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Blackpool 1-4 Ipswich Town - Match Report
Saturday, 10th Oct 2020 16:56

Gwion Edwards scored twice and skipper Luke Chambers and Teddy Bishop once as Town beat Blackpool 4-1 at Bloomfield Road to return to the top of the League One table. Chambers gave the Blues the lead with a brilliant strike on 16, Edwards made it two in the 37th minute before Bishop added the third just before the break. Gary Madine pulled one back for the Tangerines on the hour but Edwards sealed it with his second with 10 minutes remaining.

Town boss Paul Lambert made three changes from the team which drew 1-1 away against the MK Dons last week with Myles Kenlock, Emyr Huws and Alan Judge coming into the XI.

Kenlock was at left-back for Stephen Ward, who was expected to miss out with the achilles injury he suffered at Stadium MK, Huws took over in midfield for Jon Nolan, who was left out as a precaution due to a calf strain, and Judge came in for Freddie Sears, who dropped to the bench. The Irishman started on the right with Edwards moving to the left.

Loanees Mark McGuinness and Keanan Bennetts were both included in the 18 for the first time, while Luke Woolfenden and Kayden Jackson were also among the subs.

Former Town midfielder Grant Ward and ex-loanee Luke Garbutt, making his full league debut, both started for the Seasiders.

Striker Madine was handed his first start of the season, while new addition Jordan Gabriel made his League One debuts for the home side.

The players took a knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter before the game got under way in blustery conditions.

Toto Nsiala blocked a Madine effort on the edge of the box in the fifth minute with the Tangerines starting the game on the front foot and Town struggling to pass their way out from the back.

On 14 Garbutt shot over from distance following a Blackpool corner on the right, but two minutes later, the Blues took the lead via their first serious attack of the game.

Andre Dozzell played a ball into the feet of Oli Hawkins, who laid it off to Huws, who fed Edwards.

The Welshman left Gabriel standing as he broke down the left at pace and sent over a cross which reached Chambers bursting into the area.

As the ball bounced up to him potentially awkwardly, the skipper smashed a superb strike which flew past Blackpool captain and keeper Chris Maxwell to his right and into the roof of the net.

Chambers celebrated his second goal of the second, and almost certainly his best for Town, in front of the empty stand behind the goal, cupping his hand to an ear.

Chances were a rarity at both ends following the goal with neither side able to create a significant opportunity. However, just before the half hour, a loose ball fell to Keshi Anderson on the edge of the box but his strike flew well over.


Moments later, the ball was cut back to Ward who turned and shot but the former Town man’s effort was charged down by a determined Blues backline.

Town made it 2-0 with their second shot of the game in the 37th minute. Kenlock dispossessed Gabriel on the Town left and brought it inside before it was stabbed away from him. Bishop played a clever ball out wide for Edwards and Hawkins left it for the Welshman, who cut in and hit a low shot between Maxwell and his right post for his third goal of the season.

A minute after the goal Ethan Robson was booked for the latest in a series of fouls on Bishop and in the 39th minute the midfielder almost created a third for the Blues.

The midfielder chased a ball down the right and crossed it low towards Hawkins, who shot over from the edge of the area under pressure from Gabriel, who the former Portsmouth man felt had fouled him. Referee Christopher Sarginson believed otherwise and it would have been a harsh penalty.

In the final scheduled minute of the half, Town made it 3-0. Anderson went to ground somewhat easily on the Blues’ right just inside the Blackpool half, Bishop picked up the loose ball and made a trademark driving run towards the area before curling a low shot which crept just inside Maxwell’s right post.

It was the midfielder’s third goal of the season at a ground where he enjoyed one of his best afternoon’s as an 18-year-old in his breakthrough 2014/15 season, picking up two assists in a 2-0 win.

On-loan Nottingham Forest full-back Gabriel was booked for a frustrated foul in injury time before referee Sarginson brought to an end a half which couldn’t have gone much better for the Blues.

While it was never a fluent passing display, the windy conditions made that unlikely, they looked a threat every time they went near the Blackpool area, scoring with three of their four shots.

