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Confirmed Ipswich Town v Leeds United line-ups: Bridcutt and Roofe both on the bench

Leeds United manager Garry Monk (REUTERS)
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Leeds Untied travel to take on Ipswich Town at Portman Road this afternoon.

Ipswich Town starting line-up: Bialkowski; Spence, Chambers, Berra, Knudsen, Kenlock; Skuse, Huws, Ward; McGoldrick, Sears.

Ipswich Town substitutes: Gerken, Emmanuel, Smith, Bishop, Bru, Moore, Pitman.

Leeds United starting line-up: Green; Ayling, Bartley, Jansson, Berardi; Vieira, O’Kane; Sacko, Hernandez, Dallas; Wood.

Leeds United substitutes: Silvestri, Cooper, Bridcutt, Pedraza, Barrow, Roofe, Doukara.

Leeds bounced back from two successive defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town and Cardiff City by beating Bristol City 2-1 at Elland Road in midweek.

Garry Monk’s men remain comfortably inside the play-offs, but will be hoping to to boost their promotion hopes with a win at Portmand Road this afternoon.

Monk hasn’t tinkered with his side too much from the midweek win over Bristol City, as Ronaldo Vieira and Eunan O’Kane start in midfield as Liam Bridcutt has to make do with a place on the bench having been suspended in midweek.

Kemar Roofe is also on the bench as Stuart Dallas return to the starting line-up, and will support Chris Wood along with Pablo Hernandez and Hadi Sacko.

Joining Bridcutt and Roofe on the bench are new signings Modou Barrow and Alfonso Pedraza, as well as Marco Silvestri, Liam Cooper and Souleymane Doukara.

Meanwhile, Ipswich drew 1-1 at Brighton in midweek, but have won just one of the last six Championship games, with Mick McCarthy needing some results to haul the Tractor Boys into the top half of the table.

McCarthy is without Toumani Diagouraga as the midfielder can’t play against his parent club, whilst Leeds target Tom Lawrence is out through suspension.

It appears to be a back five for Ipswich today, with Jordan Spencer and Myles Kenlock at full back, whilst Freddie Sears partners David McGoldrick in attack.

January signing Kieffer Moore is on the bench, along with the likes of Kevin Bru, Teddy Bishop and Brett Pitman.