Ipswich Town news: Bialkowski accuses the Tractor Boys, Darren Moore praises McKenna, and McKenna provides an injury update
FLW compiles the most recent information from Portman Road.
Ipswich Town, playing in their first season in the second division in more than four years, is riding high towards the top of the Championship table after winning seven of their first eight games.
This Saturday, Kieran McKenna’s team travels a long way to Huddersfield Town, which could be challenging given that Darren Moore is the new manager of the Terriers.
Prior to their matchup with the Yorkshire team, let’s review all the most recent Tractor Boys news.
Even though Huddersfield is currently in the bottom third of the Championship, they still represent a threat, just like other second tier clubs do, therefore the Suffolk team will need to be fully prepared to face Moore and company.
Leif Davis, the left back who missed the Carabao Cup victory against Wolves owing to a small aggravation of a prior ankle problem, should now be deemed fit to play, according to McKenna, easing Town’s concerns about any new injuries.
Since joining the team last summer, Davis has been an important contributor for McKenna, and having him in the starting lineup will boost their chances of winning.
Axel Tuanzebe, who joined as a free agent earlier this month, is still unable to join matchday squads. Christian Walton, who has been out with a foot injury since the season’s beginning, might rejoin the team.
He will need to wait for a comeback, thus he is unlikely to unseat Vaclav Hladky as the starting custodian for the time being.
Ipswich will come up against Darren Moore this weekend when he takes charge of his first home match as Huddersfield manager having replaced Neil Warnock, and he has been full of praise for a side that he had to come up against last season when at Sheffield Wednesday.
“They’ve got real momentum,” Moore said ahead of the contest, per the Yorkshire Post.
“They got the group and squad that they wanted in last season, they got promoted and they’ve continued on that wave to make a really good start to the season.
“It’s a great game for us that we’re looking forward to in front of our own fans.
“From the ways the boys performed the other night, we’re encouraged and we’re looking forward to it.”
Polish stopper Bartosz Bialkowski was a real fan favourite at Portman Road, playing 178 times until his departure for Millwall in 2019.
And in two months time, the veteran goalkeeper will come face-to-face with his former club for the very first time, with their paths not crossing due to Town’s time in League One.
Bialkowski has offered praise to his former side, saying to the South London Press: “I said when they got promoted that they were going to be the dark horses.
“I’ve watched them play last season. It is probably easier for them to play in the Championship than it was in League One.
“They are playing really fantastic football and scoring goals, so credit to them and their management.
“I’ve played a few friendlies against them in the past, but not a legitimate match, so I’m really looking forward to that game.
“It will be interesting to see if they can keep it up; it’s a long season.”
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