McCarthy Looking for Blues to Build on Birmingham Win at Luton Mon 07th Aug 2017 17:37 Boss Mick McCarthy is looking for his Blues side to build on Saturday’s 1-0 opening-day victory over Birmingham City at Portman Road when they take on League Two Luton in the first round of the Carabao Cup at Kenilworth Road on Tuesday evening (KO 7.45pm). |
Webster: Luton Will Relish Opportunity to Claim Scalp Mon 07th Aug 2017 17:10 If there’s one player in the Town camp who can gauge the mood in the Luton camp ahead of tomorrow’s Caribao Cup first round clash it’s central defender Adam Webster. |
Dozzell to Learn Extent of Injury This Evening Mon 07th Aug 2017 14:14 Town boss Mick McCarthy says midfielder Andre Dozzell will learn the extent of his knee injury when he undergoes a scan later today. The 18-year-old collapsed to the ground in evident pain during first-half injury time during Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Birmingham and left the field on a stretcher. |
Town 1-0 Birmingham - Match Report Sat 05th Aug 2017 17:02 Joe Garner got his Town career off to a goalscoring start as the former Rangers man netted a second-half debut goal to see the Blues to a 1-0 victory in their opening game of the season at Portman Road. Garner turned in a Jonas Knudsen cross five minutes after the break to win the game, however, the victory was marred by what appears to be a serious knee ligament injury sustained by Andre Dozzell just before the break. |
Town 0-0 Birmingham - Half-Time Sat 05th Aug 2017 16:08 Town’s opening game of the season against Birmingham at Portman Road remains 0-0 at the break, however, an injury sustained by Andre Dozzell late on in the period overshadowed the half. |
Garner and Iorfa Make Debuts as Town Set to Start 3-5-2 Sat 05th Aug 2017 14:17 Joe Garner and Dominic Iorfa make their Blues debut in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation as Town, who lined-up 4-4-2 throughout pre-season, take on Birmingham City in their opening game of the season. |
McCarthy Targeting Top Six Ahead of Season Opener Against Birmingham Fri 04th Aug 2017 18:16 Boss Mick McCarthy says finishing in the top six will again be the Blues target for 2017/18 but admits the Championship gets tougher with every season which passes. Town get their campaign under way against Birmingham City at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon. |
McCarthy: No Way Back for Bru Fri 04th Aug 2017 16:49 Town boss Mick McCarthy says Mauritius international midfielder Kevin Bru has no chance of getting back into his plans for the season ahead with young trio Andre Dozzell, Flynn Downes and Tristan Nydam ahead of him in the pecking order going into tomorrow’s opener against Birmingham at Portman Road. |
Bart: The Only Good Thing About Charlton Was That It Was a Friendly Thu 03rd Aug 2017 16:52 Conceding six goals in Town’s final warm-up fixture will count for nothing when the action starts for real at the weekend for Bartosz Bialkowski & Co. |
Charlton 6-1 Town - Match Report Sat 29th Jul 2017 16:50 Town’s pre-season programme ended on the worst possible note as the Blues were thrashed 6-1 by League One Charlton Athletic at the Valley. Patrick Bauer, Tariqe Fosu and Josh Magennis (2) put the Addicks 4-0 up at half-time before two Ricky Holmes strikes sandwiched Andre Dozzell’s solitary goal for Town. |