Dyer: Tight Play-Off Derbies Could Go to Penalties Wed 06th May 2015 19:45 Kieron Dyer expects Town’s Championship play-off semi-finals against Norwich City to be tight affairs which could even go all the way to penalties, with the Blues ultimately emerging the victors. Town face their greatest rivals in the first leg at Portman Road on Saturday with the return at Carrow Road a week later. |
McCarthy: Terriers Will See Us As a Scalp Mon 06th Apr 2015 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy says struggling Huddersfield will view his promotion-chasing Blues as a scalp when Town face them at the John Smith’s Stadium this afternoon. |
Middlesbrough 4-1 Town - Match Report Sat 14th Mar 2015 14:32 Town’s hopes of winning automatic promotion would appear to hang by a thread after they were defeated 4-1 at Middlesbrough. Boro went in front through Daniel Ayala in the fourth minute in an incident which saw Blues keeper Dean Gerken stretchered off, Daryl Murphy equalised with his 23rd goal of the season on 11 and Albert Adomah restored the Teessiders’ lead on the half hour, before Patrick Bamford sealed the victory after the break with goals on 64 and 79. |
Middlesbrough 2-1 Town - Half-Time Sat 14th Mar 2015 13:27 Daryl Murphy scored his 23rd goal of the season but Town find themselves 2-1 behind to Middlesbrough at the Riverside at the break. The home side went in front through Daniel Ayala in the fourth minute in an incident which saw Blues keeper Dean Gerken stretchered off having undergone lengthy treatment, Murphy equalised on 11, then Albert Adomah restored the Teessiders’ lead on the half hour. |
Town 1-1 Brentford - Match Report Sat 07th Mar 2015 17:01 Town missed a succession of second-half chances as they drew 1-1 at home with fellow play-off challengers Brentford. Daryl Murphy put the Blues ahead in the ninth minute via his 22nd goal of the season, Jonathan Douglas hit back for the Bees, before the Blues failed to take numerous opportunities to win it in the second half with Murphy missing a gilt-edged chance just after half-time. |
Town 1-1 Brentford - Half-Time Sat 07th Mar 2015 15:59 Daryl Murphy’s 22nd goal of the season gave the Blues the lead in the ninth minute but the scores are level at half-time with Jonathan Douglas having equalised for Brentford on 25. |
Norwich City 2-0 Town - Match Report Sun 01st Mar 2015 16:05 A goal in either half from Bradley Johnson and Lewis Grabban gave Norwich City a 2-0 victory over Town in the East Anglian derby at Carrow Road. Johnson opened the scoring on 24 with a strike off the underside of the bar with Grabban adding the second in the 62nd minute. |
Whoever Wins On Sunday Will Go Up - Notes for Norwich Sat 28th Feb 2015 15:32 HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Sunday’s derby match by delving into their forums. |
Town 0-1 Reading - Match Report Sat 21st Feb 2015 17:12 Jamie Mackie’s 14th minute goal was the difference between the sides as Reading defeated the Blues 1-0 at Portman Road. The Scotland international was given time to shoot from 25 yards and his effort just crept inside the post, while the Blues never really looked like getting back on terms. |
McCarthy: Chance to Push on But Tough Games Sat 21st Feb 2015 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says he sees the back-to-back home games against Reading on Saturday and Birmingham on Tuesday as an opportunity to push back towards the top two but won’t be taking either opposition side lightly. |