Ipswich Town recovered from defeat at the Valley to win again at Portman Road last night, beating 10 man Leicester by three goals to one to mainatin their impressive home record - 28 points from a possible 30 (but they have managed only 4 away from home!).
Meanwhile, on a hill in Lancashire, QPR did Charlton a favour by winning against the odds by beating Burnley 2-0. Burnley would have slid into fourth place, two points behind us if they had won. Their home record is currently fourth worst in the division with only two home wins and five draws. If only....
Our home form needs to be put into perpsective. Whilst it's been disappointing and very frustrating in the manner of some of the defeats, it might stand scrutiny come February. Next up are Hull and Colchester, followed by Blackpool, Stoke and Palace. These games give us the real prospect of turning things around and building some home form and confidence before the harder home games that follow in the run-in months. We need to mainatin our away form if we are to reap the benefits of home improvements, although West Brom is looking increasingly like honourable defeat would be acceptable.
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