McAuley: My Biggest Ever Game - Ipswich Town News
Town central defender Gareth McAuley has hailed Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia at Windsor Park as the most important match he has played to date. McAuley’s Northern Ireland are in with a chance of making it to South Africa next summer but need to beat the table-topping Slovakians (Sky Sports 3, 7.30pm).
The former Town skipper said: "This is the biggest game of my career. It’s huge and there is no getting away from it. We’ve got to go and win. It’s not one that we’re nervous about, we can’t wait for it.
"We don’t want to have any regrets and we’ve got to play like it’s our last game ever. We’ve got to go at them, close them down, press all over the pitch and try to get goals.
"The World Cup is within touching distance. We’ve two games left, two big games, the Slovakia game and the match in the Czech Republic next month.
"We’ve got to go that extra yard because the prize at the end of it is massive.”
McAuley, who plays at right-back for his country, has won 18 full caps and has scored one goal.
What to read next:
Swansea City v Ipswich Town - PredictionsHave you predicted the Swansea score yet? Seventy six per cent of TWTD members are predicting a Town win today, 17 per cent a draw and seven per cent an away win. The most commonly predicted result is a 2-1 win to Town with Hirst the first scorer but what do you think?
Oudnie-Morgan in Northern Irish U21sTown attacker Rio Oudnie-Morgan has been named in the Northern Ireland U21s squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Latvia and Greece.
Pitts in Maltese U21s SquadBlues U21s forward Josh Pitts has been named in the Malta U21s squad for their European Championship qualifiers against Germany and Latvia.
U21s Fall to First DefeatTown’s U21s fell to their first ever Premier League 2 defeat as they were beaten 4-2 by Sunderland at the Eppleton Colliery Football Ground in Hetton-le-Hole this evening, but remain top of the table.
Wilkinson in England U17s SquadRecent Town academy signing Oliver Wilkinson has been named in the England U17s squad for three matches in the United Arab Emirates later this month.
Boniface Named in England U20s SquadBlues youngster Somto Boniface has been named in the England U20s squad for their friendly against Japan at Doncaster Rovers’ Eco-Power Stadium on Friday 14th November (KO 7.30pm).