Town prevented Championship form side Millwall from recording a club record seventh successive away Football League win as an entertaining end-to-end clash ended 2-2. Jake Cooper gave the visitors the lead in the 27th minute, then after the break the previously goalshy Blues turned things around in two minutes on 52 and 54 via what looked to be a Cooper own goal, although officially credited to Martyn Waghorn, who definitely grabbed the second, but George Saville levelled on the hour and the Lions had a number of chances to win it late on but were thwarted by Bartosz Bialkowski.
Brett Pitman, Freddie Sears and Jonathan Douglas return to the Blues starting line-up against Birmingham with top scorer Tom Lawrence and midfielder Emyr Huws both missing out.
Boss Mick McCarthy hopes fans will put their frustrations to one side and get behind the Blues when they face Birmingham City in the first of two vital home games as Town look to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone. Second-bottom Wigan Athletic are at Portman Road on Tuesday.
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