
Ipswich Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipIpswich Town 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 15,971
EFL Championship Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield United | 39 | +27 | 83 |
2 | Leeds United | 39 | +51 | 81 |
3 | Burnley | 39 | +42 | 81 |
4 | Sunderland | 39 | +19 | 72 |
Line-Ups
Ipswich Town (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
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33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
4 | Luke Chambers |
27 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
3 | Jonas Knudsen |
12 | Jordan Spence |
25 | Stephen Gleeson ![]() |
16 | Callum Connolly ![]() |
11 | Bersant Celina |
10 | David McGoldrick |
14 | Joe Garner |
9 | Martyn Waghorn ![]() |
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 ![]() |
3 | Barry Douglas |
2 | Matt Doherty |
18 | Diogo Jota |
7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
17 | Hélder Costa |
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