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Midfielder Andy Drury is available for Saturdays home game with Blackburn having overcome the calf injury which has kept him out of action since the Southend friendly.

Town duo Tamás Priskin and Josh Carson could win caps today with Hungary and the Northern Ireland U21s respectively.

Josh Carson and Tamás Priskin both helped their international sides to 4-0 victories earlier today.

Town’s U15s got off to a winning start at the Macron Galway Cup in Ireland this evening as goals from Callum Fullwood, Nathan Dennis and Andre Dozzell saw them to a 3-2 victory over US side DC United.

Town’s U15s are in action at the Macron Galway Cup in Ireland this week and play their first match against US side DC United this afternoon.

Midfielder Josh Carson has been named in the Northern Ireland U21 squad for a friendly against Hungary in Tatabánya on Wednesday 15th August.

French-Guinean midfielder Cheick Kourouma has been named in the squad for Saturday’s pre-season friendly at Luton Town (KO 3pm). The former Sochaux, Real Zaragoza and Genoa man, who celebrates his 20th birthday today, has agreed a contract with the Blues but has so far been unable to put pen to paper due to

Boss Mick McCarthy has revealed that midfielder Josh Carson is set for a trial at an unnamed club this week. The Blues manager also confirmed that former striker Alan Lee has trained with his first team and that he is assessing the 34-year-old, who was released by Huddersfield at the end of last season and has been coaching with the Town academy.

New goalkeeper Scott Loach will make his first appearance for Town since his days as an academy schoolboy when the Blues visit Braintree on Tuesday evening (KO 7.45pm). French pair Soualio Bakayoko, the left-back who was on trial during the Holland trip, and Cheick Kourouma, the free agent midfielder whose switch to Town has been

Town boss Paul Jewell says he’ll mix his squad up for this week’s two friendlies against Blue Square Bet Premier sides Braintree and Cambridge. Town take on the Essex club on Tuesday at their Amlin Stadium (KO 7.45pm) and the U’s on Wednesday (KO 7.45pm).