Fulham come from behind twice against Ipswich after three penalties in second half – reaction

FT: Fulham 2 Ipswich 2

Fantastic second half of football at Craven. Three penalties given and three taken brilliantly. Fulham deserve credit for coming back twice, but Ipswich can be proud for playing their part in what was a fantastic contest.

90+6 minutes: Fulham 2 Ipswich 2

Bassey plays the ball over the top. Calls for another penalty as Muniz is challenged but referee says play on.

90+4 minutes: Fulham 2 Ipswich 2

Fulham sense they can win the game. Marco Silva’s side are playing a lot of urgency, putting Ipswich under all kinds of pressure as they look to hold on for a draw.

90+2 minutes: Fulham 2 Ipswich 2

It’s been an incredible second half! So much drama, so many penalties! Great Sunday afternoon entertainment!

89 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Fulham then go on an attack of their own and win another penalty after Raul Jiminez is brought down by Leif Davis.

88 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Ipswich hit the post through Jack Clarke!

86 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Fulham playing a high line, every outfield player is in the Ipswich half. Traore has been good since he’s come on but hasn’t been able to make anything happen as Ipswich look to make another change.

Goalscorer and menace, Delap is replaced by striker Ali Al-Hamadi.

82 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Fulham chasing the game inside the final 10 minutes and look a little exposed at the back as Ipswich, to their credit, look to pounce on the counter. Really impressive stuff from the visitors, who are playing with a lot confidence.

79 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Jiminez sees a headed effort fly past the post as Silva makes more changes as we approach the final 10 minutes. Adama Traore comes on for Lukic.

McKenna also makes changes, on come Wes Burns and Jack Clarke for Johnson and Broadhead respectively.

73 minutes: Fulham 1 Ipswich 2

Ipswich lead as McKenna introduces fresh legs to try and see out the rest of the game. On come Kalvin Phillips and Jack Taylor for Cajuste and Szmodics.

65 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Penalty Fulham!!! And a yellow card for Ipswich captain Sam Morsy.

65 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Morsy takes out Wilson in the box. Referee initially did not call a foul but has been told to go to VAR!

63 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Fulham make two changes: Andreas Pereira comes on for captain Cairney and Rodrigo Muniz replaces Iwobi.

62 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Fulham win another free-kick, this time on the edge of Ipswich box. Wilson stands over it… cleared by Delap!

Smith Rowe then sees his header miss the target. Midfielder looked like he dived too early.

58 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Iwobi, making his 50th Premier League appearance for Fulham, sees his effort from just inside the area fly wide.

57 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Corner for Fulham that comes to nothing after Wilson overhits it.

55 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Iwobi and Wilson seemed to have switched flanks in this second which gives the hosts a different look and something for McKenna’s side to think about.

53 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Defender Anderson plays a long ball over the top that Ipswich Walton collects with his right leg outside the box. The ball though, most importantly, was in the area.

51 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Home side starting to see more of the ball, with substitute Smith Rowe orchestrating a lot in midfield.

48 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Controlled start to the second half from Ipswich. Seeing a lot more of the ball compared to the opening minutes in the first half.

We’re back with a change for the hosts

Fulham bring on Emile Smith Rowe for Issa Diop which suggests a switch in formation.

Delap a menace up top for Ipswich

A lot to ponder for Silva

Szmodics takes full advantage of his start

HT: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Visitors lead at Craven Cottage thanks to a Sammie Szmodics goal. Fulham enjoyed the majority of possession in the first half but were unable to create any clear goalscoring opportunities.

42 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Ipswich defending their one-goal advantage with their lives as goalscorer Szmodics blocks a long-range effort from Wilson.

40 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Goal came against the run of play as the home side have been the team who have dominated possession, but to Ipswich’s credit they have been clinical, taking full advantage of their first clear chance at goal.

38 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 1

Ipswich take the lead through Sammie Szmodics after some poor defending from Fulham!

35 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Fulham look to drive forward again, this time on the left after a nice give-and-go between Robinson and Iwobi. Robinson attempts to play the ball to Jiminez but it comes to nothing.

Ipswich then attempt to make something happen for themselves thanks to a driving run by Szmodics. Fulham’s Joachim Anderson deals with the trouble!

32 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Ipswich win a free-kick in the centre circle which is played in by O’Shea and cleared for a corner… their first of the game. Davis takes it and is cleared by Issa Diop.

30 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Fulham’s Sasa Lukic a picture of Fulham’s frustrations so far in this first half.

