Town 3-0 Crystal Palace Tue 16th Apr 2013 21:54 Frank Nouble scored twice and Aaron Cresswell the Town goal of the season as three late first half strikes saw the Blues to a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Portman Road. Palace dominated until keeper Julian Speroni gifted Nouble his first goal for the Blues on 37, then in first half injury time Cresswell slammed in a brilliant second, before another catastrophic error, this time from Peter Ramage, led to Nouble’s second. Mick McCarthy’s men comfortably saw out the second half. |
Nouble and JET Recalled Tue 16th Apr 2013 19:13 Frank Nouble and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas come into the Town side for tonight’s game against Crystal Palace with Michael Chopra and Jay Tabb dropping to the bench. |
McCarthy Chasing Vital Three Points Tue 16th Apr 2013 06:00 The Blues go into tonight’s home game against Crystal Palace looking for the three points which manager Mick McCarthy expects will be enough to guarantee Championship football during 2013/14. Town currently sit in 17th place on 53 points, four from the drop zone with four matches left to play. |
Town 1-2 Hull City Sat 13th Apr 2013 17:07 Town’s run of five games unbeaten without conceding a goal came to an end as Premier League-bound Hull City left Portman Road with a 2-1 victory. The Tigers were on top in the first half and went ahead from the spot through Robbie Brady after Guirane N’Daw had fouled David Meyler. Town were the better team after the break, sub Anthony Wordsworth grabbing his first goal for the Blues but Robert Koren headed a late winner for the visitors. |
Mclean Still Has Chance to Impress Sat 13th Apr 2013 06:03 Boss Mick McCarthy says David McGoldrick’s unavailability during the final weeks of the season could give loanee Aaron Mclean a chance to impress. The 29-year-old, who is ineligible for today’s game against his parent club Hull City, has been told he can find a new club at the end of the season by Tigers boss Steve Bruce. |
McCarthy Without Strike Pair for Hull Clash Fri 12th Apr 2013 15:14 Manager Mick McCarthy will be without strikers David McGoldrick and Aaron Mclean for Saturday’s home game against Hull City. McGoldrick’s 93-day loan from Nottingham Forest is up and Mclean is unavailable against his parent club, while midfielder Lee Martin and defender Reece Brown again look set to miss out due to illness. |
McCarthy Has Planned for McGoldrick's Absence Tue 09th Apr 2013 06:00 Manager Mick McCarthy says he has planned for striker David McGoldrick’s absence from the final five games of the season. The on-loan Nottingham Forest man’s 93-day loan was up after Saturday’s win at Derby but, under the terms of the agreement made between the clubs in January, will remain training with the Blues, who will continue to pay his wages for the rest of the season. |
Derby 0-1 Town Sat 06th Apr 2013 17:26 Skipper Carlos Edwards slammed home an injury time winner to claim a crucial three points for the Blues at Derby. The Rams should have been out of sight by half-time with Conor Sammon hitting the post when through one-on-one with Scott Loach, who saved a subsequent Jamie Ward penalty. |
Five Return for Town at Derby Sat 06th Apr 2013 14:08 Town boss Mick McCarthy has recalled skipper Carlos Edwards, Andy Drury, Jay Tabb, David McGoldrick and Daryl Murphy for today’s game at Derby County. |
McCarthy Faces Dilemmas for Derby Trip Fri 05th Apr 2013 06:00 Manager Mick McCarthy has selection dilemmas ahead of Saturday’s game at Derby County. After the 3-0 home victory over Leeds, the Blues boss made five changes to his more regular line-up for Monday’s 0-0 draw at Millwall. |