An incredible lob by Bersant Celina and an own goal from Luke Offord condemned League One basement club Crewe to a 2-1 defeat at Ipswich, leaving the Alex firmly rooted at the bottom of the league.The visitors replied through former Everton youth striker Chris Long but Town held on for a narrow victory as they returned to winning ways after a four-match league winless run.Crewe got off to the wo...Full Story »

Wes Burns is expected to miss Ipswich’s home clash against Rotherham.Winger Burns was not in the squad for Town’s 2-0 defeat at Sunderland on Saturday and is nursing a knock that could rule him out for a couple of games.Sone Aluko came in to replace Burns and could keep his place.Rekeem Harper will hope to be involved after dropping out of the matchday 18 at the weekend.Striker Micha...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook was left stunned as Sunderland scored two late goals to snatch a vital 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats were yet to register a shot on target when Luke O’Nien rose to meet a corner at the back post in the 85th minute, giving his side a lead they did not relinquish.Cook’s woes were compounded when Aristote Nsiala was penalised for handball in the f...Full Story »

Sunderland will be hoping the return of Scottish striker Ross Stewart will help provide them with an upturn in fortunes when they take on fellow Sky Bet League One promotion hopefuls Ipswich at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.Stewart, who has scored 10 goals in 15 league appearances, has resumed training after struggling for several weeks with a shoulder issue.Manager Lee Johnson is also likely...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook saluted match-winner Idris El Mizouni after his late goal sealed a 2-1 FA Cup replay win at League Two strugglers Oldham.The 21-year-old Tunisian won the game as he smashed home from 25 yards with nine minutes to go.“Idris is a really good lad,” beamed Cook. “He’s had a lot of plaudits just lately, and rightly so.“He’s been in and out of...Full Story »

Idris El Mizouni cracked home a superb late 25-yard strike to hand League One high-fliers Ipswich a 2-1 FA Cup replay win at League Two strugglers Oldham.Tunisian El Mizouni pounced on a poor clearing header from Callum Whelan in the 81st minute to hand Paul Cook’s side a second round home tie against Barrow.Oldham opened brightly against an Ipswich team who had won just one of their previ...Full Story »

Oldham midfielder Faysal Bettache looks set to miss their FA Cup replay against Ipswich.The on-loan QPR player sat out the first meeting as his parent club did not want him cup-tied.Zak Dearnley could challenge Hallam Hope, with just one goal all season, for a start up front.Long-term absentee midfielders Ouss Cisse and Jamie Hopcutt both returned as unused substitutes in last weekend’s de...Full Story »

Ipswich and Oxford fought out a nail-biting 0-0 draw with Town twice denied by the woodwork.The visitors looked the sharper unit during the first period but the home side came more into the game in the second half.In the fifth minute a corner by Lee Evans was headed against the post by Town’s leading scorer Macauley Bonne.After Ipswich keeper Christian Walton had palmed away a shot from Ma...Full Story »

Ipswich expect to have Bersant Celina available for the visit of Oxford.Midfielder Celina was called up for international duty by Kosovo but is now set to stay in East Anglia.Full-back Kane Vincent-Young suffered a shoulder injury in midweek which could rule him out.Fellow defender Hayden Coulson has not featured since going off with a knock at Wycombe a fortnight ago.Oxford have this week been ...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook claimed “you could write a book” on what his team did wrong in their 1-1 FA Cup first-round draw at home to League Two Oldham.The hosts, who won the competition in 1978 but have not tasted victory in a home tie since 2009, were frustrated by the stubborn Latics, who matched their higher division opponents for much of the encounter.Wes Burns gave Town the lead a...Full Story »

Ipswich failed to improve their dismal recent FA Cup record after being held to a 1-1 draw by Oldham at Portman Road.The Tractor Boys, who had not won an FA Cup match at home since January 2009, could not see off their determined League Two opponents, who also missed a second-half penalty through Dylan Bahamboula.Wes Burns’ eighth-minute opener for the hosts was cancelled out by Davis Keil...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Paul Cook insists his team selection will show just how seriously he is taking the FA Cup.Cook would not reveal any details of possible changes to the starting XI, but intimated he would not be making wholesale changes following the 4-1 win at Wycombe.Cameron Burgess will hope to continue in defence after coming on for the injured Hayden Coulson at Adams Park.Janoi Donacien will ...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth lamented his side’s lack of quality on the night as they slipped to a 4-1 defeat at home to Ipswich.The Chairboys missed the chance to soar into League One’s automatic promotion places despite taking a 17th-minute lead through David Wheeler on his first league start of the season.Bersant Celina’s stunning equaliser 10 minutes later got Ipswich back...Full Story »

Wycombe missed the chance to propel themselves into the automatic League One promotion places after a disappointing 4-1 home defeat to Ipswich.The promotion-seeking Chairboys, who had previously won every home league game this season, have now conceded seven goals in their last two outings and more worryingly shipped three or more goals three times in their last seven.David Wheeler marked his fi...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised his table-topping Plymouth side as they rallied to beat Ipswich 2-1 and extend their unbeaten League One run to 15 games.Conor Grant scored a superb 50th-minute winner after Luke Jephcott’s goal just before half-time had cancelled out George Edmundson’s early opener.Lowe said: “At the moment it’s all about performances and results and at the moment we ar...Full Story »

Plymouth will welcome Ipswich to Home Park on Saturday without suspended midfielder Jordan Houghton.The 25-year-old picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their 1-1 draw against Morecambe last week and will be forced to miss out this time round.Boss Ryan Lowe confirmed there are no new injury concerns and has an almost fully fit squad to select his XI from.Danny Mayor will be hoping to...Full Story »

Fleetwood manager Simon Grayson felt his side deserved a point after going down 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time strike by Ipswich substitute Bersant Celina.Grayson believed the Cod Army controlled much of the game but were punished for making a mistake to concede the winning goal.He said: “It was a really good, strong performance. The shape was good, they didn’t really cause us too man...Full Story »

Joe Pigott is set to return to the Ipswich squad for their clash with Fleetwood.The striker has missed the last two games for the Tractor Boys after going on compassionate leave following the death of his father.Manager Paul Cook also hinted that he could stick with the same line-up after his side’s 4-0 win at Portsmouth in midweek.Cook told the club website: “For me as manager, I re...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley said he was “ashamed” after his side lost 4-0 at home to Ipswich.Macauley Bonne, Portsmouth academy graduate Conor Chaplin, Sone Aluko and Wes Burns scored as Pompey conceded four goals for the second game in a row following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Rotherham.Cowley said: “I’m disappointed and ashamed. We just capitulated.“So...Full Story »

Ipswich striker Conor Chaplin scored against his former club as Paul Cook celebrated his return to Portsmouth with a comprehensive 4-0 win.Ipswich’s top scorer Macauley Bonne, Sone Aluko and Wes Burns were also on target on a night when Portsmouth conceded four goals for the second game in a row.Ipswich were gifted the lead four minutes before half time when goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was cau...Full Story »