McKenna: A Pretty Special Night Mon 30th Dec 2024 23:44 Town boss Kieran McKenna hailed the Blues’ 2-0 victory over Chelsea as a special night up there with the best of his time in charge at Portman Road. |
Ipswich Town 2-0 Chelsea - Match Report Mon 30th Dec 2024 21:58 Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson were on target as Town ended 2024 by beating Chelsea 2-0 at Portman Road to claim their first home win in the Premier League since April 2002. Delap, reportedly a player Chelsea are eyeing, netted the Blues’ first penalty of the season in the 12th minute having been fouled by visitors’ keeper Filip Jorgensen, then Hutchinson sealed a vital three points against his old club in the 53rd minute. |
Ipswich Town 1-0 Chelsea - Half-Time Mon 30th Dec 2024 20:51 Liam Delap’s 12th-minute penalty has given Town a 1-0 half-time lead over Chelsea at Portman Road. |
Walton Starts as Town Make Four Changes Against Chelsea Mon 30th Dec 2024 19:10 Keeper Christian Walton returns to the Town XI for the first time since the opening week of the season as Kieran McKenna makes four changes for this evening’s home game against Chelsea. |
McKenna: Chelsea a Tough Test, But a Great Game Sun 29th Dec 2024 07:00 Boss Kieran McKenna says tough games against the likes of Chelsea, who the Blues face at Portman Road on Monday evening (KO 7.45pm), and Arsenal, who beat them 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Friday, are the challenges he wants and which excite him. |
McKenna: We Knew We Needed to Be Solid and Resilient to Give Ourselves a Chance to Stay in the Game Fri 27th Dec 2024 23:53 Town boss Kieran McKenna felt his game plan for the 1-0 defeat at Arsenal wasn’t far from coming to fruition. |
Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich Town - Match Report Fri 27th Dec 2024 22:16 Kai Havertz’s first-half goal was enough to see Arsenal to a 1-0 victory over the Blues at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners utterly dominated the first half but with Town limiting their chances, while Town had more opportunities to counter-attack in the second period but without ever seriously threatening to get back on terms. |
Ipswich Town 0-4 Newcastle United - Match Report Sat 21st Dec 2024 17:09 Alexander Isak hit a hat-trick and Jacob Murphy the other as Newcastle United beat the Blues 4-0 to inflict Town’s heaviest home defeat under Kieran McKenna. The Swedish international put the visitors in front in the opening 25 seconds, VAR overruling an offside against Murphy in the build-up, before the former England U21 international made in 2-0 on 32, then Isak added his second and Newcastle’s third in first-half injury time and completed his hat-trick nine minutes after the restart. |
McKenna: We Know the Level of the Opponent But We Believe in Ourselves Fri 20th Dec 2024 17:52 Town boss Kieran McKenna knows Saturday’s opponents Newcastle United are a very good side picking up good results at present, but says the Blues believe in themselves, are also in decent form and go into the match off the back of last weekend’s 2-1 win at Wolves. |
McKenna: Delap Carded as Referee Said Rule Means Players From Both Teams Must Be Booked Fri 20th Dec 2024 14:29 Town boss Kieran McKenna says referee Simon Hooper told him striker Liam Delap was booked in the melee following last week’s 2-1 win at Wolves as “there’s a rule that if there’s a fracas on the pitch, then somebody from both teams has to be booked”. |