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Town will again be without skipper Jon Walters and new goalkeeper Brian Murphy when they visit Preston on Saturday afternoon. Walters is out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring problem, while Murphy is still a week away from a return after injuring his ankle in the warm-up at Leicester.

Towns FA Cup run came to an end as superb second half freekicks from Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard saw Chelsea to a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. The Blues matched the Champions League finalists for spells with Alex Bruce equalising Ballacks opener before the break.

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Pablo Couñagos close range header saw the Blues to a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at Portman Road, Steve Watson having put the visitors in front just after half-time. Town had the chances to take all three points but again were found wanting in and around the penalty area.

Town boss Roy Keane says the Blues could still sell Kevin Lisbie before the end of January, despite deciding against recalling the striker from his season-long loan at Colchester United. Lisbie will remain with the U’s unless Town receive an offer from another club.

Boss Roy Keane will be looking for his Town side to win three games in a row for the first time when the Blues travel to Leicester on Sunday (KO 3pm). The Foxes are

Boss Roy Keane says he’s glad he’s no longer playing if Jon Stead’s tackle on Crystal Palaces Freddie Sears is worthy of a four-match ban. Stead’s appeal against his red card at Palace was rejected by an independent FA Disciplinary Commission yesterday, who added an additional fourth match to his suspension as they felt the appeal was frivolous and had no chance of success.

The FA will hear Jon Stead’s appeal against his red card at Crystal Palace later today. The striker was shown a straight red by referee Paul Taylor close to the end of the first half of the game at Selhurst Park on Boxing Day for a foul on Freddie Sears.

Town striker Jon Stead has been handed a four-game ban after his appeal against his red card at Crystal Palace was not only dismissed by the FA’s Independent Regulatory Commission but viewed to have had “no prospect of success”, adding an extra match to his three-match suspension.