Ipswich Town vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
A first-half goal from Liam Delap was enough to earn Ipswich their first Premier League point of the season, but they had to share the spoils in a 1-1 home draw with Fulham after winger Adama Traore grabbed an equaliser.
Roared on by an enthusiastic home crowd, Delap put Ipswich ahead in the 15th minute, drifting across the box before lashing in a powerful shot that Fulham keeper Bernd Leno got his gloves to but could not keep out.
The visitors levelled 17 minutes later after Antonee Robinson whipped the ball across the box and Traore stabbed it home with a superb first-time finish to crown Fulham’s best attack of the game.
Both sides struggled to create decent goal-scoring chances in a tough, physical game, and though Omari Hutchinson went close with a stoppage-time shot, neither could find the net again as the game ended in a draw.
Ipswich Town FC 1 - 1 Fulham FC
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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The spoils are shared at Portman Road, where it finishes 1-1 and Ipswich Town collect their first point since achieving promotion back to the Premier League. While Fulham enjoyed plenty of possession for most of the first half, they went behind to an early Delap goal of real quality; the visitors bit back, though, as Traore converted a cross from close range to level matters before half-time. Ipswich grew more confident as the game progressed and might even have snatched maximum points, but they are at least off the mark in their comeback campaign. As Fulham's xG was 1.03 to their hosts' final figure of 0.48, Marco Silva might be frustrated not to secure another win. While Ipswich are away to Brighton in two weeks time, the Cottagers host London rivals West Ham in their first game back after the international break. That's all for today's live coverage, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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FULL-TIME: IPSWICH TOWN 1-1 FULHAM
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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SHARP STOP! Leno dives down low to deny Hutchinson! The Ipswich forward fires in a fine strike after driving inside from the right, but Fulham's goalkeeper is equal to it! It stays 1-1 at Portman Road!
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Al-Hamadi combines with fellow substitute Clarke, laying the ball back from the right byline for his teammate to shoot. However, Clarke's shot is blocked by a defender and spins behind for a corner-kick.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Yellow Card Ali Ibrahim Karim Al-Hamadi
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There are to be at least five added minutes at the end of this second half, and the result remains in the balance. It really feels like it could go either way.
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Getting the fans off their feet, Clarke picks up a pass on the left, beats his marker and opens up space, but he then shoots well wide of the right-hand post. It was well struck but lacked sufficient swerve.
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16:48
Reed will replace Lukic in central midfield.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Marco Silva plays his remaining cards: first, Iwobi is replaced by Wilson on the wing.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Substitution Chiedozie Somkelechukwu Ogbene Conor Mark Chaplin
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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SAVE! Sent away down the left by fellow substitute Berge, Jimenez bursts into the box and fires an angled drive at the target. Muric makes a smart save, though, and parries the ball away!
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Substitution Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Thomas Cairney
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Clarke's cross from the left is cleared away, and an Ipswich attack then breaks down. In the context of avoiding three straight defeats, a draw would be an acceptable outcome for the home side today, but they would love to snatch a late winner.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
16:40
Ipswich introduce more fresh legs: first, Szmodics makes way for Clarke, who is greeted warmly by the home fans.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Substitution Liam Rory Delap Ali Ibrahim Karim Al-Hamadi
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A slight tug on Davis, as the pair sprint to gain possession, earns Traore a yellow card. That's perhaps a touch harsh by the referee.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Substitution Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez
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Having easily slipped past Ogbene on the left, Iwobi drives inside and lets fly from 20 yards out. However, his tame shot is sent straight at Muric, who gathers it safely. It seems like Fulham have seized momentum now - can they convert it into a goal?
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Pereira delivers a free-kick from the left flank, which swings dangerously into the six-yard box. Muric punches the ball away, but it strikes one of his defenders and flies behind for a Fulham corner - that could've gone anywhere!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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On the counter, Hutchinson and Szmodics combine out on the left, but the latter's cross towards Ogbene is struck a little too firmly and Fulham can comfortably clear the danger.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Substitution Emile Smith Rowe Sander Gard Bolin Berge
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Substitution Kalvin Mark Phillips Jens-Lys Michel Cajuste
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Smith Rowe comes close again, as he pounces in the box and sends a shot scudding wide of the left-hand post, albeit by quite a distance. Still, Fulham are clearly growing in confidence after a tricky spell in the first part of this half.
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After Traore beats his man, drives to the right byline and then stands up a ball to the back post, Iwobi feeds it to Smith Rowe, who sees his shot blocked at close range. Perhaps Iwobi should've shot there.
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16:26
Remarkably, Ipswich have increased their possession share from 36% during the first half to 75 since the second half started. They are looking marginally more likely to win this now, but it remains in the balance.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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The Opta live win-predictor sees this as a close contest, heading towards the closing stages: Ipswich have a 30% chance of victory, while Fulham sit on 36%. Slight favourite is the draw.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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A curling Davis free-kick is headed to safety by Diop, but Ipswich have another corner as a result. Nothing comes of it, though. This is an encouraging spell for McKenna, who has seen his team step up a gear since the break.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Caught on the wrong side of Ogbene, Robinson bundles his opponent over and concedes a dangerous free-kick. He's also booked by the referee.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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After Delap's shot strikes Ogbene and spins towards the six-yard box, Leno has to concede a corner under pressure. Then, Fulham's goalkeeper safely claims the ball from the subsequent set-piece.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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After good build-up play by Morsy and Ogbene, a sharp turn by Delap opens a slither of space to shoot from 10 yards. His angled attempt slips just wide of the far post via a deflection, though. It's an Ipswich corner.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Fulham set-piece specialist Pereira sends in a high free-kick from the right, but Delap initially heads it away, before Bassey narrowly fails to keep the follow-up in play on the left byline.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Davis delivers a threatening free-kick from the left flank, but Ogbene tussles with Muniz in the box and ultimately concedes a free-kick. Still, Ipswich are showing some improvement at the start of this second half.
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Yellow Card Saša Lukić
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Having beaten Bassey with some neat footwork on the left, Diop covers across and shuts down the chance to shoot for Szmodics. It was a bright run, but he was well marshalled by the Fulham defence.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Ipswich Town kick off, and we are back under way at Portman Road!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Fulham will surely sense they can end a 16-year streak today, as the capital club have not won at least twice in their first three games of a Premier League season since 2008. Another victory would give them a good platform to build on after the international break, but Ipswich will not want to depart for national-team duty without picking up a single point. There's all to play for during the second half.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Despite taking an early lead via Delap's superb solo strike, Ipswich Town were subsequently pegged back and are level with Fulham at half-time. Responding to their hosts' 15th-minute opener, the visitors stepped up a gear and eventually made it 1-1 thanks to Traore's close-range finish from a sweet Robinson cross. Indeed, Fulham's xG reflects their overall superiority - it stands at 0.73 to Ipswich Town's 0.21 - and they have bossed ball possession too. Nonetheless, the home side are still very much in this contest, as they seek their first points since returning to the Premier League after two decades away.
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HALF-TIME: IPSWICH TOWN 1-1 FULHAM
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There will be a minimum of two minutes added for stoppages at the end of this first half. It has been fairly breathless stuff so far.
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As Ipswich continue to drop back towards their own box, Pereira's threatening cross from the right is headed away to safety. Can Fulham find a second goal as reward for their dominance of possession (64% - 36%)?
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
15:46
Muric gathers a high Robinson cross from the left byline, but only at the third attempt. As the half-time whistle nears, Fulham are starting to apply more pressure.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Phillips almost makes amends for his wayward corner, as the Man City loanee picks out Ogbene with a cross to the back post. However, the latter's header is saved by Leno before the offside flag is raised.
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A good set-piece opportunity is wasted by Ipswich, as Phillips sends a corner-kick from the left high over his teammates and past the far post. It goes straight out of play for a Fulham goal-kick.
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Momentum has switched again, as conceding that goal has forced Ipswich to start playing. They are now passing neatly inside Fulham's half, aiming to put more pressure on their opponents.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Yellow Card Samy Sayed Mekway Said Morsy
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SAVE! Muniz misses a great chance to score from a free header, placing his 10-yard attempt straight at Muric! It was an excellent cross from opening goalscorer Traore, but the Brazilian couldn't convert it.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
15:36
Ipswich have never opened a top-flight season with three straight losses, and their hopes of avoiding that fate seem to be on track today. They have to be careful not to become too passive now, though. It's a long way from here until full-time.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Goal Adama Traoré Diarra
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Still, Fulham patiently probe, seeking an opening in the Ipswich defence. This period of possession has quitened the Portman Road crowd a little. Can the away side build on it and equalise before half-time?
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Although they are 1-0 in front, Ipswich are only considered to have a 33% chance of winning by Opta's live-win predictor, while Fulham's hopes stand at 40%. That surely reflects the Cottagers' established Premier League status.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
15:30
Having ridden the storm, Fulham are dominating the ball now. Taking back control will be the first step, but they must now try to get forward in support of Muniz. The Brazilian striker has not been involved much.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
15:28
Despite trailing, Fulham have actually had 64% of possession so far. However, it hasn't come in dangerous areas, and since going behind they've been unable to break into the final third.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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It's still all Ipswich, as the home side link up in and around the Fulham area. Ogbene's cross from the right is just too long, but the ball is recovered and pressure is sustained. Marco Silva's men are under fire now.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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CLOSE! Delap almost doubles up, as Ipswich storm forward again. The striker rises highest at the back post, but his header drifts narrowly wide of the left-hand post from close range! That should've been two!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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A strong run up the left from Davis is followed by a well-measured pass to goalscorer Delap in midfield.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Goal Liam Rory Delap
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Greaves is left in a heap after a high-speed collision with Smith Rowe in midfield, but after a brief moment of concern the former Hull City defender is able to recover and take his place in defence.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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When Traore fails to take advantage of a great position on the right side of Ipswich's area, passing just behind a perfectly placed Muniz, Woolfenden slides in a mops up the danger. It's a pleasingly open start here at Portman Road.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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After Hutchinson drives inside and spots some space from which to shoot, he fails to connect fully with his attempt, which ends up dribbling straight towards Leno in the Fulham goal.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Fulham's first corner is delivered from the right by Pereira, and it's a wicked inswinger. With Muric left stranded among a sea of bodies, Diop manages to avert the immediate danger.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Traore drives past Davis and into the area at top speed, but after coming up against another couple of blue shirts, he stumbles towards the byline and can't deliver either a cross or shot.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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Leno has to claw the ball away from his goal line after an Ipswich corner is nodded back across the six-yard box by Greaves. He angled it towards goal, but the German goalkeeper was alert enough to stop it sneaking in.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
15:08
Fulham have started well here, passing crisply as they try to draw the sting from a charged-up home side. The Ipswich fans are in full voice already.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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The action is brought to an early halt as Davis takes a heavy blow from Traore inside the Fulham penalty area. It was an accidental collision, though, and soon enough he recovers following medical treatment.
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Fulham kick off, and we are under way in Ipswich!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
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The players are out on the pitch at Portman Road, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
14:56
Fulham name the same starting XI for the third Premier League game in a row, after Marco Silva changed his entire lineup for their midweek cup win in Birmingham. After both scoring in last Saturday's win over Leicester City, Smith Rowe and Iwobi again support Muniz up front. Once more, new boys Andersen and Berge are consigned to the bench.
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Phillips makes his Premier League debut for Ipswich today, having been barred from playing against parent club Man City last week. Ogbene also makes his first league start, as Luongo and Johnson drop down to a bench also featuring new boys O'Shea, Wes Burns, Nathan Broadhead, George Hirst and Janoi Donacien are all sidelined by injury.
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SUBS: Steven Benda, Joachim Andersen, Harrison Reed, Raul Jimenez, Harry Wilson, Tom Cairney, Jorge Cuenca, Sander Berge, Timothy Castagne.
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FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Sasa Lukic, Andreas Pereira; Adama Traore, Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Rodrigo Muniz.
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SUBS: Christian Walton, Conor Chaplin, Jens Cajuste, Ali Al-Hamadi, Ben Johnson, Conor Townsend, Massimo Luongo, Dara O'Shea, Jack Clarke.
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IPSWICH TOWN (4-2-3-1): Arijanet Muric; Axel Tuanzebe, Luke Woolfenden, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Sam Morsy, Kalvin Phillips; Chiedozie Ogbene, Sammie Szmodics, Omari Hutchinson; Liam Delap.
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Fulham were beaten 1-0 by Manchester United in their season opener, but back at Craven Cottage they saw off Leicester City last week. Marco Silva's men then got the better of Birmingham City in the EFL Cup on Tuesday. Since the start of the 2016-17 Championship season, Fulham have beaten Ipswich in each of their last six contests, including a 3-1 win at Portman Road in last season's League Cup.
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After facing two Premier League heavyweights in the first two fixtures of their comeback campaign, Ipswich Town now take on a Fulham side that finished in mid-table last term. Having lost to Liverpool on home turf, the Tractor Boys were blown away at the Etihad, where Erling Haaland helped himself to a hat-trick in a 4-1 defeat. Kieran McKenna's men then exited the EFL Cup on penalties in midweek, being humbled by League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
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