Reading Draw Sees Town Drop to Eighth - Ipswich Town News
Town dropped to eighth in the Championship this evening after Reading jumped back to sixth following a 1-1 draw with Leicester at the Madejski Stadium.
Alex Pearce opened the scoring for the Royals, who ended the game with 10 men following Mikele Leigertwood’s late second yellow card, but Danny Drinkwater equalised for the Foxes shortly before the break.
The result moves Reading back into the final play-off place on goal difference (+13) ahead of Brighton (+12) and Town (+8) with all three sides having 64 points and four games left. To assess how the remaining weeks of the season might pan out, try to the TWTD League Calculator.
Elsewhere, a Town U21 side beat Bournemouth 2-1 in a behind closed doors friendly at Playford Road this afternoon. Paul Taylor and on-trial Tottenham striker Darren McQueen were on the scoresheet, while Norwich academy left-back Ben Wyatt was also in the side.
Meanwhile, Town’s potential involvement in the play-offs and the Barry Manilow concert soon afterwards have led to Suffolk FA’s four county cup finals having to be moved from Portman Road to other venues.
What to read next:
Waiting Over For WardleyThe waiting is finally over for Fabio Wardley, with the Town-supporting boxer’s long-held ambition of a Portman Road fight set to be fulfilled this evening.
Pitts Set For Second Malta U21s CapTown youngster Josh Pitts looks set to win his second Malta U21s cap when his side takes on San Marino in the second of two away friendlies this evening (KO 5pm).
Tough Scotland Debut For Slicker as Four Win CapsTown keeper Cieran Slicker was handed his full Scotland debut off the bench in the opening minutes and had a tough time as his team, which also featured George Hirst, was beaten 3-1 by Iceland in a friendly at Hampden Park, while Dara O’Shea and Jack Taylor added to their Republic of Ireland caps in a 1-1 friendly in Dublin.
TWTD Questionnaire 2024/25Welcome to the annual TWTD Questionnaire, your chance to look back in judgement on Town's 2024/25 season
Al-Hamadi: Red Card Extremely PainfulBlues striker Ali Al-Hamadi has issued an apology for his red card while playing for Iraq in last night’s 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Basra, a dismissal the 23-year-old admits was “extremely painful”.
Town Announce Austrian FriendlyTown have confirmed a friendly against Austrian side Blau-Weiß Linz at their Hofmann Personal Stadion on Saturday 19th July (KO 5pm UK time) at the end of their pre-season training camp.