Match preview: Ipswich v BoltonSETTING THE SCENEAfter a home victory over Millwall, Bolton Wanderers head into back-to-back away games seeking to improve their record on the road.
With a midweek trip to Ipswich on the cards for Neil Lennon’s side, victory could see Bolton reel in a cluster of teams that sit between themselves a potential top half finish.
The last four meetings between Bolton and Ipswich have yielded just four goals, and Lennon will be hoping his side can buck a run of five straight defeats on the road.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]TEAM NEWSBolton’s only fresh injury concern is that of Saidy Janko. The Manchester United loanee limped out of the warm up with a glute problem ahead of the weekend’s win over Millwall and isn’t expected the feature at Portman Road.
Neil Danns will also miss the game, as he serves the first of a two-game ban after collecting his tenth league booking at the weekend.
Neil Lennon has a full complement of goalkeepers from which to select, with Adam Bogdan and Andrew Lonergan now both fully fit, adding competition to Ben Amos’ spot between the sticks.
Dorian Dervite is also fit again after recovering from a brief knee problem.
Mark Davies has returned to light training but remains a number of weeks away, whilst Kevin McNaughton, Marc Tierney (both leg), Max Clayton (knee), Darren Pratley, David Wheater (both hamstring) and Zach Clough (shoulder) will definitely miss out.
ONE TO WATCHA player Neil Lennon knows well, Republic of Ireland frontman Daryl Murphy currently leads the way in the Sky Bet Championship scoring charts.
Lennon signed Murphy for Celtic in the summer of 2010 from Sunderland, after the striker impressed in an end of season tour with the national side.
Prior to joining Ipswich permanently in June 2013 Murphy had never been renowned as a prolific goalscorer, but 23 goals in 34 starts certainly represent his best return in a season to date.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]After celebrating his 32nd birthday at the weekend, Murphy’s physical presence and could well prove a handful for the Bolton backline on Tuesday evening.
LAST IPSWICH TEAM (v Middlesbrough (A), L 4-1)Starting line-up: Gerken (Bialkowski 10), Chambers, Smith, Berra, Mings, Parr, Skuse, Bishop (Varney 84), Tabb (Wood 69), Sears, Murphy
Unused subs: Anderson, Chaplow, Bru, Clarke
OUR LAST VISIT TO PORTMAN ROAD (Ipswich 1-0 Bolton, February 2014)David McGoldrick’s penalty just after the half time interval decided the game, after he had been brought down by Andrew Lonergan inside the area.
Wanderers did go close through Mark Davies and Neil Danns, but in the end failed to find a way past Dean Gerken in the Ipswich goal.
TICKETSTickets will be available to Bolton fans on the day of the game directly from Portman Road.
Any Bolton fans without tickets are advised to arrive early, with the away turnstiles accepting cash in the run up to kick off.
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