Swansea City 2-3 Ipswich Town - Match Report Sat 06th Oct 2018 17:22 Trevoh Chalobah’s 84th minute header saw Town to their first victory of the Paul Hurst era as the Blues beat Swansea City 3-2 in a topsy-turvy game at the Liberty Stadium. A Janoi Donacien own goal put the Swans in front in the eighth minute as the home side dominated but Gwion Edwards and Freddie Sears gave Town an unlikely lead via goals in the 27th and 31st minutes. The Blues held on to their lead until the 79th minute when former loanee Bersant Celina lashed in an equaliser but Town weren’t to be denied the three points and Chalobah headed his second of the season five minutes later. |
Swansea City 1-2 Ipswich Town - Half-Time Sat 06th Oct 2018 16:03 Goals from Gwion Edwards and Freddie Sears have given Town a 2-1 half-time lead over Swansea, the home side having gone in front early on via a Cole Skuse own goal. |
Town Continue Search for First Victory at Swansea Thu 04th Oct 2018 16:47 Town continue their search for their first win of the season when they face Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Manager Paul Hurst says his players can’t afford to be intimidated when facing the division’s top sides such as the Swans, who are expected to be challenging to make a swift return to the Premier League having been relegated in May. |
Hurst Not Worried About Situation as Campaign Enters Sacking Season Thu 04th Oct 2018 14:30 Blues boss Paul Hurst insists he’s not worried about his immediate Town future despite club owners elsewhere already starting to get itchy trigger fingers, Aston Villa having sacked Steve Bruce yesterday. |
Hurst: No Ill Effects for Dozzell But Kenlock Still Out Thu 04th Oct 2018 13:41 Blues boss Paul Hurst, whose squad is travelling to Swansea for Saturday’s match this afternoon, says Andre Dozzell came through his first 14 minutes for the first team in more than a year without a problem having come on as a sub on Tuesday, but that Myles Kenlock remains on the sidelines with his ankle injury. |
Ipswich Town 0-2 Middlesbrough - Match Report Tue 02nd Oct 2018 22:00 Early goals from Mo Besic and Stewart Downing saw Middlesbrough to a comfortable 2-0 victory over the Blues at Portman Road. Besic netted the opener on 12 and Downing added the second four minutes later following an error from Blues skipper Luke Chambers with Town never looking like taking anything from the match. |
Hurst Considering Changes as Blues Continue Search for First Win Against Boro Mon 01st Oct 2018 15:31 Town boss Paul Hurst is considering making changes as the Blues continue their search for their first win of the season when third-placed Middlesbrough are at Portman Road on Tuesday (Sky Sports Football/Main Event from 7pm, but not iFollow). |
Hurst: Experienced Players Important Mon 01st Oct 2018 14:27 Blues boss Paul Hurst has stressed the importance of experienced senior players such as Luke Chambers and Jonas Knudsen, who have both started every match this season. |
Harrison, Kenlock and Pennington Miss Boro Clash Mon 01st Oct 2018 13:41 Town will be without the injured Ellis Harrison and Myles Kenlock for Tuesday’s home game against Middlesbrough, as well as Matthew Pennington, who is suspended for one match following his red card at Birmingham. |
Hurst: Few Calls on Free Agents Mon 01st Oct 2018 13:29 Town boss Paul Hurst says he’s received few calls so far pushing free agent strikers in his direction, the Blues having lost frontmen Jon Walters and Ellis Harrison to injury in the last week. Hurst is also not yet considering recalling striker Aaron Drinan from his spell with Vanarama National League Sutton United. |