Town face fourth-placed Derby County at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon looking bring 2017 to a close by recording their first double of the campaign.
Wolves captain Karl Henry has paid tribute to Mick McCarthy ahead of his former boss’s return to Molineux with Town on Saturday. McCarthy was with the Midlanders from July 2006 until he was sacked in February, leading them into the Premier League as champions in 2008/09 and keeping them there in the following two seasons.
Manager Mick McCarthy says Town’s academy scholars’ talents aren’t just limited to their footballing skills. The youngsters sang in front of the senior pros last week and impressed the Blues boss.
Town boss Mick McCarthy says all the talk may be about left-back Tyrone Mings but 18-year-old midfielder Teddy Bishop is also attracting plenty of interest having made a big impression after breaking into the first team earlier on in the season.
Goals from Grant Ward, Luke Varney and Tom Lawrence saw Town to a 3-0 victory over QPR at Portman Road. Ward put the Blues ahead via a scuffed effort on 13, then Varney benefited from an error by visitors’ keeper Alex Smithies nine minutes after the break, before Lawrence sealed the win - which in the end could have been even more comfortable - on 61.