Town nemesis David Nugent has been ruled out of tomorrow’s visit to Portman Road by his new club Derby County. The 31-year-old joined the Rams from Middlesbrough for £2.5 million earlier in the transfer window.

Nugent, who is suffering with a knee injury, has scored 15 goals in 15 games against the Blues and 10 in eight games at Portman Road for Preston, Portsmouth, Leicester, Middlesbrough and the England U21s in a game against Moldova in 2006.

"It's still a bit too soon for him but we hope to have him back training by the end of the week,” Derby boss Steve McClaren confirmed.

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legoman added 16:11 - Jan 30 Yeeeeeeeha :)
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jpring89 added 16:11 - Jan 30 Well thats a plus. Were odds on now. Lump on the Town
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Michael11 added 16:17 - Jan 30 He could probably turn up and play in a wheel chair and still score against us. Good news that he's injured. I won't be disappointed if he never plays against us again!
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Lathers added 16:21 - Jan 30 TFFT!!
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Toronto_Tractor added 16:23 - Jan 30 ...And breathe...
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Daleyitfc added 16:24 - Jan 30 That's why I've only gone for a 1-0 defeat, with just Bent scoring.
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dukey44 added 16:25 - Jan 30 Hahaha has there ever been a player that everyone's been so happy to know is injured??? Great news!! Now just need Bent to have a strain of some kind in training!!
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StuartBrett8 added 16:33 - Jan 30 Hoping Darren Bent has a mare trying to clear it off the line...
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bluehook added 16:36 - Jan 30 I don't believe McClaren.
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bostonusablue added 17:04 - Jan 30 I bet he still scores. HA!
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Warkys_Tash added 17:06 - Jan 30 I'll believe it when I see his name missing from the match day programme. Be a right result if he is missing though as he only has to turn up a PR & is usually guaranteed a brace.
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nysully added 17:10 - Jan 30 It's Tuesday night at home, what do we have to worry about?
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planetblue_2011 added 17:25 - Jan 30 Thank goodness for that!! Then again still got Bent to deal with.
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jas0999 added 17:27 - Jan 30 Good.
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runningout added 17:27 - Jan 30 Darren Bent to score then!.. would be reasonable if our defence plays with the obvious ability they have, and keep all attempts out
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Dissboyitfc added 18:57 - Jan 30 good !
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harlingblue added 19:27 - Jan 30 That is a big enough plus for us to win. Just do it, go for a win.
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Seasider added 19:36 - Jan 30 Very good news;but they will still have 11 other good players out there;so not overly confident.
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BlueandTruesince82 added 20:27 - Jan 30 Best result all year
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coolcat added 21:12 - Jan 30 Last time Nugent was here he tried score late on in the match and missed, kicking the goalpost. Loved watching that on the highlights. Not wishing to disrespect anyone who is an estate agent here, but he is up there with my least liked category.
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KiwiBlue2 added 23:27 - Jan 30 Well Nugent being out should help. We need to try to match them so hope that Douglas, Scuse and Toumani D are not all picked to start. Want to see us with similar line up that we had for Preston game with McGoldrick getting a decent amount of time on the field at some point......
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towny69 added 12:52 - Jan 31 one of the biggest jerks in football
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