At the other end, the Town defence had been as resolute as they were at Stadium MK last week with Nsiala and Wilson repelling everything sent in their direction.

Neither side made a change at the break and five minutes after the restart Kenlock was booked for pulling back CJ Hamilton on the right touchline.

Following the resultant free-kick, Hamilton claimed Kenlock had fouled him again as the ball came back in from the left. Referee Sarginson was again not interested.

Ward was booked for a foul on Wilson in the 52nd minute, then five minutes later Jackson was introduced for his first action of the season for Hawkins up front.

Unsurprisingly given the scoreline, Town were playing conservatively, perhaps too much so.

And as the game approached the hour mark, the home side were given some hope when Madine pulled a goal back.

Gabriel crossed low from the right, Chambers failed to clear and the former Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton man slammed the loose ball into the net off Holy.

Perhaps realising they had invited too much pressure on to themselves, the Blues began to look forward for the first time since the break. A Huws shot was blocked, then Edwards curled a low effort which deflected just wide.

As Town prepared to take the corner, Anderson was booked for an earlier foul on Bishop. From the flag-kick, Jackson turned the ball into side-netting but from an offside position.

Bishop shot wide from distance in the 64th minute, then three minutes later Dozzell was yellow-carded for a foul on Anderson.

Town handed a debut to on-loan Borussia Mönchengladbach forward Bennetts in the 69th minute, Bishop making way. The former Tottenham youngster went to the right of the front three with Judge moving back into the midfield three.

Four minutes later Madine hit a low shot which Holy saved but didn’t hold on to, Kenlock outmuscling Hamilton to win the loose ball. On 75 MJ Williams took over from Anderson for the Tangerines.

Town had been poor in possession with too many passes going astray or out of play. But in the 78th minute Jackson was sent away on the right with Maxwell - sent off for Preston for felling the Town striker when rashly charding out of goal in November 2018 at Portman Road - similarly rushed off his line and slipped. However, the Blues sub failed to find Judge with his pass.

The ball quickly returned to Town and Bennetts curled a shot not too far past Maxwell’s right post.

But a fourth Blues goal wasn’t long in coming. Edwards was found on the left by a Chambers long pass, the Welshman’s first touch brilliantly took him away from Gabriel and he burst towards goal before hitting a well-struck shot past Maxwell to his right for his second of the match and his fourth of the season.

That goal killed off the already unlikely prospect of a Blackpool comeback and the Blues saw out the remaining minutes.

Having given themselves a three-goal lead in the first half, the result was never in any real doubt after the break.

The home side didn’t give up despite the scoreline, while Town sat back a little too much in the early stages, but despite Madine’s goal and some pressure from the Tangerines, a dramatic turnaround never seemed likely.

The victory and Lincoln’s 2-1 home defeat to Bristol Rovers sees the Blues return to the top, now by a point with Accrington Stanley at Portman Road next Saturday.

Blackpool: Maxwell (c), Gabriel, Robson, Anderson (Williams 75), Yates, Madine, Ward, Turton, Ekpiteta, Hamilton, Garbutt. Unused: Sims, Thorniley, Mitchell, Kemp, Antwi, Lubala.

Town: Holy, Chambers (c), Nsiala, Wilson, Kenlock, Dozzell, Huws, Bishop (Bennetts 69), Judge, Edwards, Hawkins (Jackson 57). Unused: McGuinness, Woolfenden, Lankester, Bennetts, Sears, Cornell. Referee: Christopher Sarginson (Staffordshire).


