By Aston
December 1 2006

STB brings you team news, manager previews and betting odds ahead of Towns game against Burnley at Portman Road tomorrow (KO 3:00pm).

Town will be missing Dan Harding and Simon Walton who are suspended but it is otherwise a fully fit squad.

 

Town manager Jim Magilton: “It's good to be back at Portman Road and it's important that we put on a good show for the fans against Burnley, we've had a tough week, conceding goals right at the death but I am looking at the players to channel their frustrations of the week into Saturday's performance.

 

“It's a big match for us, especially coming on the back of the two defeats and we need to look to repeat the sort of display that we showed in our last home game, against Norwich.

 

“Burnley are a well organised side. They have a sound defensive system with John McGreal a great organiser at the back for them. He has an appetite to defend and demands that in those around him.

 

“They have decent players going forward as well and are scoring goals, although Andy Gray will be missing for them.

 

“There are positives to be taken from the two games this week. We are not giving teams many chances and that is an encouraging sign but we are suffering with the occasional lapse in concentration and we must eradicate that from our game and very quickly.”

Town squad: Barron, Bruce, Casement, Clarke, De Vos, Garvan, Haynes, Lee, Legwinski, Macken, Naylor, Peters, Price, Richards, Roberts, Sito, Supple, Williams, Wilnis.

 

Clarets leading scorer Andy Gray is out after breaking three metatarsal bones in his right foot earlier this week, Danny Coyne is expected to remain in goal.  

 

Referee: K D Hill

Assistant: Beevor and D D Bushell

Fourth Official: G S Evetts

 

Betting Odds (found using Sportsnetwork Odds Checker):

Town: 27/20

Draw: 9/4

Burnley: 11/5

 

Source: Ipswich Town – the official website

 

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