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Third-placed Town return to action following the international break when they face a Blackburn Rovers side struggling for wins under new manager John Eustace at Ewood Park live on Sky on Good Friday, but boss Kieran McKenna warns that the Lancastrians have been far from easy to beat under their incoming boss (KO 5.30pm).

Town visit Bolton Wanderers on Saturday aiming to extend their winning run to five games and also targeting a new club record of six league clean sheets on the bounce.

Town visit Plymouth Argyle on Saturday aiming to make it five wins out of five against the team which pipped them to the League One title last season.

Conor Chaplin, Jeremy Sarmiento and Omari Hutchinson were on target as Town made it four wins out of four by beating Birmingham City 3-1 at Portman Road. Chaplin gave the Blues the lead with a deft flick from a Sam Morsy shot in the 31st minute as the home side dominated the first half, but Jordan James levelled for the visitors in first-half injury time and Town had to wait until the 81st minute to go back in front via Sarmiento from an Axel Tuanzebe cutback, then Hutchinson sealed a thoroughly...

Conor Chaplin gave the Blues the lead on 31, but Jordan James levelled for Birmingham City in injury time to leave the scoreline 1-1 at half-time at Portman Road.

Town go into tomorrow’s league clash against Milton Keynes Dons boosted by successive clean sheets and last week’s convincing 4-0 defeat of struggling Forest Green Rovers that defender Cameron Burgess hailed as a welcome boost to team morale.

On-loan Arsenal forward Tyreece John-Jules is back with Town and a couple of weeks away from joining in with the rest of the squad, while manager Kieran McKenna has no new injury worries going into tomorrow’s trip to MK Dons with George Edmundson back in training.

Third-placed Town host Birmingham City in a rare Saturday 3pm kick-off looking for their fourth victory on the bounce.

Wes Burns scored twice and Kieffer Moore once as the Blues came from a goal down, scored by Tom Eaves, to give Town a 3-1 half-time lead over bottom club Rotherham United at Portman Road.

Omari Hutchinson netted a dramatic winner five minutes into injury time a minute after Rotherham had levelled as Town came from behind to beat the bottom-of-the-table Millers 4-3 to climb to third in the Championship. Wes Burns scored twice and Kieffer Moore once as the Blues came from a goal down, scored by Tom Eaves in the second minutes, to give Town a 3-1 half-time lead but the South Yorkshiremen pulled one back via Hakeem Odoffin on the hour, then, with Town having been a shadow of their us...