David Nugent continued his remarkable goalscoring record against the Blues as Leicester came from behind to beat Town 2-1 at Portman Road. David McGoldrick put the home side in front in the second minute but Nugent who has now scored 13 goals in 12 matches against Town and nine in seven at Portman Road scored twice in six minutes as the Foxes improved after the break.
Town look set to turn down a request from Trinidad and Tobago for the release of skipper Carlos Edwards for the Digicel Caribbean Football Union Cup next month. The eight-team tournament in Antigua runs from December 7th-16th, outside FIFA’s designated international weeks having originally been scheduled for June and July.
Manager Mick McCarthy believes everyone at Portman Road needs to stick together if the Blues are to get out of the bottom three and push on from there. The Town boss shook hands with each of his players as they left the field at Leicester on Saturday, despite them having succumbed to what he described as an “awful” 6-0 defeat.
Manager Mick McCarthy says he’s delighted to have added right-back Bradley Orr to his squad, having targeted him during his time as manager at Wolves. The 30-year-old, who has signed on loan from Blackburn until January 26th, is set to make his Blues debut at Leicester today.