Town boss Paul Jewell has no injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Championship leaders Southampton (KO 7.45pm). The Blues manager admits it will be a tough game against what he says is the best side his team has met this season.
Jewell says that only midfielder Jimmy Bullard, who is suspended from the club for a fortnight, will be unavailable for what is the first time he has taken a team to St Mary’s: "We’ve got a clean bill of health.”
Even fourth-choice keeper Cody Cropper, who underwent knee surgery just before Christmas, is nearing a return: "He’s not training yet, but he’s doing a little bit. He’s not 100% flat out but he’s coming back from his knee injury.”
The Saints beat the Blues 5-2 at Portman Road in August and the Blues boss admits Nigel Adkins’s men will prove stiff opposition: "We’re just taking each and every game on its merits. We know Southampton will be very difficult, they’re probably the best team we’ve come across so far this season.
"But we can go there with confidence, knowing that we’re on a good run ourselves.”