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Boss Kieran McKenna knows that winning tomorrow’s live-on-Sky local derby against Norwich City at Portman Road will be massive for Town supporters, but says he and his staff have sought to treat it as much like a normal league game as possible.
Elsewhere, Republic of Ireland U15 player of year Rory Finneran became youngest ever member of a Blackburn Rovers matchday squad.
Sub Luke Garbutt pulled a late goal back but it wasn’t enough to prevent Town from falling to a 2-1 FA Cup second-round replay defeat to Coventry at Portman Road in the third game between the teams in 10 days. Jordan Shipley and Max Biamou have given Coventry a deserved 2-0 half-time lead, netting in the 18th and 33rd minutes, and Town never looked like getting back into the game until Garbutt’s 86th minute header.
Town and Coventry face one another for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, on this occasion in an FA Cup second-round replay at Portman Road, with a winner guaranteed following two 1-1 draws at St Andrew’s.
Town boss Paul Lambert says his thoughts on the Leasing.com Trophy haven’t changed as the Blues enter the knockout stages of the tournament and travel to face Peterborough United in a second round tie on Wednesday evening (KO 7.30pm).