Goalscoring hero Tommy Smith says he was fully prepared for Saturday’s game against Leeds despite initially being named amongst the substitutes. Smith was a late replacement for Darren O’Dea after the on-loan Celtic man limped off in the warm-up and went on to net the Blues’ winner in a 2-1 victory over the Whites.
Town boss Roy Keane is likely to recall Tottenham loanee Andros Townsend to his starting line-up tonight when the Blues take on Championship leaders QPR. Townsend is back having completed a three-match ban for his red card at Crystal Palace, while Darren O’Dea is rated 50/50 due to his knee injury.
Luciano Civelli and Damien Delaney are expected to be in the reserves side which takes on Oxford United at Portman Road this afternoon (KO 2pm). The duo are returning from knee and thigh injuries respectively.
Town boss Paul Jewell will be looking for his side to bounce back from what he admits has been his toughest week with the Blues when Leeds United visit Portman Road on Saturday. The Town manager hopes that the signings of Jimmy Bullard, Ibrahima Sonko and Daryl Murphy will help his team to react after last Saturday’s 7-1 defeat at Peterborough United.