McCarthy Expecting Reading Reaction Fri 20th Feb 2015 16:44 Town boss Mick McCarthy is expecting Reading to react to Tuesday’s home defeat to Wigan when they visit Portman Road on Saturday. Royals manager Steve Clarke was scathing about his team’s performance in their 1-0 loss to the Latics, describing it as “rubbish” and “embarrassing”. |
Fulham 1-2 Town - Match Report Sat 14th Feb 2015 17:07 Daryl Murphy scored his 20th and 21st goals of the season as Town defeated Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage. The Championship's top scorer netted on five and 45 in a first half in which the Blues could have been further ahead, before Ross McCormack pulled one back for the Cottagers 16 minutes from time but the three points were never seriously under threat. |
Fulham 0-2 Town - Half-Time Sat 14th Feb 2015 16:03 Daryl Murphy netted his 20th and 21st goals of the season to see the Blues into a commanding 2-0 half-time lead over Fulham at Craven Cottage. |
McCarthy: Victory Fully Deserved Tue 10th Feb 2015 22:41 Town boss Mick McCarthy was in no doubt that his side fully deserved their 2-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday, despite having fallen behind to Kieran Lee’s first-half goal which came after a mix-up between Bartosz Bialkowski and Christophe Berra. Daryl Murphy and skipper Luke Chambers headed home goals after the break to secure the Blues’ first win in four games. |
Town 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday - Match Report Tue 10th Feb 2015 21:57 Daryl Murphy and Luke Chambers netted second-half headers as the Blues came from a goal down at half-time to defeat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Portman Road. A defensive mix-up between Bartosz Bialkowski and Christophe Berra led to Kieran Lee putting the Owls in front on 20 but the Blues were always on top and Murphy flicked home a Freddie Sears cross on 52, his 19th goal of the season, and Chambers powered in the winner 15 minutes later from Kevin Bru’s ball in from the left. |
Town 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday - Half-Time Tue 10th Feb 2015 20:50 Kieran Lee’s 20th minute goal, the result of a mix-up between Bartosz Bialkowski and Christophe Berra, has given Sheffield Wednesday a 1-0 lead over the Blues at half-time. Town have been pushing for an equaliser with Daryl Murphy hitting the post shortly before the break. |
McCarthy: I Don’t Do Envy Sat 07th Feb 2015 06:00 Boss Mick McCarthy insists he isn’t envious of the high profile signings made by some of the Blues’ promotion rivals during the January transfer window. |
Rotherham Tough Opponents as Town Look to Get Back to Form Fri 06th Feb 2015 12:38 Town boss Mick McCarthy expects Rotherham United to be tough opponents as the Blues look to get back to form when they make their first ever visit to the New York Stadium on Saturday. The Blues have won just one of their six games in all competitions since the turn of the year. |
Brighton 3-2 Town - Match Report Wed 21st Jan 2015 22:04 Town missed out on the chance to claim the Championship’s top spot as they were beaten 3-2 at Brighton. Sam Baldock put the Seagulls in front in the 18th minute, Daryl Murphy struck back four minutes later with his 18th of the season, but Joao Teixeira struck on 38 and in first-half injury time to make it 3-1 at the break, with Freddie Sears pulling one back with his first Town goal with 12 minutes of the game remaining. |
Brighton 3-1 Town - Half-Time Wed 21st Jan 2015 20:47 Goals from Sam Baldock and two from Joao Teixeira have given Brighton a 3-1 lead over the Blues at half-time, Daryl Murphy having netted his 18th goal of the season for Town. Baldock put the Seagulls in front in the 18th minute, Murphy struck back four minutes later but Teixeira struck on 38 and in injury time to give the home side a commanding lead at the break. |