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Town will play Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly at Portman Road this summer. Mick McCarthy’s men, who avoided relegation on the final day of the season, will be in Suffolk on Saturday 30th July (KO 3pm).
A superb 30-yard Carlos Edwards strike in the first half and a similarly brilliant Jimmy Bullard freekick in the second saw the Blues to a 2-0 victory over League One-destined Scunthorpe at Portman Road. Town never looked in any danger against an Iron side every bit as poor as their position in the table.
Town 1-2 Wolves Saturday, 30th Jul 2011 16:57 Lee Bowyer scored his first goal in a Town shirt but Paul Jewell’s men were beaten 2-1 by Wolves in their final pre-season friendly at Portman Road. After an impressive first period, Bowyer put the Blues ahead just before half-time, Stephen Hunt and then a later Sylvan Ebanks-Blake penalty winning it for the visitors after the break. Blues boss Paul Jewell started six of his new signings with Nathan Ellington amongst the subs. Grant Leadbitter was again given the captaincy, slotting into a five-man midfield with ex-Wolves man Mark Kennedy in...