In this week’s nostalgia, we take a look back to when Mick McCarthy enjoyed a winning return to Molineux as his Ipswich side beat Wolves 2-0, thanks to goals from Aaron Cresswell and DJ Campbell, on 29 December 2012.
Mick McCarthy enjoyed a winning return to Molineux as Ipswich beat his former side Wolves 2-0 on December 29, 2012.
McCarthy was back in the Black Country for the first time since being sacked in February, ending a six-year spell with Wanderers, and was joined by assistant Terry Connor, who succeeded him in the Wolves hotseat before being replaced by Norwegian Stale Solbakken.
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A great ovation greeted the pair before kick-off, and the returning duo saw their side in front in the 33rd minute as Aaron Cresswell opened the scoring in style with a fine right foot finish.
The Blues made it 2-0 on the hour mark as DJ Campbell raced onto Bradley Orr’s long ball and waited for the right moment before sending a composed finish under Wolves keeper Karl Ikeme to secure all three points.
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It was the seventh win in 12 games for McCarthy, having taken over with the Blues rock bottom at the start of November.
Town XI: Henderson, Cresswell, Chambers, Smith, Orr, Edwards, N’Daw, Martin, Drury (Reo-Coker 70), Campbell (Chopra 80), Murphy. Not used: Loach, Higginbotham, Emmanuel-Thomas, Hyam, Jason Scotland.
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