Town boss Kieran McKenna is pleased to be returning to home action after four away matches on the bounce as the Blues start a ...

Town striker Iván Azón is looking forward to the Blues’ long-awaited return to Portman Road after a succession of matches away from home.

Academy first-year scholar Kellyan Olawole has signed his first professional contract. The centre-half, who is from Salford, joined the Blues from Everton, beginning his scholarship last summer.

Watford forward Mamadou Doumbia has been handed a three-match ban for striking Town skipper Dara O’Shea in the face during the second half of the Blues’ 2-0 win at Vicarage Road on Tuesday.

U21s forward Rio Oudnie-Morgan has joined Southern League Premier South side Havant & Waterlooville on loan for the rest of the season.

Blues boss Kieran McKenna says on-loan Sunderland midfielder Dan Neil has made the adjustment to life at Portman Road “fantastically well”.

Tudor Mendel scored the only goal as Town’s U21s beat Arsenal 1-0 in Premier League 2 at Boreham Wood’s Mangata Developments Stadium.

Leif Davis is back training ahead of Saturday’s home game against Swansea City, but Jaden Philogene remains unavailable.