Town are only two points off the top of League One after defeating Derby County 2-0 at Pride Park, their seventh successive win and their eighth clean sheet in a row. Conor Chaplin gave the Blues the lead with his 20th of the season in the 17th minute and George Hirst smashed his third in three games to seal the victory 14 minutes from time.
Town’s automatic promotion hopes were given another boost this evening as second-placed Sheffield Wednesday drew 2-2 at Cheltenham Town having come very close to a third defeat on the bounce.
Town visit Bolton Wanderers on Saturday aiming to extend their winning run to five games and also targeting a new club record of six league clean sheets on the bounce.
Town visit Bristol Rovers on Tuesday evening as they go into a crucial run of games against teams in the bottom half of the division, a streak which gives the Blues a chance to put themselves firmly back in the automatic promotion hunt.