Ipswich vs Blackburn 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

Ipswich Town

4': Harrison Clarke
18': Nathan Broadhead
25': George Hirst
79': Massimo Luongo

FT
4 - 3

Blackburn Rovers

9': Arnór Sigurdsson
52': Harrison Clarke (OG)
65': Sammie Szmodics

Introduction

Ipswich Town are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

4': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Harry Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
9': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis with a through ball.
18': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Chaplin.
25': Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Burgess with a through ball.
31': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 1.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Andrew Moran.
48': Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Own Goal by Harry Clarke, Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Ryan Hedges because of an injury.
59': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
60': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Omari Hutchinson replaces Harry Clarke.
60': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Brandon Williams replaces Wes Burns.
62': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 3. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
72': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcus Harness replaces Conor Chaplin.
78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dane Scarlett replaces George Hirst.
79': Goal! Ipswich Town 4, Blackburn Rovers 3. Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Callum Brittain.
82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Harry Leonard.
83': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Nathan Broadhead.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 4, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 28,792

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+30	Coventry City	32	62	6
+17	Middlesbrough	32	61	7
+4	Millwall	32	56	8
+22	Ipswich Town	30	54	6

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		IPS
13	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	10
7	Saves	3
59.8	Possession	40.2
10	SHOTS	29
5	ON GOAL	11
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
472	Accurate Passes	279
565	Passes	373
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	9
15	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.5
53	Long Balls	61
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	10
5	Effective Tackles	14
9	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	7
18	Effective Clearances	6
18	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Václav Hladky (GK)
15	Cameron Burgess
6	Luke Woolfenden
3	Leif Davis
2	Harrison Clarke
10	Conor Chaplin
25	Massimo Luongo
5	Sam Morsy
27	George Hirst
33	Nathan Broadhead
7	Wes Burns

Substitutes:

Jack Taylor, Lee Evans, Cieran Slicker, Freddie Ladapo, Omari Hutchinson, Brandon Williams, Dane Scarlett, Marcus Myers-Harness, Dominic Ball.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
2	Callum Brittain
8	Sammie Szmodics
23	Adam Wharton
27	Lewis Travis
20	Harry Leonard
7	Arnór Sigurdsson
24	Andy Moran

Substitutes:

Ryan Hedges, Scott Wharton, James Hill, Joe Rankin-Costello, Sondre Tronstad, Semir Telalovic, Tyrhys Dolan, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Leopold Wahlstedt.