Ipswich Town vs Preston North End: Teams confirmed with surprise name in starting XI
Team news is in for this afternoon’s Championship clash at Portman Road
Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has made four changes for this afternoon’s game against Ipswich Town.
The big news is that Dai Cornell replaces Jack Walton in goal, with number one Daniel Iversen still out injured. Summer signing Walton has started the last three league games but Cornell has been brought into the XI to face his former club.
Elsewhere, Heckingbottom makes a further three alterations from the side which lost 4-0 at Middlesbrough last weekend. Liam Lindsay comes in for the suspended Jordan Storey - who serves a one-match ban.
Thierry Small and Jordan Thompson replace Jamal Lewis and Lewis Dobbin. Andrew Hughes, Brad Potts and Robbie Brady remain sidelined for the Lilywhites. New loan signing, Milos Lukovic, is on the bench along with academy centre-back, Ed Nolan.
Kieran McKenna makes five changes after his side’s defeat at Sheffield United. Leif Davis, Jean Cajuste, Wes Burns, Anis Mehmeti and Ivan Azon come in. Jacob Greaves, Jack Taylor, Sindre Walle Egeli and George Hirst drop to the bench.
Reported Derby County and Wrexham transfer target, Sammie Szmodics, is not involved at all. The home side remain without injured quartet Ashley Young, Conor Townsend, Jaden Philogene and Marcelino Nunez.
PNE starting XI: Cornell; Offiah, Lindsay, Gibson, Valentin, McCann, Whiteman (c), Thompson, Small, Devine, Jebbison. PNE subs: Walton, Nolan, Lewis, Mawene, Frokjaer, Dobbin, Smith, Lukovic.
Ipswich Town starting XI: Walton; Furlong, O’Shea (c), Kipre, Davis, Matusiwa, Cajuste, Burns, Mehmeti, Clarke, Azon. Ipswich Town subs: Palmer, Johnson, Greaves, Neil, Taylor, McAteer, Walle Egeli, Akpom, Hirst.