Ipswich Town handed double injury boost regarding star attackers ahead of Swansea City test

Ipswich Town’s Welsh pair Broadhead and Burns are two influential players going forward. Former Everton man Broadhead is the Tractor Boys’ top scorer with six goals while right-sided star Burns played a huge role in getting McKenna’s side up to the Championship.

However, Broadhead was absent from the midweek draw with Rotherham United. Marcus Harness and Kayden Jackson started on the wings with the talisman out through sickness.

Burns has been out for a longer stint due to a shoulder injury picked up on international duty. Now though, it could be that both Welshman return to action in this weekend’s clash with Swansea City.

EADT reporter Stuart Watson relayed McKenna’s pre-match update on the pair X, revealing Broadhead has recovered from his sickness bout while it’s ‘not impossible’ that Burns is involved in the squad.

Thankfully, Ipswich Town have the squad depth on the wings to have managed in the extended absence of Burns. Broadhead’s midweek absence meant options were depleted a little more but even still, McKenna still had options to pick from out wide.

However, having both available again will be a huge boost for Town. If Burns can return to action this weekend, he can take the international break to get back to 100% fitness after being left out of the Wales squad, although Broadhead was included.

It might be a little soon for Burns to come straight back into the starting XI though, especially with McKenna not completely committal over his involvement. That means one of Harness, Jackson or Omari Hutchinson could start against Swansea City.

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The Tractor Boys were promoted from League One last season, and they have adapted seamlessly to life in the second tier, spending much of the campaign so far in the automatic promotion places.

Ipswich extended their unbeaten run to 12 league games with a 3-2 win over Swansea City at Portman Road on Saturday.

Jay Fulton gave the Swans an early lead, but the Tractor Boys responded well, with Jack Taylor’s stunning strike and Conor Chaplin’s finish putting the hosts ahead.

Ipswich added a third after the break through George Hirst’s 53rd-minute penalty, and the visitors were reduced to 10 men shortly after when Liam Cullen was shown a second yellow card.

Jamal Lowe pulled one back for Swansea in the fifth minute of stoppage time, but the Tractor Boys held on for all three points.

Kieran McKenna’s side are currently second in the table, level on points with leaders Leicester City, and eight points clear of third-placed Leeds United.

The Tractor Boys are in a strong position as they look to secure back-to-back promotions, and recent comments by McKenna offer plenty of encouragement that they will maintain their push for a Premier League return.

Prior to the game against Swansea, McKenna spoke about how his players are firmly keeping their feet on the ground despite the large gap in points to the chasing pack behind them, which is now eight points to third-placed Leeds United.

“Our support has been fantastic home and away and that’s been a big part of us coming out on the right side of tight games and margins time and time again. The players stick to our principles and that would be extremely hard to do if the crowd wasn’t behind them and with them,” McKenna told the East Anglian Daily Times.