Ipswich Town tops Southampton after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town managed to reverse the score against Southampton.

By
John Ross
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Ipswich Town tops Southampton after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town managed to turn the tables against Southampton. Southampton was surely better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

J. Bree received a red card (85′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Southampton lost the match.

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Monday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 29,393 spectators.​ The referee was Michael Salisbury with the help of James Mainwaring and Richard West. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.23 degrees Celsius or 54.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ipswich Town

3 - 2

Team 1

Southampton

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 13 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 9
  • 4 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 61 Attack 116
  • 32 Dangerous attack 59
  • 72 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 65% while Ipswich Town was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Even so, Ipswich Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Ipswich Town shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 17 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (Jack Taylor, Conor Chaplin and Samy Morsy ). On the other side, Southampton received 1 yellow card (Jan Bednarek).

Also, Southampton didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Bree (Southampton) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).

Match Timeline

Leif Davis(goal)Samy Morsy 
13'
14'
C. Adams(goal)Joe Aribo
Samy Morsy - Yellow
16'
23'
Adam Armstrong(goal)S. Armstrong
Ali Al-Hamadi- sub ->Kieffer Moore
36'
Jack Taylor- sub ->Massimo Luongo
61'
Nathan Broadhead- sub ->Kayden Jackson
61'
Harry Clarke- sub ->Axel Tuanzebe
61'
Nathan Broadhead(goal)Jack Taylor
68'
Jack Taylor- Yellow
70'
71'
David Brooks- sub ->Ryan Fraser
77'
Samuel Edozie- sub ->C. Adams
82'
Joe Rothwell- sub ->Joe Aribo
82'
Will Smallbone- sub ->S. Armstrong
85'
J. Bree- Red
Jeremy Sarmiento- sub ->Conor Chaplin
89'
90'
Jan Bednarek- Yellow
Jeremy Sarmiento(goal)Leif Davis
90'
Conor Chaplin- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Ipswich Town has 87 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will stays with 74 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Ipswich Town will play away with Norwich City on the 6th of April with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (8 draws).

Southampton will play away against Leicester City on the 16th of March with a 12-11 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
7.5
D
Leif Davis 3.England
9.1
Goals13'
D
Luke Woolfenden 6.England
7.8
D
Cameron Burgess 15.Australia
7.0
D
Axel Tuanzebe 40.England
6.4
61'
M
Samy Morsy  5.Egypt
6.7
16'
M
Conor Chaplin 10.England
7.1
89' 90'
M
Omari Hutchinson 20.Jamaica
6.4
M
Massimo Luongo 25.Australia
7.0
61'
M
Kayden Jackson 19.England
7.0
61'
F
Kieffer Moore 24.Wales
6.4
36'
Substitutes
G
Christian Walton 1.England
D
Harry Clarke 2.England
7.0
61'
D
George Edmundson 4.England
M
Marcus Harness 11.England
M
Jack Taylor 14.Republic of Ireland
7.1
61' 70'
M
Lewis Travis 28.England
F
Nathan Broadhead 33.Wales
7.1
61' Goals68'
F
Ali Al-Hamadi 16.Iraq
7.0
36'
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 21.Ecuador
7.7
89' Goals90'

Ipswich Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Vaclav Hladky (7.5), Axel Tuanzebe (6.4), Luke Woolfenden (7.8), Cameron Burgess (7.0), Leif Davis (9.1), Samy Morsy  (6.7), Massimo Luongo (7.0), Kayden Jackson (7.0), Conor Chaplin (7.1), Omari Hutchinson (6.4) and Kieffer Moore (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nathan Broadhead (7.1), Christian Walton, Harry Clarke (7.0), George Edmundson, Marcus Harness, Jack Taylor (7.1), Ali Al-Hamadi (7.0), Jeremy Sarmiento (7.7) and Lewis Travis.

Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of Ali Al-Hamadi (injured).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Kieffer Moore for Ali Al-Hamadi (36′), Massimo Luongo for Jack Taylor (61′), Kayden Jackson for Nathan Broadhead (61′), Axel Tuanzebe for Harry Clarke (61′) and Conor Chaplin for Jeremy Sarmiento (89′).

Player of the match: Leif Davis​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Leif Davis.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
6.3
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
6.6
D
J. Stephens 5.England
6.7
D
Jan Bednarek 35.Poland
6.4
90'
D
J. Bree 14.England
6.4
85'
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.5
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
7.3
82'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
7.0
82'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
7.0
Goals23'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
7.5
77' Goals14'
F
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
7.5
71'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana  20.Ghana
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
6.4
82'
M
Joe Rothwell 19.England
7.0
82'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
6.7
77'
M
David Brooks 36.Wales
6.7
71'
F
Sékou Mara 18.France

Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu (6.3), J. Bree (6.4), T. Harwood-Bellis (6.6), Jan Bednarek (6.4), J. Stephens (6.7), Joe Aribo (7.3), Flynn Downes (7.5), S. Armstrong (7.0), Adam Armstrong (7.0), C. Adams (7.5) and Ryan Fraser (7.5).

They had on the bench: Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning, Kamaldeen Sulemana , Joe Lumley, Will Smallbone (6.4), Sékou Mara, Joe Rothwell (7.0), Samuel Edozie (6.7) and David Brooks (6.7).

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: Ryan Fraser for David Brooks (71′), C. Adams for Samuel Edozie (77′), Joe Aribo for Joe Rothwell (82′) and S. Armstrong for Will Smallbone (82′).

Player of the match: Flynn Downes​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Flynn Downes.

His rating is 7.5 with 66 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​