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AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Ipswich Town - Half-Time
Wednesday, 28th Aug 2024 20:48

Ali Al-Hamadi opening the scoring against his old club but Omar Bugiel levelled to leave the scoreline 1-1 between Town and AFC Wimbledon at half-time at Plough Lane in round two of the Carabao Cup.

Six new signings were handed their Blues debuts, Dara O’Shea, Conor Townsend, Kalvin Phillips, Jens Cajuste, Chiedozie Ogbene and Jack Clarke, while Ben Johnson was the only player remaining from the side which started at Manchester City on Saturday.

Wimbledon made six changes from the team which won 1-0 away at Cheltenham on Saturday. Former Blues striker Joe Pigott was on the bench.

Town almost went ahead in the third minute. Chaplin fed in Ogbene on the right, the Irish international cut across but it wouldn’t fall for Al-Hamadi, one of six full internationals in the Blues XI. However, Chaplin seized on it but his effort deflected wide.

But the travelling Town support didn’t have to wait too much longer for a goal. Townsend sent over the corner from the right and Al-Hamadi lost his man and powered in a header.

The Iraqi international made it very obvious he wasn’t celebrating the goal and, unusually given they had just conceded, was warmly applauded by his old supporters.

Having gone in front, the Blues dominated and on 14 Ogbene cut the ball back to Cajuste on the edge of the box but the Swedish international’s shot was blocked.

On 19, Town claimed a penalty when Phillips was felled by Bugiel as he was taking the ball into the box but referee James Linington waved the protests away, while Wimbledon claimed a free-kick for handball by the on-loan Manchester City man as he fell, similarly without success.

Five minutes later, Bugiel felt he should have been awarded a penalty at the other end having been challenged by Phillips, however, it appeared the ball had been won cleanly.

Other than that incident, it had been all Town with the Blues dominating and passing the ball around confidently, despite having so many new faces in the line-up. On 26 Johnson shot well over from distance.

A minute later, Bugiel had the ball in the net for the Dons but with the linesman’s flag having been raised as the cross from the right had been whipped in, incorrectly replays suggested.

Town continued to see all the ball and look very comfortable and on 35 the lively Clarke cut in from the left and struck a low shot which Wombles keeper Owen Goodman saved low at his near post.

Having been harshly denied his earlier goal, Bugiel eventually levelled in the 41st minute. Dons’ captain Jake Reeves’s free-kick, awarded for a Townsend foul on Huseyin Biler, was sent over from the right and the Lebanese international found space between Town defenders to nod past Walton.

That was the last action of a half in which the Blues had been very comfortable for the most part having gone in front so early, perhaps too much so with the Dons more involved towards the break.

Town hadn’t really threatened again, aside from Clarke’s shot at Goodman’s near post, before Bugiel’s disallowed goal, the linesman too hastily flagging a player who played no part in the creating or scoring the goal, which should have served as a warning.

But the Blues were subsequently unable to deal with Bugiel, who seemed to get away from Burgess with the Australian international appearing to claim he’d been fouled, as Reeves’s pacy free-kick was whipped in.

However, for the most part, it was a positive first-half display from the somewhat scratch Town XI - albeit without creating enough - with Clarke direct on the left, Ogbene showing his pace down the right and Cajuste and Phillips looking assured in the middle.

Town: Walton, Johnson, O’Shea, Burgess, Townsend, Phillips, Cajuste, Ogbene, Chaplin (c), J Clarke, Al-Hamadi. Subs: Slicker, Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Davis, Taylor, Harness, Hutchinson, Delap.

AFC Wimbledon: Goodman; Johnson, Lewis, Ogundere, Tilley, Ball, Reeves (c), Maycock, Biler, Bugiel, Stevens. Subs: Ward, Furling, O’Toole, Kelly, Neufville, Smith, Hippolyte, Williams, Pigott. Referee: James Linington (Newport, Isle of Wight). Att: 7,934 (Town: 1,834).


