Skipper Leadbitter Set to Return at Reading Fri 30th Dec 2011 13:17
Skipper Grant Leadbitter looks set to come back into the Town side when the Blues visit Reading on New Year’s Eve (KO 3pm). The 25-year-old appears the most likely replacement for nine-goal top scorer Keith Andrews, who tore his hamstring at Leicester on Boxing Day, while Town will also be without striker Jason Scotland, also due to a hamstring problem. |
Leicester 1-1 Town Mon 26th Dec 2011 17:07
Lee Bowyer netted his second goal for Town as the Blues stretched their unbeaten run to three games with a 1-1 draw at Leicester. Michael Chopra had already missed a penalty by the time Bowyer scored in the third minute, Paul Gallagher converting a Foxes spotkick for handball against Jason Scotland in the second half. |
Duo Set to Revive Partnership at Leicester Sat 24th Dec 2011 16:22
Ãvar Ingimarsson and Ibrahima Sonko look set to revive their central defensive partnership from their days at Reading when the Blues take on Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day (KO 3pm). Town boss Paul Jewell is forced into the change with Danny Collins having returned to Stoke at the end of his loan. |
Town 1-0 Derby County Sat 17th Dec 2011 17:03
Keith Andrews’s ninth goal of his loan spell saw the Blues to a ground out 1-0 victory over Derby County at Portman Road. The Irishman netted just after the break of a hard-fought but not always quality game. |
Lee-Barrett May Be Only Change as Town Face Derby Fri 16th Dec 2011 12:47
Keeper Arran Lee-Barrett’s return could be the only change to Paul Jewell’s side when the Blues meet their manager’s old club Derby County at Portman Road on Saturday. The 27-year-old will replace David Stockdale, who was recalled from his loan by parent club Fulham on Wednesday. |
Barnsley 3-5 Town Sat 10th Dec 2011 19:35
Second half goals from Keith Andrews (2), Danny Collins, Michael Chopra and Jason Scotland saw the Blues turn around a two-goal half-time deficit in an extraordinary fashion to beat Barnsley 5-3 at Oakwell. Town had been atrocious before the break with the Tykes deservedly two goals in front via Craig Davies, a penalty, and Ricardo Vaz Te. Davies added Barnsley’s third in the closing minutes. |
Town Could Be Unchanged at Barnsley Fri 09th Dec 2011 13:47
Paul Jewell could stick with the line-up which should have beaten Watford last weekend when the Blues travel to Barnsley for Saturday’s live Sky game at Oakwell looking to end their run of seven successive defeats (Sky Sports Two/HD2 5pm). Skipper Grant Leadbitter is expected to miss out again due to his groin injury, while Ãvar Ingimarsson is sidelined having broken his nose. |
Town 1-2 Watford Sat 03rd Dec 2011 17:06
Watford came from behind to condemn Town to their seventh successive defeat as the Hornets left Portman Road with a 2-1 win. Keith Andrews saw the Blues into a half-time lead but a penalty from Marvin Sordell and a second from Troy Deeney soon after sealed the victory for the visitors. |
Cresswell Confident Town Can Get Out of Trouble Sat 03rd Dec 2011 11:00
Left-back Aaron Cresswell says he knows what it takes to battle at the wrong end of the table with Tuesday’s 4-0 hammering at Burnley having seen the Blues drop to 21st in the Championship. Despite suggestions to the contrary, Cresswell is at pains to stress that the players remain loyal to manager Paul Jewell as he struggles to halt the run of losses. |
Sonko Returns as Town Look to End Run of Defeats and Watford Hoodoo Fri 02nd Dec 2011 13:23
Key central defender Ibrahima Sonko is set to return to the Town team as the Blues look to end their run of six successive defeats and also a winless streak of 13 games against bogey side Watford at Portman Road on Saturday. Paul Jewell’s men have gained 17 of their 20 points in the nine games that Sonko has been involved in, picking up just three in the other nine. |
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