Pair Miss Four Games - Ipswich Town News
Town bad boys Pablo Couñago and Hermann Hreidarsson both face missing four games after picking up a red and a yellow card respectively against Sheffield United on Saturday.
Couñago's sending off for violent conduct was his second of the season and he will therefore receive a four match ban. That means he will miss the matches against Grimsby (H), Norwich (A), Wolves (A) and Stoke City (H) before he is finally available to Joe Royle for the March 15th game at Sheffield Wednesday. If the Crystal Palace match is rearranged for a date during that time then he would miss that rather than the Stoke game.
Icelander Hreidarsson picked up his fifth domestic booking of the season on Saturday leading to an automatic one match ban in addition to the three he picked up for his red card at Bradford. He now misses the games against Wolves (H), Grimsby (H), Norwich (A) and Wolves (A), again unless the Crystal Palace game is schedule during that time.
What to read next:
U18s at PalaceTown’s U18s face Crystal Palace at the Eagles’ training ground on Saturday afternoon (KO midday).
Ipswich Town v Sheffield United - PredictionsHave you predicted the Blades score yet? Seventy six per cent of TWTD members are predicting a Town win this evening, 14 per cent a draw and ten 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?
Akpom: Time to Kick On From NowTown forward Chuba Akpom believes the Blues’ slow start to the season is not a cause for concern ahead of Friday’s match against Sheffield United at Portman Road.
McKenna: International Break Has Been BeneficialBlues boss Kieran McKenna says the international break has been useful to help some of the recent signings settle in, however, with a number of regular starters away it wasn’t possible to do too much directly working towards Friday’s home game against Sheffield United.