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pazzy added 17:28 - Oct 10
all in all WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE
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Suffolkboy added 17:28 - Oct 10
Excellent ! You always need a bit of good fortune ,and mistakes cannot be eliminated BUT taking chances is always the key !
Smashing effort all round : and let's hope EH can get back in the rhythm of things and settle comfortably in to better and consistent form ( he might prove a real gem , it's all in there somewhere ) and congrats to Luke Chambers scoring and leading by example !
COYB
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SickParrot added 17:30 - Oct 10
Excellent result today and top of the league, so well done Town. Harder tests to come but let's hope we can keep this run going.
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Gforce added 17:30 - Oct 10
Who needs Garbett eh.!
Great performance today and with what I would say four of our best players still missing, through injury or choice, (Kvy, Downes, Ward and Woolfy)
But hats off to the guys that played today and what a goal from Edwards the 4th one, awesome.
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blues1 added 17:34 - Oct 10
Sospiri. What's the matter with you? Weve gone away from home and won 4-1, and gone top of the table and all you can do is pick faults with players. So what if Indivuduals made an odd error during the game. End of the day we won comfortably. Why not just enjoy it and say well played.
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mikepc added 17:34 - Oct 10
Huws was the worst Town player today by far, I have yet to see what the hype for this guy is , Holy needs to keep the ball in play , terrible kicks . Kenlock worries me , Chambers wonderful today ,except for their goal , looked a bit his fault. Edwards best player on the pitch in my opinion. good match for all others , subs not rated , not much time for them to really get into the match .
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BlueArrow added 17:40 - Oct 10
Boom boom boom
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therein61 added 17:47 - Oct 10
Great win keep it up you boys,
while the scorers take the limelight i take my hat off to Hawkins who created so much space for his team with intelligence and hard work.
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Murphys_Law added 17:49 - Oct 10
Judge deserves a mention too. Looks properly fit and buzzed around everywhere linking up and getting challenges in.
Edwards playing in his proper position, who'd have thought eh!!!
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ArnieM added 17:49 - Oct 10
Huws has only played a handful of games since hes been at the Club. Id suggest hes a bit match rusty atm. With Downes out for 3 months I'm hoping Huws will come good now (if he can stay fit !).

Brilliant away display today from the team, Lets build up some momentum now .
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runningout added 17:49 - Oct 10
Great result. We should never sit back!! Going to be a tough seasons ahead if we don't bring in new faces now
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Vanisleblue2 added 17:57 - Oct 10
Very happy Canadian today.
KVY is not going to displace Chambers very easily when he is fit.
Competition all over the park...so happy that midfielders are finally scoring as their record before this season was poor.
Not sure that there is a way back for Skusey either....
Keep it going Town, you have made me very happy today
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Michael101 added 17:59 - Oct 10
Four one who would have expected that .the red wine will taste bloody good tonight ,long may it continue.might even have two bottles first ones tasting excellent.
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IpswichToon added 18:02 - Oct 10
As much as Chambo's strike was a fantastic goal, I think Bishop's goal was the goal of the game. He had a lot to do when he picked up that ball, then placed the ball inch perfect into the corner of the net. Great performance all round. I think Judge deserves a mention. He may not have got the limelight or as much mention as the likes of Edwards and Bish got today, but he was quietly playing really well. For someone apparently past his prime, he still looked like he had bags of energy at the end the way he was pressing high up the pitch.
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Nobbysnuts added 18:07 - Oct 10
Great result lads from a potential banana 🍌 skin. That's how to bounce back from last week. I agree with skuse being
out of the team Bishop is now being allowed to play his natural forward thinking game. Also well played chambers. That had to be said.Other results went our way so a very important win. I was having macdonalds tonite now im celebrating with a Chinese!!!! Coyb.💥👊👊
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jas0999 added 18:25 - Oct 10
Excellent away day showing. Four very good goals. Hopefully we continue to build.
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jonju11 added 18:27 - Oct 10
A good all round performance but we took the foot off the pedal second half & paid for it.
Captain fantastic proving critics that he still got lot to offer. Great to see Dozzell playing with freedom, he has class & added a touch of pace to his game. Solid back 4, no exceptions. What a change in Nisiala, different player playing with confidence. Full credit to Hawkins, he ran his heart out chasing lost causes to keep the pressure on. Got to play Sears off his shoulder in Home games & we will see more goals. Keep the ships steady now Paul & no rotation. COYB.
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oldegold added 18:33 - Oct 10
Very please for Town...and Kenlock by all accounts had a very good game so good for him.
Let's keep the momentum going and learn from last season not to drop our guard and go looking for 3 points every time, unlike at MK Dons last week.Keep it up !
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dirtydingusmagee added 18:48 - Oct 10
got to give Chambers credit, he and a few others that disappointed last season have at last got their act together, not the toughest tests so far ,but, signs are there that we could make a go of it this season .Well done all.
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MurcianITCC added 18:51 - Oct 10
Damn you Luke Chambers..scoring and an assist, what will the haters have to moan about this weekend ??
COYB !
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runaround added 19:01 - Oct 10
Brilliant result against a team who may well be battling for a play off place come May. Nice to score 4 goals and great goals they were too. The manner of the win today is likely to massively boost the lads confidence & they probably cannot wait to play again. Good times
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warktheline added 19:16 - Oct 10
Great result! I certainly wasn't expecting us to score 2, let alone 4! Chambers a LEGEND....please don't insult the club's rich history of true LEGENDS!
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Lukeybluey added 19:19 - Oct 10
Brilliant all round today. Thought Chambers was brilliant, motm for me, but to be fair 4 or 5 of them could have been.
Edwards made a few runs at their full backs, which I'd like us to do more of to be honest. More threatening then. Bishop is the pivot in midfield that starts the attacks for sure, he was great.
Nsiala, rock solid for me. Sticks his body on the line and apart from a few misplaced passes is composed on the ball. Different player for sure. Him and Wilson are a good partnership I think. Feeling more confident about the passing from the back.
All round great performance, well done boys! Hats off to Lambert, He's obviously used the time off to really think about things and its evident that he's approaching things differently.
Hawkins is definitely what we have been missing too. His work rate is immense. A mate at work is a Portsmouth fan and he was absolutely gutted that they let him go.

