Ipswich Town conquers Blackburn Rovers 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town had a narrow win over Blackburn Rovers.

September 24, 2023

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town had a close win over Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. In front of 28,792 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud with the support of Rob Smith and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.23 degrees Celsius or 68.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.

Match Statistics

Ipswich Town

4 - 3

Blackburn Rovers

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

29 Total 10
11 On Target 5
8 Off Target 1
10 Shots blocked 4

100 Attack 106
56 Dangerous attack 43
84 Ball safe 92

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 5

Fouls

9 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a superior ball possession 60% while Ipswich Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ipswich Town was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match.

Ipswich Town shot 29 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (George Hirst, Conor Chaplin and Sam Morsy). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (Lewis Travis, Hayden Carter, Arnór Sigurdsson and Andrew Moran).

Match Timeline

Harry Clarke(goal)

A. Sigurðsson(goal)Lewis Travis

Nathan Broadhead(goal)Conor Chaplin

18'

George Hirst (goal)Cameron Burgess

25'

31'

Andrew Moran- Yellow

40'

A. Sigurðsson- Yellow

46'

T. Dolan- sub ->Andrew Moran

46'

Ryan Hedges- sub ->Arnór Sigurdsson

Samy Morsy - Yellow

48'

Harry Clarke(own-goal)

52'

55'

D. Markanday- sub ->Ryan Hedges

George Hirst - Yellow

59'

Omari Hutchinson- sub ->Harry Clarke

60'

Brandon Williams- sub ->Wes Burns

60'

62'

Hayden Carter- Yellow

65'

Sammie Szmodics(goal)Harry Leonard

Lewis Travis- Yellow

72'

Conor Chaplin- Yellow

74'

Marcus Harness- sub ->Conor Chaplin

78'

Dane Scarlett- sub ->George Hirst

78'

Massimo Luongo(goal)

79'

81'

J. Rankin-Costello- sub ->Callum Brittain

82'

S. Telalović- sub ->Harry Leonard

Jack Taylor- sub ->Nathan Broadhead

83'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Ipswich Town will have 21 points like Leicester City to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 10 points like Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion and Southampton to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Ipswich Town will host Watford on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town

Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic

6.3

Harry Clarke 2.England

7.5

60'

Luke Woolfenden 6.England

6.4

Cameron Burgess 15.Australia

7.5

Leif Davis 3.England

7.9

Samy Morsy 5.Egypt

7.3

48'

Wes Burns 7.Wales

6.8

60'

Conor Chaplin 10.England

7.0

78'

74'

Massimo Luongo 25.Australia

8.5

79'

Nathan Broadhead 33.Wales

8.1

83'

18'

George Hirst 27.England

7.9

78'

59'

25'

Substitutes

C. Slicker 13.Scotland

Brandon Williams 18.England

6.7

60'

Dominic Ball 12.England

Jack Taylor 14.Republic of Ireland

6.6

83'

Omari Hutchinson 20.Jamaica

7.5

60'

Lee Evans 8.Wales

Marcus Harness 11.England

6.4

78'

Freddie Ladapo 9.England

Dane Scarlett 24.England

6.7

78'

Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Václav Hladký (6.3), Harry Clarke (7.5), Luke Woolfenden (6.4), Cameron Burgess (7.5), Leif Davis (7.9), Sam Morsy (7.3), Massimo Luongo (8.5), Wes Burns (6.8), Conor Chaplin (7.0), Nathan Broadhead (8.1) and George Hirst (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Taylor (6.6), Brandon Williams (6.7), Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (7.5), Lee Evans, Freddie Ladapo, Marcus Harness (6.4), Dominic Ball, Cieran Slicker and Dane Scarlett (6.7).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Nathan Broadhead for Jack Taylor (83′), Harry Clarke for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (60′), Conor Chaplin for Marcus Harness (78′), George Hirst for Dane Scarlett (78′) and Wes Burns for Brandon Williams (60′).

Best player: Massimo Luongo

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Massimo Luongo.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 52 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers

A. Pears 1.England

7.9

Callum Brittain 2.England

6.1

81'

Harry Pickering 3.England

7.3

Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland

6.4

Hayden Carter 17.England

6.3

62'

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

7.0

65'

Adam Wharton 23.England

7.1

Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland

6.3

46'

31'

Lewis Travis 27.England

7.0

72'

A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland

6.7

46'

40'

H. Leonard 20.England

7.0

82'

Substitutes

Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden

James Hill 4.England

S. Wharton 16.England

Ryan Hedges 19.Wales

6.4

46'

S. Tronstad 6.Norway

T. Dolan 10.England

7.1

46'

J. Rankin-Costello 11.England

7.0

81'

D. Markanday 18.England

6.8

55'

S. Telalović 33.Germany

6.7

82'

Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Aynsley Pears (7.9), Callum Brittain (6.1), Hayden Carter (6.3), Dominic Hyam (6.4), Harry Pickering (7.3), Lewis Travis (7.0), Adam Wharton (7.1), Andrew Moran (6.3), Sammie Szmodics (7.0), Arnór Sigurdsson (6.7) and Harry Leonard (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ryan Hedges (6.4), James Hill, Sondre Tronstad, Tyrhys Dolan (7.1), Joe Rankin-Costello (7.0), Leopold Wahlstedt, Scott Wharton, Dilan Markanday (6.8) and Semir Telalović (6.7).

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Dilan Markanday (injured) and Joe Rankin-Costello (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Andrew Moran for Tyrhys Dolan (46′), Arnór Sigurdsson for Ryan Hedges (46′), Ryan Hedges for Dilan Markanday (55′), Harry Leonard for Semir Telalović (82′) and Callum Brittain for Joe Rankin-Costello (81′).