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”. |
Chaplin: Bournemouth a Team I Really Like to Watch Sat 07th Dec 2024 06:00 Town forward Conor Chaplin believes this weekend’s match against Bournemouth will be a different type of game to the Blues’ previous two matches against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace. |
McKenna: Al-Hamadi Had a Good Impact Fri 06th Dec 2024 18:00 Blues boss Kieran McKenna has praised the impact striker Ali Al-Hamadi made after coming off the bench during Tuesday’s 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace. |
McKenna: We Knew It Was a Season Where We Would Have More Injuries Fri 06th Dec 2024 16:25 Town boss Kieran McKenna says the intensity of the day-to-day work at Playford Road hasn’t been to blame for the number of muscle injuries which have affected the squad this season, with managing their training load having been looked at since planning for the campaign. |
Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace - Match Report Tue 03rd Dec 2024 21:37 Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 59th minute goal was enough to see Crystal Palace to a 1-0 victory over the Blues at Portman Road, leaving Town still looking for their first home win of the season. Mateta made the most of a Jacob Greaves slip before finishing confidently, with the defender coming closest to scoring for the Blues when he stuck the woodwork with a header from a set piece in the closing stages. |
Clarke Learning New Role With Town Tue 03rd Dec 2024 12:37 Town winger Jack Clarke says his role in the side is a ‘noticeable change’ from what he is used to but believes he is continuing to adapt to the system that has brought the club so much success in recent years. |