Town boss Mick McCarthy has made four changes for today’s home game against Brentford, swapping Tommy Smith, Jonathan Douglas, Liam Feeney and Brett Pitman, who all drop to the bench, for Kevin Foley, Luke Hyam, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Luke Varney.

The Blues look likely to start in a 4-4-2 system with Foley at right-back, skipper Chambers at the centre of the defence alongside Christophe Berra.

Ben Pringle and Maitland-Niles seem likely to play wide with Cole Skuse and Hyam in the centre and Varney and Freddie Sears up front.

David McGoldrick is again on the bench but there’s no place in the 18 for Teddy Bishop, who made his return as a sub against Charlton on Tuesday.

Town: Bialkowski, Foley, Chambers (c), Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Hyam, Pringle, Maitland-Niles, Sears, Varney. Subs: Gerken, Smith, Douglas, Feeney, Pitman, McGoldrick.

Brentford: Button, Colin, Bidwell, Dean, Saunders, McCormack, Woods, Judge, Vibe, Barbet, Canos. Subs: Bonham, Hogan, Kerschbaumer, O’Connell, Gogia, Clarke, Ferry. Referee: Phil Gibbs (West Midlands).

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ShropshireBluenago09 added 15:00 - Apr 9 Thank F*** for that - never thought the dinosaur would ever change the team
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bedsitfc added 15:14 - Apr 9 obviously Mick's instructions were to stop judge, hyam knew what that means
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Kirbmeister added 15:15 - Apr 9 Hyam crippled Judge. The boy is a donkey.
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cartman1972 added 15:33 - Apr 9 We are crap
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carlo88 added 15:53 - Apr 9 Perhaps it might have been advisable to take Hyam off after that tackle. Now the inevitable.
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cartman1972 added 15:54 - Apr 9 Well done hyam you stupid idiot
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Bluetone added 15:55 - Apr 9 Too late he's been sent off.
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blueherts added 15:56 - Apr 9 Did we really need 2 defensive midfielders? Got to go all out now nothing to lose
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blueherts added 16:02 - Apr 9 Another positive 45 minutes at home 3 at the back got to go all out now for win Sheffield W losing Cardiff drawing Nothing to lose
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blue75 added 16:58 - Apr 9 There's a rumour Mick and Tommy had words he trained with the youth team!!!
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