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Town boss Mick McCarthy believes League Two Portsmouth’s players will go into tonight’s FA Cup third round replay at Fratton Park expecting to beat the Blues having performed so well in the first game at Portman Road, which ended 2-2. McCarthy is set to field a young side and, as he did at Manchester United in the Capital One Cup earlier in the season, could even switch his entire XI.
Town have confirmed that Polish central defender Piotr Malarczyk has left the club having had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
Midfielders Luke Hyam and Giles Coke are the only players unavailable for Saturday’s Championship opener at home to Barnsley.
His early games for Barnsley may have been in midfield but Paul Digby now believes his future lies in the central defensive role in which he made his full league debut for Town last weekend.
Brett Pitman’s 28th minute screamer has given Town a 1-0 half-time lead against Dublin side Shelbourne at Tolka Park.