One of Leeds United’s direct promotion rivals have been handed a double injury boost for the Championship run-in. Ipswich Town head coach Kieran McKenna has revealed winger Wes Burns and striker George Hirst will be part of the travelling squad for tomorrow’s encounter at play-off chasing Hull City.
Burns has not figured since picking up a knock in their 6-0 hammering of Sheffield Wednesday last month while Hirst has yet to feature in 2024 because of a hamstring problem. “They’ve both trained with the group this week,” said McKenna. “That’s a big positive for us.”
Hirst, the son of former England striker David, has missed 18 matches through injury. McKenna said: “He’s been out for quite a long period, but he’s a fit boy. He’s trained for a good period of time now and we’re not going to save anything back in the last week.
“He’s like all the other players, raring to have a big part to play in the last week. It’s good to have him back, and I think the contribution right across the squad is going to be really important with three games in a short space of time.
“We’re going to need different people to step up at different times. That’s why we’ve hopefully got a strong squad here.”
