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Tommy Smith’s fifth minute header saw Town to their second successive away win as they left Charlton Athletic with a 1-0 victory. The Blues started strongly and once in front defended resolutely to secure the three points.

Ryan Shotton and Nick Powell scored a goal in either half to consign Town to a 2-0 defeat at Wigan. The result was harsh on the Blues, who hit the bar early on through Luke Chambers and had plenty of other chances.

Boss Mick McCarthy says Town wouldn’t have conceded the late penalty which led to Leyton Orient’s last-gasp equaliser during Saturday’s 1-1 friendly draw had Jay Tabb still been on the field.

Boss Mick McCarthy says he’s not currently considering entering the loan market for a replacement for injured top scorer David McGoldrick. Frank Nouble appears to be the 16-goal frontman’s likely replacement alongside Daryl Murphy at Leicester on Saturday.

David McGoldrick netted in the 20th and 24th minutes to see the Blues to a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Brighton. While the deflected first had an element of good fortune, the second was as good as anything the striker has scored for the Blues.

Town boss Mick McCarthy has revealed that he’ll make changes to his team for Saturday’s final game of the season at Burnley. The Blues secured their place in the Championship for the 2013/14 campaign by beating Birmingham 3-1 at Portman Road last weekend.

Mick McCarthy hopes Town can take advantage of Burnley’s celebrations when they take on the newly-promoted Clarets at Turf Moor in Saturdays live Sky game (KO 12.15pm). The Lancastrians confirmed their promotion back to the Premier League by beating Wigan 2-0 on Monday.

Skipper Carlos Edwards slammed home an injury time winner to claim a crucial three points for the Blues at Derby. The Rams should have been out of sight by half-time with Conor Sammon hitting the post when through one-on-one with Scott Loach, who saved a subsequent Jamie Ward penalty.

Town had two players sent off in a match for only the second time in their history as they fell to an unlucky 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest. Lee Martin saw red just before the break after an altercation with Henri Lansbury, then Richard Stearman received a second yellow card for a clash with Andy Reid in the second half, before the Blues stubborn resistance was broken by a deflected Lewis McGugan shot in the 84th minute.

Peterborough United director of football Barry Fry has revealed that Town made an enquiry regarding former loanee Tyrone Barnett prior to his switch to Bristol City yesterday.