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Town boss Paul Cook has dismissed suggestions that the Blues are travelling to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light at a good time, the Black Cats form having slipped recently after a blistering start to the campaign.

A hat-trick from Jack Lankester and a brace from strike partner Declan Daniels secured a comfortable 5-1 win for Towns U18s at Hadleigh United in the second round of this seasons Omni Freight Premier Cup on Tuesday evening.

Town’s U18s were beaten 5-3 by Norwich City in a friendly at Playford Road this morning, Jack Lankester (2) and Prince Ogunmekan scoring the Blues’ goals.

The Blues are set to field another very young side when they face League Two Crawley Town in their final group game in the Papa John’s Trophy at the Broadfield Stadium this evening (KO 7pm).

Teddy Bishop played 45 minutes as the Blues’ table-topping U23s extended their unbeaten run to 11 games by drawing 2-2 at home to Cardiff City, Town finding the net via a Ciaron Brown own goal and Ben Folami.

Town’s top-of-the-table U23s face Cardiff City at Portman Road this afternoon with Teddy Bishop returning to action after his hamstring injury (KO 1pm).

Supporters Club chairman Martin Swallow has died, aged 53.

Blues manager Paul Lambert says forward Jack Lankester will have benefited from making his first start in 19 months in Tuesday’s 2-0 EFL Trophy victory over Gillingham at Portman Road.

Town host second-bottom Shrewsbury at Portman Road on Saturday looking to put last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Accrington behind them. The Blues will be without forward Bersant Celina as he is away with Kosovo but Cook says he knows the team he is going to field.

Trevoh Chalobah’s 84th minute header saw Town to their first victory of the Paul Hurst era as the Blues beat Swansea City 3-2 in a topsy-turvy game at the Liberty Stadium. A Janoi Donacien own goal put the Swans in front in the eighth minute as the home side dominated but Gwion Edwards and Freddie Sears gave Town an unlikely lead via goals in the 27th and 31st minutes. The Blues held on to their lead until the 79th minute when former loanee Bersant Celina lashed in an equaliser but Town weren�...