Town will again be without skipper Gareth McAuley for Sunday s final game of the season at home to Coventry, Roy Keane s first home match in charge of the Blues (KO 1.15pm). The Northern Irishman is over his hamstring problem but picked up a knee injury in training.
Town go into Saturday s game at Leeds United looking for a victory which could see the Whites relegated to the third tier of English football for the first time. A win for the Blues at Elland Road and a victory for Hull at Cardiff would confirm Leeds drop into League One.
Striker Danny Haynes has been ruled out of Town s final game of the season at Plymouth on Sunday, while Fabian Wilnis is also a big doubt. The youngster took a nasty blow to the head in Saturday s 2-0 victory over Derby County.
Defender Jason De Vos was named the Town Players Player of the Year at the club s award dinner at the Elizabeth Hotel, Copdock on Tuesday evening. De Vos fought off Supporters Club Player of the Year Fabian Wilnis and Boxholders top man Richard Naylor to carry off the award voted on by his team-mates.
Town boss Kieran McKenna says his team have “big confidence” in themselves going into Saturday evening’s visit to Hull City, the first of three games which will decide whether the Blues win automatic promotion back to the Premier League after 22 years away (KO 8pm).