Town boss Mick McCarthy makes three changes from the team which lost 2-0 at Blackburn for today’s home game against Huddersfield with left winger Tommy Oar handed his full league debut.

The Australian, who is making his first appearance at Portman Road, comes in for Larsen Touré, who drops to the bench, with Ryan Fraser, who missed the game at Ewood Park with an ankle problem, now sidelined for two months with a knee injury. Ainsley Maitland-Niles switches back to the right.

Jonas Knudsen, who was ill at Blackburn, returns at left-back with Jonny Parr also amongst the subs.

Up front, Brett Pitman comes in for Daryl Murphy alongside Freddie Sears. Otherwise the Blues are unchanged.

Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Smith, Berra, Skuse, Douglas, Maitland-Niles, Oar, Pitman, Sears. Subs: Bialkowski, Malarczyk, Parr, Bru, Touré, McGoldrick, Murphy.

Huddersfield: Steer, Davidson, Cranie, Hudson (c), Lynch, Huws, Whitehead, Scannell, Bunn, Wells, Miller. Subs: Murphy, Smith, Paterson, Vaughan, Carayol, Dempsey, Billing. Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire).

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clint_eastwood added 14:29 - Oct 17 Douglas & Gerken?? Really? Thought you promised big changes Mick?
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_superblues_ added 14:29 - Oct 17 Another poor line up from a stubborn manager who won't drop his favourites
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GeorgeITFC24 added 14:29 - Oct 17 So much for this shake up...
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Keaneish added 14:30 - Oct 17 HaHaHaHaHaHa!!!! Too funny.
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iaintaylorx added 14:31 - Oct 17 getting really frustrated now! NO creativity in the middle of the park, i just don't understand what mick sees in douglas, that bru doesn't have. we look a much better squad with bru on the ball because he is so composed. don't understand why bart isn't inbetween the sticks either. very stubborn, mick. very stubborn.
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itfc1981 added 14:34 - Oct 17 For God sake use the fool tools at your disposal man!
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itfc1981 added 14:35 - Oct 17 'Full' even, though fool may be more apt.
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battyblue added 14:36 - Oct 17 Nothing more than expected form a stubborn boring manager.
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OldClactonBlue added 14:37 - Oct 17 What a surprise. Changes only to the areas that don't need changing. Hope we don't pay the price for this ridiculous stubbornness.
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ITFCGloryDays added 14:37 - Oct 17 What a SHAKE UP that's been! Same old same old. No change. No imagination, of using someone centrally with creativity. Ridiculous...Huddersfield must be quaking.
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Blue_Again added 14:38 - Oct 17 Why isn't Magic starting? why is Gerken in goal? Why is Chambers playing?
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MGNottsBlue added 14:38 - Oct 17 Mick you are a stubborn old sod, I sincerely hope it works today but previous performances suggests not!
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itfcsince1974 added 14:40 - Oct 17 Im afraid I'm losing patience now. Scanell who has been poor so far this season, watch him shine against chambers and smith. I despair!!!!
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JimmyJazz added 14:40 - Oct 17 Hardly changes. One (Fraser) is enforced. Otherwise it's the a very familiar looking team
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HarryfromBath added 14:41 - Oct 17 Huddersfield have switched things around a little. Carayol is benched and Bunn moves over to the left wing to offer more protection to Davidson at left-back and go up against Chambers. Nakhi Wells will play off Ishmael Miller up front. Mark Hudson replaces Elliott Ward in defence and Terriers are assuming that Ward has returned to Bournemouth. Hudson is not as good a ball player as Ward and while offering a physical presence he is seen as a downgrade on the ex-Budgie.

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blueboy1981 added 14:41 - Oct 17 ......... unfortunately - we have a Manager who will never utilise his squad to full effect, if you are a favourite, you're in regardless - if not, you've no chance. Let's just hope Evans eventually see's him for what he really is - stubborn, arrogant - and obviously doesn't really care two hoots about results. What further proof does anyone want ..... ??
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blueboy1981 added 14:41 - Oct 17 ......... unfortunately - we have a Manager who will never utilise his squad to full effect, if you are a favourite, you're in regardless - if not, you've no chance. Let's just hope Evans eventually see's him for what he really is - stubborn, arrogant - and obviously doesn't really care two hoots about results. What further proof does anyone want ..... ??
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blueboy1981 added 14:43 - Oct 17 ......... didn't intentionally post twice. Fast losing too much interest to do that.
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vanmunt added 14:43 - Oct 17 gherkin, chambers, Douglas and skuse.. The undropables. Happiest man at PR today is the Huddersfield manager.
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Keaneish added 14:46 - Oct 17 Agree JimmyJazz - zero change. So what have we been doing and trying for 2-weeks during the international break? Predictable and boring which is exactly why we've slumped to mid-table. How anyone can play two defensively minded midfielders who have offered zero protection to the back four all season, at home, against a side in 18th position, in what is really a must win, is quite frankly nothing short of laughable.

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thebeat added 14:49 - Oct 17 Come on then bohslegend, essex57 stick up for this team selection..............shocking, just shocking.
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AndrewPC added 14:50 - Oct 17 Do not care anymore about team selection or formation. Only one thing counts and that is the result. I want to see a convincing 3-0 home victory to show that we are not just masquerading but real challengers for top 2 (which is not at all the case based on past 5 matches)
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phillo added 14:53 - Oct 17 That's it for me ....... thanks Mick you've done a great job for us but now seem incapable of changing & are becoming increasingly bloody minded. Next please .......
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Surco72 added 14:53 - Oct 17 Defence looks shocking over and over again so he drops a forward and winger . Sears said we don't just turn up and hope win lose draw , that's laughable it's the same team every week and so predictable any manager could work us out . Still its got to work sometime MM law of averages !!! If it doesn't it's only adding more pressure on the manager for refusing to change it

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TimmyH added 14:55 - Oct 17 Effectively Mick has made NO changes!!...the changes we needed has NOT happened! same old back line, Skuse & Douglas (gruesome twosome) are still in and 2 of the changes are in effect due to injuries, (Knudsen back in and Oar in for Fraser). Hope you get a result Mick or you will be in for some stick.
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