TWO Premier League sides have been lined up as pre-season opposition for Ipswich Town.The Blues are close to finalising the details about hosting the top class opposition in the build up to their promotion-chasing Championship season.

Derek Davis

TWO Premier League sides have been lined up as pre-season opposition for Ipswich Town.

The Blues are close to finalising the details about hosting the top class opposition in the build up to their promotion-chasing Championship season.

The games have been provisionally pencilled in for Saturday July 26 and august 4, although it ahs to be stressed those dates have not been confirmed.

Blues boss Jim Magilton also revealed today that he hopes to take an Ipswich side to his home-town Belfast for a friendly match, but again nothing has yet been fully finalised.