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Another hectic afternoon in League One, where there are stories galore ahead of the big clashes.

The Blues return to Portman Road to face Fleetwood Town after two consecutive away games and

Boss Paul Cook has confirmed that striker Joe Pigott will be back in the squad for Saturday’s home game against Fleetwood Town having missed the last two matches following the death of his father, but otherwise kept his cards typically close to his chest at his pre-match press conference.

New boy Wes Burns sees Town’s next two games – at home to Shrewsbury on Saturday and away to Cambridge the following week – as an opportunity to bank maximum points and climb the League One table.

Fleetwood manager Joey Barton believes the current Town squad are “probably as bad as a group of players as Ipswich have had in a long time” even if they win League One this season and has questioned whether the Blues start to the season is based on solid foundations.

Town boss Paul Lambert felt his team should have beaten Fleetwood more comfortably than the 1-0 scoreline which is becoming increasingly familiar on the road this season.

Town boss Paul Lambert says striker James Norwood will undergo a minor operation on his groin but expects him to be fit for the Blues’ next League One game at Accrington in a fortnight.

Kayden Jackson’s sixth goal of the season saw Town to a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at Highbury, stretching the Blues’ lead at the top of League One to four points. Jackson, who later missed a penalty, slammed home the rebound after a Luke Garbutt freekick had been saved in the 58th minute. Town were reduced to 10 men in injury time when James Wilson was dismissed for a second bookable offence but the Blues were able to hang on for their fifth away win of the season.

The top-of-the-table Blues visit Fleetwood Town on Saturday afternoon for the first ever fixture between the sides looking to continue their unbeaten start to their League One campaign and aiming for their fifth away win of the season against the division’s third-placed side.

New recruit Wes Burns has underlined his disappointment at Saturday’s embarrassing 5-2 home defeat by Bolton Wanderers that left Town still seeking their first win of the season in eight league and cup attempts.