Spence, Ward and Smith Big Doubts for Luton But Waghorn Available and McGoldrick and Celina Start Mon 07th Aug 2017 14:26 Jordan Spence, Grant Ward and Tommy Smith look set to miss Tuesday's Carabao Cup first round tie at Luton due to knocks and niggles suffered in Saturday’s 1-0 home win against Luton, while Joe Garner is undergoing treatment on his shoulder injury. Manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that David McGoldrick and Bersant Celina will start at Kenilworth Road and said new striker Martyn Waghorn will be available. |
McCarthy: Perfect First Day Apart From Andre's Injury Sat 05th Aug 2017 18:59 Town boss Mick McCarthy hailed his side’s 1-0 opening day victory over Birmingham as a “perfect first day” aside from Andre Dozzell being stretchered off having suffered what is feared to be a cruciate knee ligament injury just before half-time. Debutant Joe Garner netted the winning goal five minutes after the restart. |
Town 1-0 Birmingham - Match Report Sat 05th Aug 2017 17:02 Joe Garner got his Town career off to a goalscoring start as the former Rangers man netted a second-half debut goal to see the Blues to a 1-0 victory in their opening game of the season at Portman Road. Garner turned in a Jonas Knudsen cross five minutes after the break to win the game, however, the victory was marred by what appears to be a serious knee ligament injury sustained by Andre Dozzell just before the break. |
Town 0-0 Birmingham - Half-Time Sat 05th Aug 2017 16:08 Town’s opening game of the season against Birmingham at Portman Road remains 0-0 at the break, however, an injury sustained by Andre Dozzell late on in the period overshadowed the half. |
Garner and Iorfa Make Debuts as Town Set to Start 3-5-2 Sat 05th Aug 2017 14:17 Joe Garner and Dominic Iorfa make their Blues debut in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation as Town, who lined-up 4-4-2 throughout pre-season, take on Birmingham City in their opening game of the season. |
McCarthy Targeting Top Six Ahead of Season Opener Against Birmingham Fri 04th Aug 2017 18:16 Boss Mick McCarthy says finishing in the top six will again be the Blues target for 2017/18 but admits the Championship gets tougher with every season which passes. Town get their campaign under way against Birmingham City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. |
I Fear the Worst this Season, I Really Do — QPR Pre-Season Report Tue 01st Aug 2017 11:00 In the 16th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed at Loftus Road this summer. Fulham and Brentford will follow later today with all of the teams in the division covered by the start of the season. |
Charlton 6-1 Town - Match Report Sat 29th Jul 2017 16:50 Town’s pre-season programme ended on the worst possible note as the Blues were thrashed 6-1 by League One Charlton Athletic at the Valley. Patrick Bauer, Tariqe Fosu and Josh Magennis (2) put the Addicks 4-0 up at half-time before two Ricky Holmes strikes sandwiched Andre Dozzell’s solitary goal for Town. |
Charlton 4-0 Town - Half-Time Sat 29th Jul 2017 15:52 Town find themselves 4-0 down to League One Charlton at half-time in their final pre-season friendly at the Valley, Patrick Bauer, Tariqe Fosu and Josh Magennis (2) having netted the goals for the Addicks. |
Town Open Day on Thursday Wed 26th Jul 2017 13:55 Town’s annual Open Day takes place on Thursday at Portman Road (free entry, gates open 9.30am, ends 2pm). |