Connor Wickham scored twice and David Norris, Gareth McAuley, Lee Martin and Jon Stead once as the Blues beat Histon 6-0 at a very hot Glassworld Stadium. As at Newmarket on Tuesday, Town fielded different sides in each half.
Town will be without the suspended Grant Leadbitter and Jon Walters when they face Scunthorpe at Glanford Park on Saturday. The duo picked up their fifth bookings of the season in last week’s 3-1 home victory over Blackpool.
Town 3-1 Blackpool Saturday, 12th Dec 2009 17:11
Goals from Jon Stead, Jack Colback and Gareth McAuley took the Blues to a 3-1 win over Blackpool, out of the bottom three and extended their unbeaten run to 10 games. Stead curled home in the opening minute, Colback added the second before half-time and McAuley headed in the third after Ian Evatt had pulled one back for the Tangerines, who had David Vaughan sent off for two bookable offences late on.
Boss Roy Keane made two changes to his starting line-up with Jack Colback coming in for Stern John and Jaime Peters taking over from Carlos Edwards with Jon Walters moving up front and Owen Garvan to left midfield.