Town will be looking to bounce back from their first League One defeat of the season when Rotherham visit Portman Road on Wednesday evening (KO 7.45pm).
The Blues were uncharacteristically under par as they were beaten 2-0 at Accrington Stanley on Sunday and saw their lead at the top of the table cut to one point, although while having a game in hand on second-placed Wycombe Wanderers.
The Chairboys' 1-1 draw at Blackpool saw the Buckinghamshire side move level on points but with the Blues still top on goal difference.
Manager Paul Lambert wasn’t too deflated after the match given the overall context of the Blues’ start to the season.
Prior to Sunday's match Town had won their previous five in all competitions, while their most recent league defeat had been at Sheffield United in the penultimate game of last season, a run of 12 unbeaten, 11 from the start of this campaign.
The Blues boss says it’s now up to his side to react to that first loss, which he always knew would come at some point.
"You bounce back, that’s how you do it but our form has been unbelievable,” he said after Saturday’s match.
"We’ve been in really good form, we’re a really good side and we’ve just been beaten on a given day, which I knew would happen, whether it was going to be here or in 30 games’ time.
"I’ve been involved in football a long, long time. I’ve lost games and bounced back, bounced back every time.
"If we go another run like we’ve just been on, we’ll be right in the mix. But I’m not going to turn around and say ‘We lost one game and everybody’s downbeat’, nothing like that whatsoever.
"The challenge is there, we’ll have a challenge again because we’re a big club. Whether we win, lose or draw we’re a big club.
"When you lose people say ‘Are you disappointed?’. But we’re top of the league, I can’t be too critical of the team they’ve been fantastic for me.
"I said a few weeks ago there’s got to be a realism. Nobody would ever think that Man City would lose to Norwich or lose to Wolves, but that’s football. It’s how you bounce back and the good teams always bounce back.”
The Blues, who have won three of their five League One games at Portman Road this season and are unbeaten on their own turf since the 1-0 defeat to Swansea in April, are likely to have one or two changes of personnel from Sunday’s disappointment.
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Tomas Holy will continue in goal but James Wilson, who is back from his one-match ban, seems likely to replace Toto Nsiala in the back three after the former Shrewsbury man endured a tough return to the senior side against Accrington, another of his old clubs.
Lambert will hope to have Kane Vincent-Young back from his groin injury and able to return at right wing-back with Gwion Edwards and Janoi Donacien the options if the ex-Colchester man doesn’t make it. Luke Garbutt seems set to continue on the left.
In midfield, Flynn Downes could return from his hip problem and take over from Andre Dozzell.
Lambert hinted at the weekend that Emyr Huws could start on Wednesday, although it was unclear whether that depended on Downes being unavailable. Otherwise, the Welshman could come in for Jon Nolan with Cole Skuse likely to continue in his holding role.
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