English League Championship

Ipswich Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Ipswich Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • 15': Matt Doherty
    • 15': Matt Doherty

    Ipswich Town 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
    • 1': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 3': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Conor Coady.
    • 4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Alfred N'Diaye.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
    • 4': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 6': Foul by Joe Garner (Ipswich Town).
    • 6': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 9': Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David McGoldrick.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Garner.
    • 12': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
    • 12': Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Willy Boly.
    • 20': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty tries a through ball, but Hélder Costa is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 20': Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 22': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David McGoldrick.
    • 23': Foul by Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich Town).
    • 23': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Delay in match Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
    • 24': Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 25': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
    • 27': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 32': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn following a corner.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
    • 35': Hand ball by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 36': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Willy Boly tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
    • 36': Offside, Ipswich Town. Luke Chambers tries a through ball, but Jordan Spence is caught offside.
    • 38': Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 44': Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 44': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by John Ruddy.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jonas Knudsen tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
    • 46': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 46': Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 47': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 49': Attempt saved. Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 49': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 49': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 53': Offside, Ipswich Town. Luke Chambers tries a through ball, but Joe Garner is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
    • 57': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 57': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Gleeson.
    • 61': Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 68': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a through ball.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfred N'Diaye.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
    • 72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross.
    • 75': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
    • 75': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bright Enobakhare replaces Hélder Costa.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 81': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David McGoldrick.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces David McGoldrick.
    • 84': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Hyam replaces Stephen Gleeson.
    • 84': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Grant Ward replaces Joe Garner.
    • 84': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 84': Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 85': Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.
    • 87': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 87': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Ipswich Town).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
    • 90'+1': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    7 Saves 9
    41.2 Possession 58.8
    16 SHOTS 12
    10 ON GOAL 7
    0.6 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    300 Accurate Passes 457
    403 Passes 572
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 1
    10 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    70 Long Balls 86
    22 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    27 Effective Clearances 18
    27 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Portman Road
    Location: Ipswich, England
    Attendance: 15,971

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    IPS Ipswich Town (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
    4 Luke Chambers
    27 Cameron Carter-Vickers
    3 Jonas Knudsen
    12 Jordan Spence
    25 Stephen Gleeson Yellow Card
    16 Callum Connolly Yellow Card
    11 Bersant Celina
    10 David McGoldrick
    14 Joe Garner
    9 Martyn Waghorn Yellow Card
    Ipswich Town Substitutes:
    Luke Hyam, Freddie Sears, Adam Webster, Michael Crowe, Kévin Bru, Myles Kenlock, Grant Ward.

    WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    16 Conor Coady
    15 Willy Boly
    5 Ryan Bennett
    8 Rúben Neves
    4 Alfred N'Diaye Yellow Card
    3 Barry Douglas
    2 Matt Doherty
    18 Diogo Jota
    7 Ivan Cavaleiro
    17 Hélder Costa
    Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
    Danny Batth, Bright Enobakhare, Morgan Gibbs-White, Will Norris, Ruben Vinagre, Léo Bonatini, Roderick Miranda.

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