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. |
McCarthy Delighted With Loach Tue 16th Apr 2013 06:00 Manager Mick McCarthy has been pleased with keeper Scott Loach since he came back into the side after loanee Stephen Henderson was recalled by West Ham. Prior to Saturday’s defeat by Hull City, Loach had kept four successive clean sheets, including one in the victory over Middlesbrough during his previous stint in the side. |
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. |
Chambers Chasing Club Record Sat 13th Apr 2013 06:02 Ipswich will be looking to rewrite the record books with a sixth successive clean sheet when promotion-chasing Hull City visit Portman Road this afternoon. |
Chambers: Stearman Must Stay Fri 12th Apr 2013 16:48 Luke Chambers has paid a huge tribute to defensive colleague Richard Stearman and made it clear he wants the on-loan Wolves right-back to extend his stay with Town. The 25-year-old, who is at Portman Road until the end of the season, has another year remaining on his contract at Molineux. |
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 Still Unsure of Survival Total Mon 08th Apr 2013 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy is still unsure how many points the Blues will require in order to confirm their Championship status fir 2013/14. Saturday’s last-gasp 1-0 victory over Derby at Pride Park took Town up to 14th in the table on 53 points, six from the drop zone. |
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. |
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. |