Town boss Mick McCarthy has confirmed that striker Conor Sammon has left the club with his season-long loan having been ended early. The Derby striker is now expected to join Rotherham with Huddersfield also having shown interest.
Town s U21 side held on for a 3-2 victory over Colchester United at the Weston Homes Community Stadium on Monday night. Goals from Cameron Stewart, Conor Sammon and Alex Henshall put the Blues into a commanding position before Sammy Szmodics and Cole Kpekawa hit back for the Essex side.
Town visit second-bottom Wigan on Saturday looking for a win which would ease concerns that they could be drawn into the Championship relegation battle ahead of the Christmas fixtures.
New loan signing Noel Hunt reflected on his dramatic Town debut and said it was a script which couldn’t have been written. The 31-year-old, who joined the Blues from Leeds on Thursday, came off the bench in the 84th minute to score his first league goal in more than two years in the fifth minute of injury time to secure Town’s 1-0 victory at Charlton and move them up to second in the Championship table.