Colchester United’s assistant academy manager Steve Bartlett has left the U’s to join Town’s youth set-up as coaching development manager.

Town travel to Blackburn Rovers for the restaging of the game abandoned in September, looking to bounce back from Friday’s 2-1 defeat at Oxford United in what again seem set to be very soggy conditions.

Former England rugby league international Kevin Sinfield ends the first day of his 7 in 7: Together ultra-marathon MND charity fundraiser at Portman Road this afternoon having begun in Suffolk in tribute to Blues legend Marcus Stewart.

Wes Burns could be back on the Portman Road turf this evening when Town’s U21s host Leicester City in the Premier League Cup (KO 7pm).

Ipswich Town Women will face AFC Portchester away in round three of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.

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Blues midfielder Azor Matusiwa has commented on his error which led to Oxford United’s opening goal in Friday’s 2-1 defeat at the Kassam Stadium.

Natasha Thomas scored twice and picked up two assists as Jamaica smashed Dominica 18-0 at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in St Lucia in the Reggae Girlz’ first CONCACAF W Championship qualification group match.

Town full-back Ashley Young reiterated that there is a long way to go in the season after the Blues’ six-match unbeaten run came to an end at Oxford United on Friday night.

Natasha Thomas scored twice and picked up two assists as Jamaica smashed Dominica 18-0 at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in St Lucia in the Reggae Girlz’ first CONCACAF W Championship qualification group match.

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Town’s U18s were beaten 2-1 by Brighton & Hove Albion at Playford Road this morning.

Ipswich Town Women’s striker Natasha Thomas could win her fifth senior international cap later today when Jamaica face Dominica at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium in St Lucia, the first step on a long road towards qualification for the 2027 World Cup (KO 7pm).

Oxford United manager Gary Rowett felt his team needed their 2-1 victory over the Blues at the Kassam Stadium having dropped into the bottom three earlier in the week, and despite last night’s result believes Town will be in the mix for promotion come the end of the season.

Highlights of Town’s 2-1 defeat at Oxford United.

Ashley Young felt Town had enough chances to earn all three points after the Blues fell to a 2-1 defeat to Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium.

Blues boss Kieran McKenna admitted it felt like Town had given the game away following their 2-1 defeat at Oxford United, rueing missed chances and conceding two poor goals.

Town’s six-game unbeaten run came to an end as they were beaten 2-1 by strugglers Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. Mark Harris profited from an Azor Matusiwa error in the 24th minute to give the U’s the lead against the run of play. The Blues toiled having gone behind but levelled through Leif Davis’s excellent volley eight minutes into the second half, however, Town were caught short of numbers at the back as the U’s countered in the 77th minute and the Blues were unable to find a second equaliser in the latter stages.

Mark Harris’s 24th-minute goal has given Oxford United a 1-0 half-time lead over the Blues at the Kassam Stadium.

Town boss Kieran McKenna has made four changes as the Blues target their first ever away league victory over Oxford United (Sky Sports, KO 8pm).

Town have announced they are supporting Ipswich’s bid to become the UK City of Culture 2029.

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Have you predicted the Oxford score yet? Ninety three per cent of TWTD members are forecasting a Town win today, four per cent a draw and three per cent for a home win.

Town’s U18s host Brighton & Hove Albion at Playford Road on Saturday morning (KO 11am).

Town visit Oxford United on Friday night for what manager Kieran McKenna says feels like a second midweek away game, the Blues having won 2-0 at Hull City on Tuesday (KO 8pm, Sky Sports).