Ipswich v Leeds: Ipswich Town suffered defeat for the third time in their opening four league games as Leeds United came from behind to win 2-1 at Portman Road.
The Blues played some scintillating football in the opening half an hour and fully deserved to lead through David McGoldrick’s fine finish.
Aaron Cresswell hit the bar and Jay Tabb netted from an offside position as the home side dominated, but the game turned on Leeds’ fortuitous equaliser in the 28th minute.
Ross McCormack’s long-range shot into a crowded box looked tame, but the deflection off of Luke Chambers took it straight into the path of Luke Varney and he finished high into the net.
Leeds had barely threatened, but they made it two shots on target, two goals soon after the restart. This time, McCormack drifted inside from the left, his shot from the edge of the box taking a minor deflection off of Cole Skuse and creeping under keeper Scott Loach. The Blues keeper should have done better.
Ipswich then never really looked like equalising in a powderpuff second half which was in stark contrast to their very impressive start to the match.
- See Monday’s EADT and Ipswich Star for match comment and reaction.
IPSWICH TOWN (4-4-2): Loach; Hewitt, Chambers, Smith, Cresswell; Edwards (cpt) (Anderson 64), Skuse, Hyam, Tabb (Tunnicliffe 64); McGoldrick, Murphy (Nouble 74).
Subs: Gerken, Veseli, Berra, Taylor.
LEEDS UTD (4-3-3): Kenny; Peltier, Lees, Pearce, Warnock; Austin, Green, Murphy; McCormack, Hunt (Tonge 85), Varney (Poleon 74).
Subs: Ashdown, Diouf, Wootton, Drury, Smith.
Attendance: 18,322 (1,950 away)
Referee: Mike Dean
Conditions: Wet
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