Tough Test for Town Against Worthy Champions Newcastle Fri 23rd Apr 2010 13:23 Town boss Roy Keane hailed Newcastle United as worthy champions ahead of the Blues’ visit to St James’ Park on Saturday. The Magpies will be looking to go through the entire season without losing a game at home. |
Ipswich 2-1 Reading Sat 03rd Apr 2010 17:06 First half goals from Gareth McAuley and Jon Walters saw the Blues to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Reading at Portman Road. Town quickly took advantage of Royals skipper Matt Mills’s straight red card for a two-footed tackle on David Norris but couldn’t add to the goals in a second half in which Gylfi Sigurdsson hit a last minute consolation for the visitors. |
Town 0-2 Plymouth Argyle Tue 23rd Mar 2010 21:40 Uninspired Town fell to their first home defeat since September as Paul Mariner’s Plymouth left Portman Road with a 2-0 victory. Bradley Wright-Phillips and Joe Mason seized on dreadful defensive errors in either half to claim all three points for the visitors. |
Town 1-0 Barnsley Sat 20th Mar 2010 16:58 Daryl Murphy’s sixth goal for the Blues took Town to an important 1-0 victory over Barnsley at Portman Road. Roy Keane’s men were much the better side in the first half, however they were less impressive after the break but held on for a win which takes them to 15th in the table. |
Town 1-0 Scunthorpe United Sat 13th Mar 2010 17:10 Connor Wickham struck his first league goal for the Blues in injury time to give Town a dramatic 1-0 win over Scunthorpe at Portman Road with both sides ending the game with 10 men. Until the goal, the Blues had been frustrated by an almost entirely negative display by the Iron, who had Cliff Byrne red-carded for an off the ball elbow on Jack Colback. Later, Damien Delaney was more harshly sent off for a trip on halfway. |
Town 2-0 Cardiff City Tue 09th Mar 2010 21:41 Two goals from Daryl Murphy took the Blues to a comfortable 2-0 victory over a poor Cardiff City side at Portman Road. Town dominated throughout and might have won by more but for a number of saves by Bluebirds keeper David Marshall. |
Tardelli Watches Town's Irish Contingent Thu 11th Feb 2010 08:46 Republic of Ireland assistant coach Marco Tardelli is reported to have watched Town’s 2-1 victory at QPR on Tuesday evening. The Blues named a squad including five players who qualify for the Republic in the starting line-up with two more on the bench. |
Town 1-1 Middlesbrough Sat 06th Feb 2010 17:14 Despite Daryl Murphy’s debut goal in the opening seconds via a David Healy assist, Town recorded their 15th league draw of the season against Boro at Portman Road. In a battling encounter of few clear-cut chances, David Wheater nodded an equaliser for the visitors just after the hour mark. |
Keane Set to Give New Duo Debuts Against Boro Fri 05th Feb 2010 12:55 Town boss Roy Keane says he is looking for new strike pair David Healy and Daryl Murphy to end Town’s goalscoring woes. The duo are likely to go straight into the side facing Keane’s former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan’s much-changed Middlesbrough team at Portman Road on Saturday. |
Town 1-1 West Brom Tue 26th Jan 2010 22:25 Yet another last gasp goal prevented the Blues from beating West Brom at Portman Road. The Blues had repelled the high flying Baggies for the 90 minutes and beyond, even going ahead via a controversial Grant Leadbitter penalty, until Chris Brunt forced home a rebound in injury time. |