Ipswich Town vs Sheffield Wednesday

Ipswich Town showed great character as they battled back from two goals down to draw with Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon.

Thankfully the striker’s touch took him wide as he stepped round Walton and the chance was eventually gone. A two-minute conference between referee and assistant resulted in a penalty. Bolton’s thumping victory at Peterborough this afternoon moves Ian Evatt’s side level with Town, having played a game more.

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However, in the 42nd minute, the Blues pulled a goal back. Wednesday were almost handed a third in the 36th minute, Woolfenden gifting possession to Smith midway inside the Town half with Walton advanced from his goal. The former Rangers man crossed and Smith glanced a deftly-guided header over and across Christian Walton into the top corner of the net. And from the second, the Blues were awarded a penalty. Following a quickly-taken free-kick on the left, Josh Windass was played into space down the flank with the Blues sleeping. Former Town loanees David Stockdale and Tyreeq Bakinson were on the Owls’ bench.

Sheffield Wednesday have made nine changes from the side that lost to Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup as they face Ipswich Town.

The game had a fairly quiet start, but after about 20 minutes things exploded into action. For more coverage of the game, have a look at these articles: Michael Smith and George Byers gave the Owls a 2-0 lead not long afterwards, but Darren Moore’s side were pegged back after goals from Nathan Broadhead and Leif Davis before withstanding a barrage of pressure to hold on for a point.

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“There’s still a lot of games to be played though so I wouldn’t say it’s a must-win. “Against Sheffield Wednesday, it’s obviously even bigger because we can cut that gap with a win. In terms of our league position, if we lose, we’re a lot further back from the front two again and we’ve got Derby, Barnsley and Bolton all chasing us again.

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The goal, once again, came from a free-kick as Davis' effort from around 30 yards, which may well have taken a deflection off a head on the way through, found the top corner. Chaplin's spotkick from 12 yards, however, was saved by the feet of Dawson. Broadhead pulled one back for the Blues with two minutes of regulation time remaining in the first half, curling a delightful free-kick into the top corner, via the underside of the bar, from the edge of the D to open his account for the Club.