Skuse: We Pride Ourselves on Keeping Clean Sheets Fri 23rd Sep 2016 06:00 Town may have more creativity in their squad than at any time in Cole Skuse’s time at Portman Road but he and his colleagues still take great pride in their defensive record. |
Town 0-0 Aston Villa - Match Report Sat 17th Sep 2016 17:07 Freddie Sears struck the post and Leon Best and Cole Skuse both had the ball cleared off the line in a frantic final few minutes but Town had to be content with a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa at Portman Road. Until the closing stages it had been a close game of few chances but in the end the Blues were unlucky not to claim all three points. |
McCarthy Looking for Blues to Continue Good Home Start Sat 17th Sep 2016 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy will be looking for his side to continue what’s been a good start to the season at home when they take on Aston Villa this afternoon. |
McCarthy: Villa Will Be Among the Challengers Fri 16th Sep 2016 16:30 Town boss Mick McCarthy says he expects Aston Villa to be among those challenging for promotion this season, despite a disappointing start which sees them sitting in 17th ahead of Saturday’s game at Portman Road, their first visit to Suffolk since 2002. |
Smith Facing 12 Weeks Out Fri 16th Sep 2016 13:49 Centre-half Tommy Smith looks set to face 12 weeks on the sidelines due to surgery on the back problem which saw him miss Tuesday’s 1-0 win at Derby. Better news for the Blues is that Freddie Sears is OK after a groin strain kept him out of the trip to the iPro Stadium and Cole Skuse is over the illness bug which forced him off during the game against the Rams. |
McCarthy: We Mugged Them Tue 13th Sep 2016 22:53 Town boss Mick McCarthy admitted his side had “mugged” Derby after sub Luke Varney’s goal eight minutes after half-time saw the Blues to a 1-0 win at the iPro Stadium. |
Derby County 0-1 Town - Match Report Tue 13th Sep 2016 21:53 Luke Varney netted against his old club eight minutes after coming on as a half-time sub to see the Blues to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Derby at the iPro Stadium where Town are undefeated in almost a decade. The striker hit a 25-yard shot - the Blues' first on target - which Rams keeper Scott Carson could only help on its way into his net. |
Derby County 0-0 Town - Half-Time Tue 13th Sep 2016 20:42 Town’s game at Derby County remains 0-0 at the break but with Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski having made a number of saves. |
Town Out to Continue Impressive iPro Stadium Form Tue 13th Sep 2016 06:00 Town travel to Derby County this evening looking to continue an unbeaten run at the iPro Stadium which stretches back almost a decade (KO 7.45pm). |
Reading 2-1 Town - Match Report Fri 09th Sep 2016 22:25 Danny Williams netted the game’s third penalty deep in second-half injury time to hand Reading a 2-1 victory over the Blues at the Madejski Stadium, Jonas Knudsen having been adjudged to have hauled down Joey van den Berg at a corner. In first-half injury time Grant Ward had been harshly penalised for handball for the game’s first spotkick, Garath McCleary putting the Royals in front, with Brett Pitman firing home Town’s penalty five minutes after the break having been fouled by Tyler Blackett. |