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Town visit second-bottom Wigan on Saturday looking for a win which would ease concerns that they could be drawn into the Championship relegation battle ahead of the Christmas fixtures.

Town boss Mick McCarthy is considering a January move for Derby striker Conor Sammon, according to a report in Ireland.

New loan signing Noel Hunt reflected on his dramatic Town debut and said it was a script which couldn’t have been written. The 31-year-old, who joined the Blues from Leeds on Thursday, came off the bench in the 84th minute to score his first league goal in more than two years in the fifth minute of injury time to secure Town’s 1-0 victory at Charlton and move them up to second in the Championship table.

Debutant sub Noel Hunt netted an injury time winner as Town beat Charlton 1-0 at the Valley to end the Addicks unbeaten home record and climb to second in the Championship table. Hunt, who had come off the bench in the 84th minute after signing on loan from Leeds on Thursday, shot home from the edge of the box after a David McGoldrick cross had been half-cleared.

Scotland international Christophe Berra admits he is outnumbered by team-mates whose loyalties lie with the Republic of Ireland ahead of this evening’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier between the two countries at Celtic Park (Sky Sports 5, 7pm).

Loanee midfielder Jonny Williams has been ruled out of the Wales squad for their Euro 2016 qualifier in Belgium next Sunday, due to the thigh injury he suffered during Saturday’s 1-0 home victory over Watford.

Boss Mick McCarthy says he’s felt for keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, whose opportunities have been limited since he joined the Blues from Notts County in the summer.

Mick McCarthy’s former club Wolves are at Portman Road tonight as injury-hit Town go into a difficult run of three games against sides currently in the Championship’s top four.

Town go into Saturday’s game against Blackburn Rovers looking to record their fourth home win on the trot. The Blues will be without top scorer Daryl Murphy and midfielders Luke Hyam and Teddy Bishop, while loanee Jonny Williams will be assessed in the morning.

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