senior start in today's season opener at Reading with Aaron Cresswell - who played every minute of last season - ruled out with a thigh injury. Mings is one of two changes from the team which drew 3-3 in last week’s final friendly at Notts County with skipper Carlos Edwards replacing Paul Anderson, who drops to the bench.

Luke Hyam is fine to continue in the centre of midfield despite having missed training with a groin injury earlier in the week.

Cole Skuse makes his Town debut, while ex-Royal Jay Tabb, Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick make their first appearances since joining the Blues on a permanent basis.

Town: Loach, Hewitt, Chambers, Smith, Mings, Edwards, Skuse, Hyam, Tabb, Murphy, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Berra, Veseli, Tunnicliffe, Anderson, Taylor, Nouble.

Reading: McCarthy, Gunter, Karacan, Pearce, Le Fondre, Drenthe, McCleary, Morrison, Bridge, Robson-Kanu, Guthrie. Subs: Federici, Kelly, Pogrebnyak, McAnuff, Gorkks, Williams, Obita. Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire).

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TractorBoy added 14:39 - Aug 3 Up the town!!!
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Liastro added 14:42 - Aug 3 Not only have we got no loanees in the starting XI, but the bench looks very strong too! COYB!
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bluemikey100 added 14:48 - Aug 3 thats a strong team and subs bench
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JackITFC96 added 14:52 - Aug 3 What about woody!?
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heady added 14:55 - Aug 3 Taylor not on the bench according to bbc sport and sky sports. Injured in the warm up perhaps??
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muccletonjoe added 15:05 - Aug 3 Taylor definitely a sub
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 15:06 - Aug 3 Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy speaking ahead of the season opener at Reading: "Today will be a benchmark, the pre-season games count for nothing until you start the season. We are aiming for play-offs, we have to. The Premier League is the Holy Grail, the Promised Land. If we get on a good run, we can do it." 'Mick McCarthy's Blue & White Army'
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itfc_4ever added 15:16 - Aug 3 Jayyyyyyyyyyy tabbbbbb !!!!!!
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suffolkpunchdrunk added 15:25 - Aug 3 We are top of the league, we are top of the league!!!
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battyblue added 15:59 - Aug 3 Mick wont be happy giving away a goal in first half injury time
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KBsSocks added 16:01 - Aug 3 For those that don't yet know, it's 1-1. Tabb scored after 20-odd minutes; Le Fondre equalised after 45.
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