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Armando Dobra comes into the team for his full league debut and Jon Nolan, Aaron Drinan, Jack Lankester and Mark McGuinness return to the line-up as Blues boss Paul Lambert makes five changes for this evening’s game at Oxford.
Town visit Oxford United this evening aiming to bounce back after back-to-back home defeats to Hull City and Charlton but with 13 players potentially missing due to injury.
Andre Dozzell was controversially red-carded as the Blues were beaten 2-1 at Sunderland, former Blues skipper Grant Leadbitter winning the game with a late penalty. The Black Cats took the lead on eight via Charlie Wyke but Jack Lankester levelled for Town seven minutes before the break and the Blues were on top on the second half until Dozzell was harshly dismissed for a 72nd-minute challenge on Leadbitter, who netted the winner from the spot 12 minutes later after Mark McGuinness had handled.
Striker Kayden Jackson makes his first start of the season and Toto Nsiala and Jack Lankester return to the Town team as the Blues face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Town's U18 side progressed to the second round of the Suffolk FA Premier Cup with a 5-1 victory over Thurlow Nunn Premier Division side Kirkley & Pakefield at Walmer Road on Wednesday evening, Jack Lankester and Conor McKendry (pictured) both scoring twice and Ben Folami once.