Ipswich Town 2-0 Gillingham - Match Report Tue 06th Oct 2020 20:54 Second-half goals from Armando Dobra and Ben Folami saw a very young Town side to a 2-0 victory over Gillingham in their second group game in the EFL Trophy. Dobra struck home from the edge of the box on 57, then Folami turned home the second after good work from Gibbs with 15 minutes left as the Blues deservedly and in the end comfortably defeated the Gills. |
Ipswich Town 0-0 Gillingham - Half-Time Tue 06th Oct 2020 19:56 Town’s EFL Trophy tie against Gillingham at Portman Road remains 0-0 at half-time. |
Blues Face Fine as Young XI Face Gills Tue 06th Oct 2020 18:42 Town boss Paul Lambert has named his expected very young side for this evening’s EFL Trophy tie against Gillingham with 17-year-old central defender Elkan Baggott (pictured) handed his senior debut, midfielder Liam Gibbs and Tyreece Simpson, also both 17, their full first-team debuts and six other youngsters on the bench. |
Taylor: Great Opportunity to Give the Kids a Run-Out Mon 05th Oct 2020 14:09 Assistant manager Stuart Taylor says Tuesday’s EFL Trophy tie against Gillingham at Portman Road will be a great opportunity for the club’s young players to go and gain first-team experience (KO 7pm). |
Lambert: Lankester Doing Really Well But No Pressure to Play Game After Game Fri 25th Sep 2020 11:28 Jack Lankester made a big impact on his return to the Blues picking up two assists having come off the bench in last week’s 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers, but boss Paul Lambert says the 20-year-old’s comeback has to be taken slowly following his lengthy absence after twice undergoing surgery for stress fractures to his back. |
Drinan, Woolfenden and Lankester Set to Miss Fulham Cup Tie Tue 15th Sep 2020 10:23 Town look set to be without Aaron Drinan, Luke Woolfenden and Jack Lankester for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup second round tie against Fulham at Portman Road, while Kane Vincent-Young, Kayden Jackson and Cole Skuse remain sidelined and assistant manager Stuart Taylor says one or two others are also suffering with knocks. |
Town Begin League One Campaign as Crisis Club Wigan Visit Fri 11th Sep 2020 17:28 Town begin their 2020/21 League One campaign against crisis club Wigan Athletic on Sunday in a behind-closed-doors live-on-Sky game at Portman Road (KO midday). |
Drinan: I Want to Stay in the Team For as Long as Possible Fri 11th Sep 2020 13:39 Aaron Drinan has had to wait two and a half years to earn a first team place so it's understandable that he is in no hurry to let it slip away. |
Lambert: Vincent-Young Doing Well But Won't Be Rushed Fri 11th Sep 2020 12:57 Town boss Paul Lambert says Kane Vincent-Young will miss Sunday’s live-on-Sky behind-closed-doors League One opener against Wigan Athletic at Portman Road but says the right-back is making progress as he recovers from an achilles problem and he’ll “see how he is next week”. |
Ipswich Town 1-2 Arsenal U21s - Match Report Tue 08th Sep 2020 21:49 A strong Town side was beaten 2-1 by Arsenal’s U21s in their opening EFL Trophy fixture at Portman Road. Jon Nolan gave the Blues the lead in the 28th minute before one-time Town trialist George Lewis equalised first-half in injury time, then Folarin Balogun grabbed what proved to be the winner in the 54th minute. The Blues huffed and puffed and hit the woodwork twice as they looked for a leveller which never came. |