Duo in Team of the Week Tue 09th Apr 2013 17:50 Skipper Carlos Edwards and centre-half Luke Chambers have both been named in the Championship Team of the Week. |
McCarthy: Squad Looking Sharp and Focused Fri 29th Mar 2013 06:00 Manager Mick McCarthy says his squad look “sharp and focused” as they go into the first fixture of the Easter period, Saturday’s home game against Leeds United, the club he supported as a boy. |
Town 1-0 Bolton Wanderers Sat 16th Mar 2013 17:16 Skipper Carlos Edwards netted in the 88th minute to see the Blues to a crucial 1-0 victory over Bolton at Portman Road. Town should have been ahead in the first half, Andy Drury missing the best opportunity, while the visitors improved in the second half but rarely threatened Stephen Henderson’s goal. |
Chopra and Stearman Back for Bolton Clash Fri 15th Mar 2013 14:46 Michael Chopra and Richard Stearman will be back in the Town side for Saturday’s home game against in-form Bolton Wanderers. Left-back Aaron Cresswell is expected to be fine, despite suffering an ankle problem in training, but right-back Elliott Hewitt and striker Frank Nouble both miss out due to injuries. |
Hewitt in Welsh U21 Squad Wed 13th Mar 2013 13:46 Town right-back Elliott Hewitt has been named in the Wales U21 squad for their first Euro 2015 qualifier against Moldova at Llanelli on Friday 22nd March. |
Wordsworth Hoping for Early Return Tue 12th Mar 2013 17:16 Midfielder Anthony Wordsworth is hoping to be back in contention for the Easter fixtures at home to Leeds United and at Millwall. The 24-year-old has been out of action since cracking three vertebrae in the 1-0 victory over Blackpool, his first start since joining the Blues from Colchester in January. |
Hewitt and Tabb Set to Start at Peterborough But Chopra Out Fri 08th Mar 2013 14:31 Boss Mick McCarthy will hand Elliott Hewitt his first Town league start and new loanee Jay Tabb looks set to make his Blues debut in Saturday’s vital relegation six-pointer at Peterborough United. Michael Chopra joins the suspended Lee Martin and Richard Stearman on the sidelines due to a dead leg, but skipper Carlos Edwards and midfielder Jay Emmanuel-Thomas return to the squad after missing the midweek trip to Nottingham Forest. |
McCarthy: Still Work to Do Tue 05th Mar 2013 06:01 Despite Saturday’s 1-0 home victory over Leicester lifting the Blues six points above the danger zone, manager Mick McCarthy warns that there’s still plenty of work to be done. Town, now 18th in the table, travel to Nottingham Forest this evening looking to put further distance between themselves and the relegation places. |
McCarthy: Hugely Impressed With Leicester Sat 02nd Mar 2013 06:00 Mick McCarthy admitted that he was hugely impressed with today’s opponents Leicester City when he saw them beat Blackburn 3-0 on Tuesday. He says the Foxes are up there with Watford and Cardiff as one of the division’s top sides. |
Town 1-0 Blackpool Sat 16th Feb 2013 17:03 Sub Michael Chopra netted the only goal of the game shortly after the break to see the Blues to an important 1-0 victory over Blackpool at Portman Road. The 29-year-old was sent through by Guirane N’Daw in the 50th minute and confidently took his chance. |