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Town boss Paul Jewell thought his side probably deserved to beat Burnley by more than just 1-0 after what he felt was an excellent second half performance.

Town suffered no new injury problems at Newcastle on Saturday. Marcus Bent has a sore back, but he will be OK for Saturday's home game against Aston Villa.

Town's play-off hopes were given a huge boost by a 3-1 win at home to Reading. With Wolves drawing 0-0 against Stoke, Town are now two points off Forest and three behind David Jones' side. The Blues' goals came from Thomas Gaardsøe, Matt Holland and Jim Magilton with Reading's via Nicky Forster.

Town striker Marcus Bent is a doubt ahead of Tuesday's crucial league game with Reading. The striker limped off in the second half of Saturday's 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday with a hamstring.

Joe Royle could welcome back Chris Makin when Reading visit Portman Road on Tuesday night. The defender trained on Monday after suffering a hamstring problem in the match at Crystal Palace and will have a fitness test before the Royals game.