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Four Town players – Stephen Hunt, Cole Skuse, Jay Tabb and Paul Anderson – enjoyed a day’s racing at the Cheltenham Festival last week.

Boss Paul Jewell admitted that his side were soundly beaten as Reading left Portman Road with a 3-1 victory. The Town manager was at a loss to explain such a muted performance.

Goals from Irish trio Shane Long, Ian Harte and Noel Hunt consigned the Blues to a deserved 3-1 home defeat to Reading. Town striker Connor Wickham netted a consolation in the final moments, Long having put the Royals in front in the first half and Harte and Hunt adding the second and third late on.

Town boss Mick McCarthy has recalled keeper Dean Gerken in place of Bartosz Bialkowski as he makes four changes for this afternoon’s home game against Brentford.

Town boss Mick McCarthy says there’s no problem with team spirit or confidence, despite this week’s back to back away defeats which saw the Blues drop out of the top six for the first time since November.