McKenna: I've Never Labelled a Game Must-Win Fri 31st Jan 2025 18:50 Town boss Kieran McKenna played down the ‘must-win game’ tag ahead of the Blues’ 19th-v-20th Premier League meeting with Southampton at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon, pointing out that whatever the result there’s a lot of football still to be played between now and the end of the campaign. |
McKenna: Difficult But Frustrating First Half Sat 25th Jan 2025 18:21 Kieran McKenna felt the Blues were in a difficult position but also a frustrating one at half-time as they were beaten 4-1 by Liverpool at Anfield, the Reds having been 3-0 up at the break, with the Town boss feeling his team hadn’t defended their box as well as they should. |
Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich Town - Match Report Sat 25th Jan 2025 17:12 Cody Gakpo netted twice and Mo Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai once each as Premier League leaders Liverpool comfortably beat the Blues 4-1 at Anfield, Jacob Greaves pulling back a late header for Town. The Reds dominated throughout and went ahead through the excellent Szoboszlai on 11, Salah made it two in the 35th minute and Gakpo 3-0 a minute before the break, then added his second and his side’s fourth on 66, with Greaves nodding his first for Town from a Julio Enciso corner in the final minute. |
McKenna: Liverpool a Really, Really Complete Team Sat 25th Jan 2025 09:33 Town boss Kieran McKenna says Premier League leaders Liverpool, who his side face at Anfield on Saturday, are “a really, really complete team”, who have been fantastic this season. |
McKenna: Third Number Nine the Ideal But There Are Very Few Out There Thu 23rd Jan 2025 15:30 Boss Kieran McKenna says the Blues will continue to look to add to their squad before the Monday 3rd February deadline having signed three players already but admits there are “very, very, very few” strikers available to come in as a third out-and-out number nine and Town may end up going into the second half of the season with only two. |
Enciso Loan Signing Confirmed Thu 23rd Jan 2025 11:04 Town have confirmed the loan signing of Brighton & Hove Albion’s Paraguayan international forward Julio Enciso. |
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). |