Kern McKenna, coach of the Ipswich Town team, settled in the starting lineup to replace Egyptian international Sam Morsi, against Arsenal in the English Premier League championship.
Arsenal will host its counterpart, Ipswich Town, at (10:15) this evening, Friday, at the Emirates Stadium, at the end of the Boxing Day round (Week 18).
Arsenal occupies fourth place with 33 points, and the victory raises them to second place in the Premier League table, while Ipswich Town is in 19th place (penultimate) with 12 points.
Ipswich Town formation
Kalvin Phillips will be in Ipswich Town’s lineup against Arsenal, replacing Sam Morsi, who is absent due to suspension. The formation is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Arijanit Muric.
Defensive line: Jara O’Shea, Luke Wolfenden, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis.
Midfield: Kalvin Phillips, Jens-Lys Michel Kayusti, Omari Hutchinson.
Offensive line: Ben Johnson, Sammy Smodics, Liam Delap.
Bench: Harry Clarke, Wes Burns, Connor Chaplin, Jack Taylor, Ali Al Hammadi, Connor Townsend, Christian Walton, Nathan Brodhead and Jack Clarke.
Sam Morsi had received a fifth warning in the last match between Sam Morsi and Newcastle, and was punished by missing one match, which was against Arsenal tonight evening.