Town manager Roy Keane was delighted with debutant keeper Brian Murphy and left-back Shane O’Connor (pictured), who was making his first league appearance for the Blues, during the 1-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.
Keane told the club site: "Brian didn't have too much to do but he made a couple of good saves and he looked composed.
"Good goalkeepers often don't have a lot to do because they get the players in front of them organised and he can be pleased with himself.
"Shane can be happy with his performance as well. He was excellent for us. He probably would have made his [league] debut for us earlier but he had a knee injury that put him out for a while.
"He's had a good upbringing at Liverpool. You can tell that by the way he wasn't flustered when under pressure on the ball.
"It didn't work out for him there but that happens. You can get lost at big clubs. We've given him a year and he's learning all the time. He's a popular lad with the other players as well."
O’Connor’s only previous game for the Town first team was the Carling Cup tie at Shrewsbury earlier in the season, when he came on as a half-time sub, a match coincidentally refereed by today’s official Mick Russell.