Town host Burton Albion on Saturday in the first of two games in four days at Portman Road against teams from League One s lower reaches but with manager Kieran McKenna focusing only on the Brewers’ visit.
Skipper Sam Morsy’s fourth goal of the season saw Town to a 1-0 victory against the MK Dons at Stadium MK and back-to-back wins for the first time since October. Morsy won the ball, brought it forward and smashed home in the 26th minute with the Blues having plenty of chances to increase their lead in the second half.
Conor Chaplin score twice and Nathan Broadhead and Freddie Ladapo once each as Town romped to a comfortable 4-0 victory over bottom side Forest Green Rovers at Portman Road. Chaplin gave the Blues the lead in the third minute, Broadhead added the second in the 41st minute, Chaplin made it 3-0 with his second on the hour and sub Ladapo completed the scoring in the 82nd minute with the Blues, who are back up to third, having had enough chances to have made the scoreline even more emphatic.
Free-kicks from Nathan Broadhead and Leif Davis either side of half-time saw Town come from 2-0m behind to draw 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road. Conor Chaplin missed a 19th-minute penalty for the Blues before Michael Smith and George Byers netted on 27 and 34 to give the Owls, who went into the match top of League One, a commanding lead but Broadhead’s brilliant free-kick in the 43rd minute and Davis’s deflected strike six minutes after the restart claimed a point for the Blues, who subsequently looked the more likely to grab a winner.
Freddie Ladapo and Conor Chaplin both netted a first-half brace as the Blues beat Morecambe 4-0 at Portman Road to make up ground in the League One promotion race. Ladapo gave the Blues the lead in only the 52nd second, then made it 2-0 on 16 before Chaplin added goals three and four in the 38th minute and in first-half injury time.