Jonny Williams and trialist right-back Jordan Spence both start for the U23s in this afternoon’s Premier League Cup tie against Liverpool at Portman Road, while the visitors include Mamadou Sakho and Danny Ings in their XI (KO 1pm).

Also in the Town team are Andre Dozzell, Paul Digby, Conor Grant and Myles Kenlock.

The Premier League Cup, which replaces the U21 Premier League Cup, emulates the format of the Champions League with 32 teams involved in the group stage and the top two in each going through to the last 16.

From there the ties will be one-off knockout games with extra-time and penalties if required.

In addition to the Reds, the Blues will face Huddersfield and West Brom home and away in their group with the knockout phase starting in mid-March and the final in mid-May.

U23s: Crowe, Spence, Kenlock, C Smith (c), Fowler, Digby, Dozzell, Grant, Morris, McLoughlin, Williams. Subs: Woolfenden, Wright, Benyu, Blanchfield, Folami.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Randall, Llori, Sakho, Stewart, Wilson (c), Chirvella, Ings, Ejaria, Woodburn. Subs: Whelan, Firth, Lennon, Brannagan, Phillips.

Photo: ITFC

HarryS_H added 13:33 - Oct 2 Our u23 team looks very exciting!
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yorksblue added 14:14 - Oct 2 Should have gone for Ings on loan
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OwainG1992 added 14:36 - Oct 2 Yorksblue that is a fantastic call about Ings! He is far too good for u23 team as is Mo Sakho at centre back! I like our team.. i wanna see 3 of these guys in our starting line up next match!
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BlueandTruesince82 added 15:29 - Oct 2 Oh Sir Bobby, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, please let the angilic Johnny Williams return from injury and claim his right full place in the hole, grant him the stamina to remain fit and the midfullness to pick out blues players with deftness of toch and skill, deliver unto us a play off birth and provide us with the patience to take the downs with ups and thine shalt be done for you are the power and the glory, the sun and the moon. Ahmen

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