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jas0999 added 20:54 - Aug 28
Considering the team we have fielded … rarely I disagree with TWTD but level and arguably should be 2:1 down against league two opposition. Not good enough so far. KM needs to get this sorted.
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SickParrot added 21:07 - Aug 28
Another embarrasing cup defeat looming?
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Suffolkboy added 21:10 - Aug 28
To jas , it’s only the first half and we must expect a degree of latitude as unity, team work and individual understandings are created !
Partnerships need time to mature, timings likewise—-these early moments are just that and it’s wise to seek out the good ( not overemphasise the weak )!
COYB
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BlueRuin69 added 21:10 - Aug 28
This is what happens when you destroy a team with too many new signings.........and betray the players who got you there.......
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inghamspur added 21:11 - Aug 28
Oh dear. This could be very embarrassing
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runningout added 21:20 - Aug 28
no excuses, we are second best win lose or draw
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TimmyH added 21:22 - Aug 28
A lot of players are strangers in that unit tonight...but saying that with the quality you'd think we'd be causing them more problems than this!
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superblues9 added 21:30 - Aug 28
Sickparrot I don't know where to vote u up or down I totally agree with what your saying but as u say very bad to loose this one so up or agreeing or down for how bad !
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BlueRuin69 added 21:32 - Aug 28
CONNOR BABY!!!! ,
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inghamspur added 21:52 - Aug 28
That's not good at all. No excuses please.
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inghamspur added 21:52 - Aug 28
That's not good at all. No excuses please.
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inghamspur added 21:52 - Aug 28
That's not good at all. No excuses please.
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inghamspur added 21:52 - Aug 28
That's not good at all. No excuses please.
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inghamspur added 21:52 - Aug 28
That's not good at all. No excuses please.
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ChrisR added 21:56 - Aug 28
80 million pound squad hardly threatened to score in the match , and missed 2 of 5 penalties. So where are half the squad going to get a game now before year end . Disaster !
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BlueRuin69 added 21:59 - Aug 28
Spend two years building team spirit, cohesion and culture and then McKenna commits the classic error of signing too many players and fringing the players who got us here......team destroyed!
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Bezzer added 22:00 - Aug 28
I think these stats tell a story and point to the main issue - they were clinical, we weren’t! Somewhat worrying with a lack of proven PL strikers at the club!!

Shots: 2 vs 20
Shots on target: 2 vs 5
Goals: 2 vs 2
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Leejames99 added 22:01 - Aug 28
And here comes the onslaught from so called fans, I'm not too fussed we are out we can now concentrate on league, one of the top 6 stride in and take cups anyway.
Other teams played as bad Brentford could only get a 1-0, at Colchester etc. But this will open the floodgates for the moaners on here, it's appalling actually, we were in league one 2 seasons ago, we need a quality striker and we be fine and do well in league. Maidstone beat us in the cup last year at home but look what happened to our season and where we are. It was like a friendly for the New players get someatch time. Chill out and support the team, think before you type. Fulham at home be tough they all will be tough this season, positivity not negativity.

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blueytops added 22:02 - Aug 28
The team spirit from the last 2 seasons is sadly lacking, there were some good performances from Clarke, O’Shea and Townsend and Phillips looked in control but no intensity from the team and I guess with all the new signings they are not the brothers in arms!
Who said the season starts at Fulham,
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blueytops added 22:02 - Aug 28
The team spirit from the last 2 seasons is sadly lacking, there were some good performances from Clarke, O’Shea and Townsend and Phillips looked in control but no intensity from the team and I guess with all the new signings they are not the brothers in arms!
Who said the season starts at Fulham,
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del45 added 22:04 - Aug 28
Shkkkt performance no excuse against a div 2 side embarrassed.
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Leejames99 added 22:04 - Aug 28
Team destroyed is just ridiculous, we just keep same team as last year shall we? It's just a cup game, be calling for Mckennas head next, deffo Ipswich fans some of you, doesn't sound like it at all.
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Broadbent23 added 22:06 - Aug 28
We maybe Premier League, but we are stuck in dreamland. Spending spree and two many players having lost direction. KMc having won manager of the season is still in the clouds. We have to regroup, it will be painful but necessary.Tonite we felt we would walk it. Not the case.
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