Midfielders Kevin Bru and Stephen Hunt will be available for Saturday’s trip to Middlesbrough but striker David McGoldrick isn’t yet ready to make his return from his thigh injury.
John McGreal and Marcus Bent are set to step into Joe Royle s starting line-up facing Wolverhampton Wanderers at Portman Road on Wednesday night. McGreal is definitely returns after a knee ligament injury while Bent clearly impressed his manager as a sub in the dramatic comeback against Sheffield United.
Town striker Darren Bent says he is not keen on a move away from Portman Road at this stage of his career. The 19-year-old was targeted by Newcastle United last week along with Darren Ambrose, and latterly Matt Bloomfield.
Town boss Mick McCarthy was in no doubt that his side fully deserved their 2-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday, despite having fallen behind to Kieran Lee’s first-half goal which came after a mix-up between Bartosz Bialkowski and Christophe Berra. Daryl Murphy and skipper Luke Chambers headed home goals after the break to secure the Blues’ first win in four games.