David McGoldrick, Teddy Bishop, Cole Skuse and Myles Kenlock all start for the Blues as they face bottom-of-the-table Rotherham United at Portman Road.

McGoldrick, who makes his first start since the opening day of the season, is set to form a front two with Freddie Sears, while Bishop comes into the middle of midfield with Skuse, who is back after missing out at Newcastle with a toe injury.

Kenlock makes his first appearance of the season at left-back in place of the injured Jonas Knudsen.

Conor Grant drops to the bench, alongside ex-Millers striker Leon Best, and there’s no place in the 18 for Jonathan Douglas.

Town: Bialkowski, Chambers (c), Webster, Berra, Kenlock, Skuse, Lawrence, Bishop, G Ward, Sears, McGoldrick. Subs: Gerken, Emmanuel, Bru, Grant, Williams, Best, Varney.

Rotherham: Camp, Fisher, Fry, Wood (c), Mattock, Taylor, Halford, Vaulks, Newell, D Ward, Blackstock. Subs: Price, Kelly, Forde, Forster-Caskey, Odemwingie, Ball, Brown. Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire).

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iaintaylorx added 14:39 - Oct 29 That is one of the most exciting team in years!!
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Kirbmeister added 14:40 - Oct 29 Let's not start 'the only reason MM's not playing Douglas is because he's injured otherwise he would play him' waffle. Let's just be thankful that he's out.
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iaintaylorx added 14:40 - Oct 29 But would rather Emmanuel over Chambo! COYB!
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sgtlargent added 14:40 - Oct 29 No Douglas? I'm in tears.
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Kirbmeister added 14:42 - Oct 29 Only 10 players!
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TimmyH added 14:42 - Oct 29 No place for Douglas!?!...must be injured. Good to see Kenlock, McG and Bishop start, shame we don't have 2 proper full backs playing though, Chambers has obviously recovered from his knock. Expecting to win this one comfortably.
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Wallop added 14:44 - Oct 29 Decent bench too
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arablue added 14:44 - Oct 29 Look forward to this match with renewed optimism..
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Currie10 added 14:48 - Oct 29 Love this site! If it was Skuse + Douglas we'd be on page 3 by now with many + 28 comments! ;) Anyway, well done Mick for whatever reason or other you've come to the kind of side we all want to see, let see if we're good enough. If we're going to do anything this season, we have to win this game. 2-0. COYB.
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Kirbmeister added 14:48 - Oct 29 Rotherham have lost each of their last seven league games, just one short of their longest ever run of eight consecutive league defeats in August 1956. The Millers have conceded at least twice in each of their last eight away games, shipping 28 goals in total (an average of 3.5 per game).
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irishtim added 14:53 - Oct 29 Up to the players now. As good a team Mick could pick.
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vanmunt added 15:00 - Oct 29 Hallelujah...
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northernblues added 15:04 - Oct 29 Good start!
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shakytown added 15:54 - Oct 29 At least we are trying to play football rather than hoofball. Now get chambo into his correct position of a backup to berra.
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Seasider added 15:31 - Oct 30 Kirbmeister.After Blacburn game I remembered Jonathan Douglas,saying a former coach,I believe,was having a retirement do think he said.Anyway Dougie would have liked to have gone;but said didn't think would be able to make the celebration because of being needed back in Ipswich;so perhaps he has been allowed to go,as its a home match?
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