Keeper Dean Gerken and midfielder Cole Skuse are the only Town players left on the injury list ahead of Saturday’s home game with Watford, while Luke Hyam misses out having reached five bookings.

Jonny Parr, Teddy Bishop missed the Wolves game with groin injuries, while Jonny Williams was absent with a calf problem.

“We’ve only got the two injured now, Gerks and Skusey,” McCarthy said. “Jonny Parr trained, Jonny Williams trained, The Bish trained, Kevin Bru trained, having had a heavy knock on his calf on Tuesday, I thought he was excellent, I have to be honest.

“Tyrone had a bit of a knock, he’s trained. There’s only Didz hasn’t trained. He had a spasm in his back on Tuesday before the game and I thought he was a doubt but he’ll be all right, we’re just nursing him along, he’s had plenty of football. He’ll be fine.”

McCarthy expects Gerken and Skuse to be available again after the international break.

“I would hope so,” he added. “Gerks’ was a groin strain, he’s progressing. Skusey’s is the pubis symphysis, I think he’s just overstretched it and if it gets inflamed it can prove a problem.

“We’ll just settle him down and do nothing until he’s ready and he’s got a couple of weeks now after tomorrow.”

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AinsleyBlue added 14:29 - Nov 7 'The Bish' - love it! Feed The Bish!
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PJH added 14:33 - Nov 7 Some difficult decisions for MM to make on starting team and subs.I imagine most of us would have trouble in making the selections and certainly in agreeing with eachothers selections.Good luck Mick,I have faith in you getting the selections right.
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bedsitfc added 14:45 - Nov 7 Hope collison is fit, we will need someone keeping tabs on tozser he can hurt us
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Dolly2.0 added 14:48 - Nov 7 Do you mean 'inflamed' Phil?!
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PhilTWTD added 14:53 - Nov 7 Yes, I do! Amended.
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Ipswich24 added 14:54 - Nov 7 Bart in goal Back 4 Chambers, Berra, Smith and Mings Holding Bru and Tabb Williams Hunt Mcgoldrick Hunt and Murphy
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Ipswich24 added 14:56 - Nov 7 ^ Hunt once not twice mistype
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Wallingford_Boy added 15:00 - Nov 7 Bart Parr Chambo Berra Mings Bish Williams Bru Didz Murph Hunt
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PortmanTerrorist added 15:06 - Nov 7 I have a suspicion if Collison not ready MM may go:- Bart Parr Smith Berra Mings Chambo Bru Tabb Didz Murph Williams Be harsh on Hunty and The Bish, but with Parr and Mings pushing on and that Front 3 we have enouigh going forward. HOWEVER, expect Sammon to figure somewhere some time. Have a feeling MM is going to try and turn him into the next Murphy !
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bohslegend added 15:09 - Nov 7 Chambo in Midfield PortmanTerrorist??? Surely a typo?
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Seasider added 16:00 - Nov 7 This is certainly good news for tomorrow.We know that Watford are an attacking side,and for the last two seasons Mick would probably have set out to negate them;but I am hopeful that we will go on the offensive as we are at home and test their resolve at the back. They have a multi national team to say the least who are good footballers;but if we get in their faces perhaps they" wont like it up em"(Capt Manwaring)

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ericclacton added 16:04 - Nov 7 Feetball marvellous, put me through, put me through. Man on, foul. I loves it, ask anybody ask me.
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CavendishBlue added 16:17 - Nov 7 pubis symphysis . eeee don't ee talk posh fora northerner.....
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jas0999 added 16:35 - Nov 7 Good news. Watford play an attacking game, so can't afford to sit back and let them dictate. Need some flair in the midfield against them. Williams or Bishop for Tabb?
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