Sears: Big Game for Both Teams Fri 22nd Jan 2016 06:00 Town striker Freddie Sears is adamant Town have enough talent and sufficient strength in depth to sustain a play-off push, ahead of Saturday's away game against fellow top-six contenders Birmingham City. |
Portsmouth 2-1 Town - Match Report Tue 19th Jan 2016 21:43 Town’s FA Cup run ended at the third round stage for the sixth successive year as the 10-man Blues were beaten 2-1 by League Two Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Former Blue Gary Roberts netted a penalty in the 32nd minute, then Marc McNulty added a second five minutes later to give Pompey a comfortable 2-0 half-time lead, then after the break Ainsley Maitland-Niles pulled one back before Piotr Malarczyk was sent off for two bookable offences. |
Portsmouth 2-0 Town - Half-Time Tue 19th Jan 2016 20:46 Former Blue Gary Roberts netted a penalty in the 32nd minute and Marc McNulty added a second five minutes later to give Portsmouth a comfortable 2-0 lead over Town in their third round replay at Fratton Park at half-time. |
McCarthy Switches Entire XI at Portsmouth Tue 19th Jan 2016 19:18 Town boss Mick McCarthy has named the anticipated entirely changed XI for this evening’s FA Cup third round replay at League Two Portsmouth. |
McCarthy: Pompey Players Will Expect to Beat Us Tue 19th Jan 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy believes League Two Portsmouth’s players will go into tonight’s FA Cup third round replay at Fratton Park expecting to beat the Blues having performed so well in the first game at Portman Road, which ended 2-2. McCarthy is set to field a young side and, as he did at Manchester United in the Capital One Cup earlier in the season, could even switch his entire XI. |
McCarthy: Draw a Fair Result Sat 16th Jan 2016 18:28 Town boss Mick McCarthy felt a point apiece was fair from the Blues 1-1 draw at home to Preston. Daryl Murphy equalised in the 38th minute, Daniel Johnson having put the visitors in front on seven. |
Starting to Look Up Rather than Down - Notes for Preston Fri 15th Jan 2016 10:07 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday’s game at Portman Road by delving into their forums. |
This Improvement is Fantastic but Fragile - Notes for Leeds Tue 12th Jan 2016 05:27 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Tuesday night’s game at Portman Road by delving into their forums. |
Town 2-2 Portsmouth - Match Report Sat 09th Jan 2016 17:11 Town face an FA Cup third round replay after drawing 2-2 against League Two Portsmouth at Portman Road with Ryan Fraser netting a late equaliser. The Scotland U21 international’s freekick somewhat fortunately beat everyone to find the net in the 88th minute, Tommy Oar having put the Blues in front in the 53rd minute prior to Kyle Bennett and Conor Chaplin hitting back on 55 and 86 to briefly give the League Two side the lead. |
Town 0-0 Portsmouth - Half-Time Sat 09th Jan 2016 15:55 Town’s FA Cup third round tie at home to Portsmouth remains 0-0 at the break but with the League Two side having had the better of the first half. |