Conor Wickham News Today

New signing Tom Lawrence says he chose Town as his loan destination above other interested sides as he wanted to go to a club with ambition. The Blues are set to add to their squad further ahead of Wednesdays 11pm deadline, however, with Burnley pair Michael Kightly and Lukas Jutkiewicz now looking less likely to move to Portman Road.

Town have drawn League One Doncaster Rovers away in the second round of the Capital One Cup.

In our latest round-up of loan player action, there has been increased game time for some of our players in the Football League, but we begin overseas with the biggest club competition…

Town boss Roy Keane is waiting on the fitness of midfielder Carlos Edwards ahead of Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace. The Trinidadian is close to a return from his groin injury, but Grant Leadbitter is set to miss out due to the ankle problem he sustained in last week’s 1-1 home draw with Burnley.

Striker Connor Wickham says he is happy with the progress he has made since becoming Town’s youngest ever first team player when the Blues faced Saturday’s opponents Doncaster last season. Wickham signed his first professional contract with Town a fortnight ago.

Blues boss Paul Lambert says the club will be at a crossroads in the summer regardless of which division it is in and he will look to rebuild with the crop of young players coming through from the academy.