Leigh Starts as Davis Misses Out at Derby - Ipswich Town News

Davis is absence from the 18 having presumably picked up a knock during the Blues' fortnight without a match.

Leigh makes only his third league start for Town having last been in the XI in League One for the 1-1 draw at Lincoln on January 2nd.

For Derby, former Blues striker David McGoldrick starts with Conor Hourihane among the substitutes.

Derby: Wildsmith, Forsyth, Cashin, Bird (c), Collins, McGoldrick, Mendez-Laing, Smith, Roberts, Rooney, Knight. Subs: McGee, Davies, White, Hourihane, Barkhuizen, Sibley, Dobbin.

Town: Walton, Clarke, Woolfenden, Burgess, Burns, Morsy (c), Luongo, Leigh, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst. Subs: Hladky, Donacien, Ball, Edwards, Harness, Jackson, Ladapo. Referee: Anthony Backhouse (Cumbria).

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Big miss but Leigh not a bad replacement.

We got goals, goals, Chaplin, broadhead and hirst, with them we'll finish first, we are unbeatable, always believing, we got goals goals.

Yes Leigh a decent replacement, but we'll miss Davis's assists

I would like Leigh to have gotten some minutes over the last few months, just to have him sharp for such a situation; but he is a fit lad, a good defender & offers a goal threat too, so he should be good to go.

I think Max Bird is a very decent player & will be strong in the middle for Derby today; the kind of profile of a player that we might be interested in if/when we go up perhaps.

A while ago but I went to the FA Cup replay at Burnley and Greg Leigh had a decent game and brought the ball out of defence well and looked fit.

Ipswich and Barnsley to get promoted. Weds and muff in the playoffs

The 2 best left backs in the league Leigh very unlucky to have Davis in front of him but what a replacement