 PREVIEW:
Ipswich vs Chesterfield (FAC3)
James,
2/1/09
In their first match
of the new year, Town face Chesterfield at Portman road tomorrow
in the third round of the FA Cup. Kick off 15:00.
With the controversy surrounding
Chesterfield's secend round tie with Droylsden over, Town
host the Coca-Cola League 2 side in their first ever meeting.
Ipswich may be without Kevin
Lisbie thanks to a throat infection and Danny Haynes is still
recovering from an ankle injury. However Owen Garvan and David
Wright are likely to return and Alex Bruce is back from his
suspension.
Jim Magilton: "Chester made the
most of their second chance and gave us two tough games and
I'm sure Chesterfield will be looking to do the same,"
Town boss Jim told the Club website.
"They will relish coming to our
place and their players will want to prove they can handle
playing against a club from a higher division.
"It's a 'banana skin' tie on
what is a fantastic day in the football calendar, FA Cup Third
Round day. Up and down the country, stories will be written.
We have to make sure one is not written at Portman Road.
"I'm a great fan of the competition.
It's still got that magic about it and we want to progress
as far as we can in the FA Cup. All the way to Wembley."
Chesterfield's Jack Lester is
out on suspension for the red card against Droylsden and Robert
Page and Dan Gray are doubtfull. However Alan Goodall is available
having returned from suspension.
Lee Richardson: "It's been a
real saga, we are glad that we are through it and on with
the next round of the cup and we can move on.
"We can now move on to the next
round of the FA Cup, get back to league action and forget
about it.
"We are massive underdogs, we
can go there without any sense of expectation and maybe that
is a good thing."
Darren Currie may even make a
return to Portman road, the ex-Town player hoping for a place
in Chesterfield's squad tomorrow.
Currie:
“They drew with Darlington without me last week so you
never know I may not even get a game.
“I
really hope I'm involved, either training or coming off the
bench and as much as I love Ipswich it would be unbelievable
to score.”
Match
Odds (Bet365.com):
Ipswich: 2/5
Draw: 10/3
Chesfterfield: 15/2
Sources:
Ipswich Town Official Website & East Anglian Daily Times. |
