Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town: result and report

Report

Ipswich Town won 3-2 at Crystal Palace, which reversed the pre-match expectation of a home win. Palace went ahead first and later drew level with ten men, yet Ipswich Town were the better side and earned the winner.

How the game turned

Anan Khalaili gave Palace the lead on 14 minutes from Daichi Kamada's pass. That lead lasted only nine minutes, though, because Emersonn equalised from Leif Davis's assist.

The game changed on 34 minutes when Axel Disasi was sent off. