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It's a sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 8,584 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Ipswich Town get the match underway!
2.34
Ipswich Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate West Bromwich Albion's defence.
12.00
Matt Strachan surges forward with the ball. Matt Strachan passes the ball forward to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.47
Anders Gravesen makes a simple pass to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet plays a perfect one-two with Jody Taylor and rushes in on goal... Corentin Gillet rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Aloisio Viseux.
20.54
Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
21.12
Sami Salminen makes a probing pass to Eddy Carisso. Eddy Carisso makes a probing pass to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
32.02
Eddy Carisso makes a probing pass to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips plays a perfect one-two with Jody Taylor and rushes in on goal... Trevor Philips takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Aloisio Viseux!
33.20
Paul Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Cadamarteri. Craig Cadamarteri kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Sinclair. Julian Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano Zampagna. Stefano Zampagna is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jermaine Aloisi easily smothers it.
34.28
Anders Gravesen makes a beautiful solo run. Anders Gravesen goes all the way! Anders Gravesen shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.07
Fabian Kitzinger clumsily knocks into Carl Monk. Fabian Kitzinger is given a warning by the referee! Carl Monk runs off the knock.
45.00
Anders Gravesen passes the ball forward to Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor goes all the way! Jody Taylor shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Aloisio Viseux.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion get the second half underway!
47.18
Paul Davies surges forward with the ball. Paul Davies makes a probing pass to Carl Monk. Carl Monk goes all the way! Carl Monk shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jermaine Aloisi manages to gather it comfortably.
53.27
Craig Cadamarteri takes it forward alone. Craig Cadamarteri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian Kitzinger.
54.10
Steven Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Sinclair. Julian Sinclair shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jermaine Aloisi easily smothers it!
55.49
Paul Davies makes a simple pass to Tim Gallagher. Tim Gallagher threads the ball through to Carl Monk. Carl Monk lofts in a cross ball towards Stefano Zampagna. Stefano Zampagna powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
57.24
Tim Gallagher chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Sinclair. Julian Sinclair knocks the ball forward to Stefano Zampagna. Stefano Zampagna cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Jermaine Aloisi had no chance!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
60.31
Tim Gallagher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefano Zampagna. Stefano Zampagna makes a probing pass to Julian Sinclair. Julian Sinclair takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.08
Steven Greening chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Sinclair. Julian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sami Salminen.
65.38
Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet threads the ball through to Jody Taylor but he's offside!
71.36
Jose Antonio Russo advances with the ball. Jose Antonio Russo flicks the ball to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
75.36
Anders Gravesen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
77.59
Matt Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
78.05
Carl Monk barges into Sami Salminen. The referee calls over Carl Monk and shows him a yellow card! Sami Salminen runs off the knock.
84.24
Matt Strachan passes the ball forward to Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Philips but the referee indicates it's offside!
85.24
Fabian Kitzinger kicks a strong pass forward to Anders Gravesen. Anders Gravesen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor goes all the way! Jody Taylor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.02
Tim Gallagher hacks Eddy Carisso from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddy Carisso grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Anders Gravesen of Ipswich Town
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
24.5%
43.6%
31.9%