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Daryl Murphy put the Blues ahead in only the second minute but Jordan Rhodes and hit back late in the half to make it 2-1 to Blackburn at half-time. As the scores stand at the break Town will finish fifth and will face Middlesbrough in the play-offs.

Town will face East Anglian rivals Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-finals after a 3-2 defeat at Blackburn and results elsewhere saw the Blues finish sixth. Daryl Murphy put Town ahead in the second minute but goals from Jordan Rhodes, Craig Conway and Rudy Gestede saw the home side into a 3-1 lead before Murphy netted a late penalty.

HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the opposition camp ahead of Saturday’s game at Ewood Park by delving into their forums.

Luke Chambers has hailed top scorer Daryl Murphy’s impact after he became the first Town player to score 25 league goals in a season since Ray Crawford 52 years ago.

Town boss Mick McCarthy says the Blues will go into Saturday’s vital last game of the regular season at Blackburn Rovers looking for a win, despite only requiring a draw to secure a place in the play-offs for the first time in a decade (Sky Sports 2 from midday, KO 12.15pm).

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Boss Mick McCarthy believes the Blues need to take six points from the back-to-back home games against Blackburn this evening and Rotherham on Saturday to stay involved in the play-off fight. Town go into this evenings match, their game in hand, in ninth, four points from the top six with an inferior goal difference.

If Luke Varney could write Town’s end-of-season script it would see him score his first Portman Road goal en route to securing a play-off finish to the campaign.

Boss Mick McCarthy says new loan signing Luke Varney has been a thorn in his side with his various clubs over the years and scored one of the best goals the Blues manager has seen against his Wolves side at Bloomfield Road in the Premier League back in November 2010.