[h=3]Bruno out as Albion make two changes[/h] 2:21pm Tuesday 1st January 2013 in Albion By Brian Owen
Dean Hammond returns to the starting XI today
Albion have brought back Dean Hammond and Ashley Barnes to face Ipswich today.
But there is no place for Andrew Crofts, who drops to the bench, or Bruno, who is absent from the 18.
David Lopez is likely to move to right-back in the absence of Bruno, who has suffered from Achilles and rib injuries in recent weeks.
Albion are also missing Will Buckley (hamstring) and Inigo Calderon (knee) along with longer term absentees Marcos Painter and Vicente, who scored so memorably here last season.
Ipswich are looking for an eighth win in 13 matches since the arrival of current boss Mick McCarthy.
They are forced into a change in midfield where Nigel Reo-Coker replaces former Crawley loanee Andy Drury, who is unwell.
Success today would take the Tractor Boys, who were bottom of the table earlier this season, to within a point of the Seagulls.
Ipswich: Henderson; Orr, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell; Edwards, Reo-Coker, N’Daw, Martin; Murphy, Campbell. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Mings, Hyam, Emmanuel-Thomas, Chopra, Scotland.
Albion: Kuszczak; David, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Bridcutt, Hammond, Orlandi; Barnes, Mackail-Smith, LuaLua. Subs: Brezovan, Dunk, Dicker, Crofts, March, Dobbie, Hoskins.
Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).
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Albion have brought back Dean Hammond and Ashley Barnes to face Ipswich today.
But there is no place for Andrew Crofts, who drops to the bench, or Bruno, who is absent from the 18.
David Lopez is likely to move to right-back in the absence of Bruno, who has suffered from Achilles and rib injuries in recent weeks.
Albion are also missing Will Buckley (hamstring) and Inigo Calderon (knee) along with longer term absentees Marcos Painter and Vicente, who scored so memorably here last season.
Ipswich are looking for an eighth win in 13 matches since the arrival of current boss Mick McCarthy.
They are forced into a change in midfield where Nigel Reo-Coker replaces former Crawley loanee Andy Drury, who is unwell.
Success today would take the Tractor Boys, who were bottom of the table earlier this season, to within a point of the Seagulls.
Ipswich: Henderson; Orr, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell; Edwards, Reo-Coker, N’Daw, Martin; Murphy, Campbell. Subs: Loach, Hewitt, Mings, Hyam, Emmanuel-Thomas, Chopra, Scotland.
Albion: Kuszczak; David, Greer, El-Abd, Bridge; Bridcutt, Hammond, Orlandi; Barnes, Mackail-Smith, LuaLua. Subs: Brezovan, Dunk, Dicker, Crofts, March, Dobbie, Hoskins.
Ref: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire).
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