Ipswich Town 0-6 Manchester City - Match Report Sun 19th Jan 2025 18:31 Town fell to their joint-heaviest home defeat as they were thrashed 6-0 by Manchester City at Portman Road. The Blues played well for the first half hour but once Phil Foden, on 27, Mateo Kovacic, three minutes later, and then Foden again in the 42nd minute had given the visitors a three-goal half-time lead, it was one-way traffic in the second period with Jeremy Doku, 49, Erling Haaland, 57, and James McAtee, 69, completing the scoring to inflict Town’s biggest home loss since Liverpool won by the same scoreline in February 2002. |
Ipswich Town 0-3 Manchester City - Half-Time Sun 19th Jan 2025 17:31 Two goals from Phil Foden and one from Mateo Kovacic have given Manchester City a 3-0 lead over the Blues at half-time at Portman Road. |
Five Changes For Blues Against Manchester City Sun 19th Jan 2025 15:54 Town have made five changes for this afternoon’s game against Premier League champions Manchester City at Portman Road with Ben Godfrey handed his league debut and skipper Sam Morsy, Cameron Burgess, Ben Johnson and Jack Clarke returning to the team (Sky Sports, KO 4.30pm). |
McKenna: We Have to Enjoy the Challenge and Have a Positive Mindset Sat 18th Jan 2025 06:01 Town boss Kieran McKenna wants his side to impose themselves more on Manchester City at Portman Road on Sunday than was the case at the Etihad Stadium earlier in the season, but knows that won’t be an easy task despite the visitors’ uncharacteristic struggles this season. (Sky Sports Main Event/Football, KO 4.30pm). |
Hackett: Officials Need Operational Advice For Failure to Red Card Pedro Fri 17th Jan 2025 13:54 Former referees' chief Keith Hackett has slammed the decision not to red card Brighton’s Joao Pedro for his challenge on Christian Walton during last night’s 2-0 defeat to the Seagulls and says believes the officials involved should be spoken to regarding the incident. |
Hurzeler: Never a Red Card Fri 17th Jan 2025 09:48 Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler dismissed claims that his striker Joao Pedro should have been sent off for charging into Town keeper Christian Walton during the second half of his team’s 2-0 victory over the Blues at Portman Road. |
O'Shea: It Was Reckless, He Was Just Leaving One On Him Fri 17th Jan 2025 00:50 Ipswich Town stand-in skipper Dara O’Shea felt Joao Pedro was lucky to not be sent off after what he saw as a ‘reckless’ challenge on keeper Christian Walton in the Blues’ 2-0 home defeat to Brighton. |
McKenna: First Goal Changed the Game Disproportionately Thu 16th Jan 2025 23:17 Town boss Kieran McKenna felt Brighton’s first goal affected the game disproportionately as the Seagulls ran out 2-0 victors at Portman Road. |
Ipswich Town 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion - Match Report Thu 16th Jan 2025 21:37 Second-half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter saw Brighton & Hove Albion to a 2-0 victory over the Blues at Portman Road. Town had grown into the first half and forced visitors keeper Bart Verbruggen into a number of saves, but in the second period, after Joao Pedro had been very lucky not to see red for charging into Town keeper Christian Walton, Mitoma netted on 59 and Rutter with nine minutes remaining with the Blues never looking like getting back in it once they were behind. |
Ipswich Town 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion - Half-Time Thu 16th Jan 2025 20:26 Town’s game with Brighton & Hove Albion at Portman Road remains 0-0 at half-time. |