McCarthy: No Knee-Jerk Reaction Tue 15th Sep 2015 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says there’ll be no knee-jerk reaction or huge number of changes to the team when the Blues take on Leeds at Elland Road this evening, despite Friday’s 5-1 defeat at Reading. |
McCarthy: Gerken Starts, Sears a Doubt Mon 14th Sep 2015 13:46 Town boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed that Dean Gerken will keep his place in goal at Leeds United on Tuesday, while striker Freddie Sears is a doubt with a tight hamstring. |
Reading 5-1 Town - Match Report Fri 11th Sep 2015 22:19 Orlando Sa’s hat-trick saw Reading to a 5-1 victory over Town at the Madejski Stadium, the Blues’ heaviest defeat for nearly three years. Sa put the home side ahead in the seventh minute, Freddie Sears equalised soon afterwards before the Portuguese frontman made it 2-1 at the break. In the second half Nick Blackman made it 3-1 and Sa completed his hat-trick before Oliver Norwood lashed in a late fifth. |
Reading 2-1 Town - Half-Time Fri 11th Sep 2015 21:01 Reading lead Town 2-1 at the break at the Madejski Stadium, Orlando Sa having scored twice either side of a Freddie Sears’s fourth of the season, all the goals having come within a seven-minute spell early on. |
McCarthy: Reading Squad Fantastic Fri 11th Sep 2015 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy says Reading have a “fantastic squad” and admits he was surprised that their 3-1 win at Brentford before the international break was their first Championship victory this season. The third-placed Blues would return to the top of the table if they beat the Royals at the Madejski Stadium this evening (Sky Sports 5 from 7pm, KO 8pm). |
Town 2-3 Brighton - Match Report Sat 29th Aug 2015 17:22 Brighton leapt above Town to the top of the Championship table after defeating the now-third Blues 3-2 at Portman Road. Two goals in two minutes from Kazenga LuaLua and Tomer Hemed gave the Seagulls a deserved 2-0 half-time lead before the Blues hit back via Freddie Sears and sub David McGoldrick’s penalty but Hemed won it with his second of the afternoon. |
Town 0-2 Brighton - Half-Time Sat 29th Aug 2015 16:03 Two goals in two minutes from Kazenga LuaLua and Tomer Hemed have given Brighton a 2-0 half-time lead over the Blues at Portman Road. |
McCarthy Facing Friend Hughton in Top of the Table Clash Fri 28th Aug 2015 17:28 Town boss Mick McCarthy will be facing one of his best friends in football when the top-of-the-table Blues take on second-placed Brighton at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon (KO 3pm). McCarthy and Seagulls manager Chris Hughton played alongside one another in the Republic of Ireland’s defence throughout the 1980s. |
Doncaster 1-4 Town AET - Match Report Tue 25th Aug 2015 22:22 Extra-time goals from David McGoldrick, debutant sub James Alabi and Ryan Fraser saw the Blues to a 4-1 victory at Doncaster and into the third round of the Capital One Cup for the first time in five years. In normal time Andy Williams had put the home side in front in the 23rd minute with Brett Pitman equalising for the Blues on 58. |
Doncaster 1-1 Town - End of Normal Time Tue 25th Aug 2015 21:46 Town face extra-time in their Capital One Cup second round tie at Doncaster after Brett Pitman’s 58th minute goal equalised Andy Williams’s 24th minute goal for the home side. |