Ryan Shotton and Nick Powell scored a goal in either half to consign Town to a 2-0 defeat at Wigan. The result was harsh on the Blues, who hit the bar early on through Luke Chambers and had plenty of other chances.
Boss Mick McCarthy believes strike pair Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick are well capable of reproducing the goalscoring form which took the Blues close to the play-offs last season. McGoldrick netted 16 times before his knee injury curtailed his 2013/14 in February, while Murphy scored 13.
Daryl Murphy and Aaron Cresswell netted second-half goals as the Blues came behind to beat Yeovil 2-1 at Portman Road. Winger Joel Grant, a player who held talks with Town in the summer, put the visitors ahead with a stunning strike from the edge of the box two minutes before the break, but Murphy scraped home from close range on 53 and Cresswell added the second seven minutes later.