Town boss Mick McCarthy has named an unchanged side for tonight’s home game against Charlton.

The Blues could line-up in the 4-3-3 system they utilised during Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Wolves but, with Charlton playing 4-4-1-1, may well switch to 4-4-2 with Ben Pringle moving to the left from his weekend central role ahead of Cole Skuse and Jonathan Douglas with Liam Feeney on the right and Freddie Sears up front alongside Brett Pitman.

Teddy Bishop returns to the bench for the first time this season, alongside David McGoldrick, who made his first appearance since mid-December as a sub late on at Molineux.

The Addicks include one-time Town schoolboys Nick Pope in goal and Morgan Fox at left-back and ex-Blues loanee Stephen Henderson on the bench.

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Pringle, Feeney, Sears, Pitman. Subs: Gerken, Foley, Hyam, Bru, Bishop, Varney, McGoldrick.

Charlton: Pope, Solly (c), Fanni, Teixeira, Fox, Diarra, Cousins, Gudmundsson, Lookman, Harriott, Sanogo. Subs: Henderson, Motta, Suk-Young, Lennon, Jackson, Vetokele, Makienok. Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands).

Photo: Action Images

jas0999 added 19:11 - Apr 5 The bench certainly looks much stronger. Douglas aside, it's a strong side for a home game.
4

Tractorboy1985 added 19:12 - Apr 5 Skuse and Douglas.. Dear dear dear dear dear!!!!!!!
9

prebsa added 19:12 - Apr 5 Douglas again. The dinosaur really will not learn. Wasting our breaths with this stubborn man!
9

Tractorboy1985 added 19:15 - Apr 5 Let's just hope at half time it's 0-0 and we bring on the CREATIVITY of bru bish and mcgoldrick!!
4

iaintaylorx added 19:15 - Apr 5 HAHAHAHAHA WOW OKAY! I cannot stand this man in charge now and it's got to the point I am beginning not to care now. Season is over if we lose or even draw. Most negative manager we have had at our club in years. Again, choosing Douglas and Skuse together is beyond belief. What an arrogant ****!! I would never want our team to lose, but if it involves getting this complete idiot out of the dugout then so be it! Where is the service coming from in the middle? What a joke, so furious!! Next season, fresh manager with an attacking philosophy and attractive style of football would be lovely, but will it happen? I very much doubt it. On a positive note, welcome back Teddy!!

11

HackneyBlue added 19:23 - Apr 5 This is the reason why i and many others cancelled our season tickets,yes they may well win but it will be bloody dire again,not gone tonight for the first tme in 16 years whilst town are at home.(holidays abroad aside)
8

adeblueboy added 19:25 - Apr 5 Strong side for a home game, are you having a laugh. This team played at Wolves, they were very poor and we could not score a goal. Should be skuse only for a home game, do not worry about them, we should be worrying about us because we find it very, very difficult to score two goals. Anybody but Douglas or hyam. What has foley done wrong?
7

Tractorboy1 added 19:25 - Apr 5 Don't usually post on here but it's worth mentioning the fixtures. Derby v Hull and Burnley v Cardiff. Win today can really put us back in the mix. Now we have Teddy and Mcgoldrick we have a good chance of making the playoffs. Anything can happen. Granted the football has been s**t but I seem to remember us slapping Palace 3-0 just before they got promoted. Think some fans are a little fickle on here sometimes. Three wins and three good performances and we will all be singing super Mick again. Granted if we lose tonight then yeah sure we've f****d it and Micks a stubborn dinosaur. Thin margins in football.

0

muccletonjoe added 19:30 - Apr 5 a midfield to inspire apathy if ever i saw one
5

phillo added 19:31 - Apr 5 So Micks gone for the same side that performed so abysmally in an attacking sense on Saturday ...... marvelous. Definition of madness ...... doing the same thing over & over expecting a different result ......
6

Hegansheroes added 19:35 - Apr 5 Tractorboy1, i certainly won't be singing MM's praises even if we thrash Charlton & I will not watch another match under his Managership. MM shouldn't be allowed near a football pitch.
5

hector_clifford added 19:42 - Apr 5 Never mind Douglas playing, how are we going to score past 2 goalies!
0

Surco72 added 19:56 - Apr 5 If mm keeps picking Skuse and Douglas at some time we will win and m m can say how right he was . Just the same as sticking with Gerks , now e let in less goals again !! Douglas the new Tabb the new Nouble
1

Sporall added 20:05 - Apr 5 It's about time teams were banned from coming to Portman Road and shutting up shop with 2 goalkeepers.
0

cartman1972 added 20:27 - Apr 5 God we are so boring, no invention, Douglas is absolute turd, my 6 yr old has more finesse. Why oh why mm have you not picked either bru or foley instead of that bearded clam
7

Surco72 added 20:44 - Apr 5 If only we had got Warnock in we could be pushing for automatic promotion
2

PhilTWTD added 20:47 - Apr 5 hector_clifford Oops, age getting to me!
1

Lightningboy added 20:49 - Apr 5 You've heard of the saying "never change a winning team".. Mick's philosophy seems to be "never change a drawing team".
3

Blogs 295 bloggers

Ipswich Town Polls