27 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Harry Wilson attempts to skip past Leif Davis before the defender clinically brings him down and escapes with a yellow card. Fulham fail to take advantage of the resulting free-kick.

24 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Fulham playing some nice stuff, moving the ball quickly through midfield. Look to be putting both wings to good use. Castagne and Robinson seeing a lot of the ball.

21 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Jens Cajuste concedes a dubious free-kick after the referee deemed that he brought down Cairney, which looked questionable.

Fulham striker Raul Jiminez sees his headed effory saved by Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton.

18 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Majority of the game being played in midfield. Ipswich doing a good job containing the hosts. Leif Davis offering them outlet down the left flank.

15 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Wilson takes the corner which is well dealt with by Ipswich.

Lukic, who’s been involved in a lot of the action early on, concedes a free-kick.

12 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Ipswich look happy allowing Fulham to dominate possession, but have asked questions themselves when they’ve found themselves on the ball.

Fulham win the first corner of the game after a Timothy Castagne cross is cleared.

9 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Ipswich win a free-kick after Lukic brings down Delap. Captain Sam Morsy takes it which eventually comes to nothing.

6 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Fulham dominating possession in the early stages. Defender Calvin Bassey driving into midfield from centre-half has been a regular occurrence. Left-back Antonee Robinson has also seen a lot of the ball in the opening stages for the home side.

2 minutes: Fulham 0 Ipswich 0

Ipswich star man Liam Delap clatters into Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic inside the opening seconds.

Robinson named US Soccer Male Player of the Year

Visitors limber up ahead of kick-off

Godfrey Ipswich bound?

McKenna was asked about former Everton defender Ben Godfrey, who is in attendance today at Craven Cottage, and told Sky Sports the following: “There’s no confirmation yet. The club will confirm something in due course.”

McKenna on Hutchinson’s absence

“He picked up a groin injury after the Chelsea game. We’ve lost him and Conor Chaplin this week, which is a blow because both play in that right No 10 slot for us.

“We’ve freshened up the right side of the team with Ben Johnson coming in and Sammie Szmodics too.”

Silva full of praise for Ipswich

“They have very good players, last season they showed their ambition. They have young players who can show their quality, they’re aggressive on and off the ball,” said the manager speaking to Sky Sports.

Szmodics and Johnson return for Ipswich

Ben Johnson and Sammie Szmodics return to the starting line-up for Ipswich after being on the bench for Chelsea’s visit last time out. Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson are the two who miss out.

Pereira misses out for Fulham

Tom Cairney comes in for Andreas Pereira as Marco Silva makes just the one change to the side who started against Bournemouth.

Teams in black and white

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Cairney, Iwobi, Wilson, Jimenez.

Subs: Benda, Cuenca, Sesseggnon, Andreas Pereira, King, Smith Rowe, Traore, Godo, Muniz.

Ipswich XI: Walton, Johnson, O’Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Szmodics, Broadhead, Delap.

Subs: Muric, H Clarke, Burgess, Townsend, Phillips, Taylor, Burns, J Clarke, Al-Hamadi.

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Fulham vs Ipswich match background

Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Fulham vs Ipswich Town from the Premier League as Kieran McKenna’s men look to escape the relegation zone by ending the hosts’ run of seven matches without defeat.

Ipswich earned their first home victory of the season with a 2-0 triumph over Chelsea on Monday and moved to within one point of Wolves in 17th and just two points adrift of Everton in the spot above. Three points this afternoon would therefore see the visitors climb out of the relegation zone and up to 16th, but having played a game more than the two teams in their sights.

McKenna’s side will once again be looking to Liam Delap for inspiration. The 21-year-old striker bagged his seventh league goal of the season as he opened the scoring against Enzo Maresca’s outfit at Portman Road before teeing up former Chelsea man Omari Hutchinson for the second.

It will take a lot for Ipswich to clinch their first back-to-back victories of the campaign though, as they face a Fulham side who are unbeaten in seven matches in the league in a run of games that has seen them face Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. However, with five of those ties ending all square, Marco Silva’s men find themselves in ninth heading into this one, seven points off the Champions League spots.

The final of the five draws came last weekend against Bournemouth at Craven Cottage as Fulham were pegged back twice by the visitors after they had taken the lead on two occasions through Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson. The Mexican forward is now the leading scorer in the league for Silva’s men with six goals while Wilson’s header took him level with Alex Iwobi on five.

Victory this afternoon for the hosts would see them leapfrog Aston Villa into eighth, on goal difference, and go just one point behind Bournemouth and two shy of champions Manchester City.

(telegraph)