And dare I say it, we are starting to get our identity back too!

Cheers to a good evening!
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Esseeja added 19:40 - Oct 10
Basically the performance we are all looking for, apart from basically 2 players for me.

Chambers looks way more suited at RB than CB, he may have been playing out of position without even knowing it! When we had Chambers at a full back position previously, he wasn't too bad, he had a few rubbish moments, but this season it seems he is being played correctly in that position, whilst he did make a forced error (not much you can do when the ball unexpectedly hits your feet) to rid our clean sheet this game, and the MK Dons game where he wasn't in the correct position in my opinion, he's been really good, I've been way more impressed by him and he isn't making as many mistakes which is a very good sign.

Kenlock is just not good enough, I feel McCarthy ruined his confidence and the lack of play time is definitely showing how poorly it has affected him, poor lad.

Judge was good today, probably because he actually pressed opponents properly, but he needs to play like that every other day and improve because I haven't seen much from him since he came here.

I've never seen Bishop use his full pace like that in a game before, he's quick! A must have in that midfield from now on if he is to play like he has done so far because he can cause a lot of pressure on opponents.

It's sad to see how poor Huws has been this season because I know he was basically one of the best players in our team ,when he wasn't injured, on his best day but I feel he's fallen from grace too early.

Holy was good, a solid performance from our CB's again, Edwards had basically the perfect performance and MOTM.

Hawkins: he is a very weird one for me, I don't rate him much, a good trait of his is to trail defenders out of position which is very useful but his overall contribution in the attacking third isn't as good as I would like it to be especially as he is our striker, unless he is basically another Roberto Firmino in our system.

Comparing this to last season, we actually look so much better, whilst keeping Lambert for this season was a weird decision, it has shown that giving managers like him more time is a must do, I admit to being too quick to want him out last season, because in reality we were just not good enough that season.

Top of the league, no complaints, and on we go.
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planetblue_2011 added 19:41 - Oct 10
Brilliant win town!! always a tricky place to go Blackpool and to get such a convincing win like that is brilliant. Well done town just hope we keep on going & keep our star players fit, Edwards, Bishop, Chambo etc!! Top of the league COYB👊⚽️
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