Town 2-1 Preston Sat 30th Apr 2011 17:04 First half goals from Jason Scotland and David Norris saw the Blues to a 2-1 victory over already-relegated Preston in their final home game of the season. Town were good for their 2-0 lead at the break but their performance again drifted in a second half in which Paul Coutts pulled one back for the visitors. |
Jewell: Heavy Defeats Shouldn't Detract From Decent Run Fri 29th Apr 2011 14:16 Town boss Paul Jewell says he doesn’t want the heavy defeats to Norwich and Swansea to detract too much from what has generally been a decent first three months at Portman Road. The Blues play their final home game of the season against already-relegated Preston North End on Saturday. |
Town Could Be Without Key Quartet for Preston Clash Thu 28th Apr 2011 10:18 Town could be without Gareth McAuley, Darren O’Dea, Connor Wickham and Jimmy Bullard when they take on already-relegated Preston in the season’s final home game on Saturday. Defenders McAuley and O’Dea have definitely been ruled out, while striker Wickham and midfielder Bullard are both doubts with rib and knee injuries respectively, having missed the defeat at Swansea on Monday. |
Swansea 4-1 Town Mon 25th Apr 2011 17:04 Town suffered their second heavy defeat of the Easter period as Swansea ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at the Liberty Stadium. Fabio Borini put the home side in front on nine, Luke Moore adding the second before Colin Healy pulled one back for the Blues. Borini netted his second before the break and Scott Sinclair completed the scoring with a second half penalty. |
Town Without Wickham and Bullard Mon 25th Apr 2011 14:24 Town are without both Connor Wickham and Jimmy Bullard for today's game at Swansea. Andy Drury and Colin Healy come into an otherwise unchanged side. |
Town Must Get Over Derby Disappointment at Swansea Sun 24th Apr 2011 23:08 Boss Paul Jewell says the Blues must get over the disappointment of Thursday’s 5-1 defeat to Norwich City when they face Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Monday. The Town manager has recalled striker Ronan Murray from his loan spell at Torquay for the trip to Wales. |
Town 1-5 Norwich City Thu 21st Apr 2011 21:56 Town fell to their second disastrous East Anglian derby defeat of the season as Norwich left Portman Road having beaten the Blues by a convincing 5-1 scoreline. An Arran Lee-Barrett error led to Andrew Surman’s opener, then a Gareth McAuley own goal increased the Canaries’ lead. Simeon Jackson added Norwich’s third, Jimmy Bullard pulled one back but Russell Martin and Daniel Pacheco added the fourth and fifth late on. |
Jewell to Make Late Decisions Ahead of First East Anglian Derby Thu 21st Apr 2011 12:27 Town boss Paul Jewell says he’ll pick his Town side for tonight’s East Anglian derby against Norwich after training this morning having assessed the fitness of midfielder Grant Leadbitter, left-back Mark Kennedy and a couple of unnamed additional doubts. Leadbitter suffered a head injury at Bristol City on Saturday, while Kennedy missed the trip to Ashton Gate with a tight hamstring. |
Jewell Hoping Internationals Return Unscathed Fri 01st Apr 2011 14:29 Town boss Paul Jewell was hoping the Blues’ legion of international players would return to Portman Road unscathed when he spoke the press ahead of Saturday’s game at Burnley. Loan midfielder Kieron Dyer could return to the side after missing the Scunthorpe game with a thigh problem, while Lee Martin begins a two-match ban. |
Brown in Wales U21 Squad Mon 14th Mar 2011 19:51 Town defender Troy Brown has been named in the Wales U21 squad for their opening European Championships qualifier in Andorra on Tuesday 29th March. |