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Dion Charles scores twice as Bolton earn a 3-1 lead against Barnsley in their League One play-off semi-final first leg.

Freddie Ladapo, Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin were on target as Town comfortably beat Oxford United 3-0 at Portman Road, their first victory over the U’s since February 1999. Ladapo followed up Chaplin’s volley in the 39th minute to give the Blues the lead, then six minutes later Burns hooked home a corner to make it 2-0 and Chaplin made it three with nine minutes left to inflict Oxford’s first league defeat by more than one goal this season.

Two goals in six minutes from Freddie Ladapo and Wes Burns have given Town a 2-0 half-time lead over Oxford United at Portman Road.

Town host second-bottom Shrewsbury at Portman Road on Saturday looking to put last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Accrington behind them. The Blues will be without forward Bersant Celina as he is away with Kosovo but Cook says he knows the team he is going to field.

Town boss Kieran McKenna has made five changes from the team which won 1-0 at Burton on Tuesday for this afternoon’s game at Shrewsbury.

A brilliant Tyreece John-Jules goal has given the Blues a 1-0 half-time lead against Shrewsbury at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

Goals from Tyreece John-Jules, Conor Chaplin and Kayden Jackson saw top-of-the-table Town to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Shrewsbury and four wins on the trot for the first time since September and October 2019. The Blues, who remain a point clear at the top of League One, went ahead in the 22nd minute when John-Jules created himself a brilliant first goal for the club, then Chaplin added the second seven minutes after the restart and sub Jackson netted the third in injury time.

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George Hirst netted his second goal in two games but the Blues fell to their second friendly defeat of the afternoon as Stevenage ran out 2-1 winners at the Lamex Stadium. Jamie Reid gave the League One side the lead in the fifth minute, then Ben Thompson made it 2-0 four minutes after the restart prior to sub Hirst pulling one back on 68.

Jamie Reid’s early goal has given Stevenage a 1-0 half-time lead over the Blues at the Lamex Stadium.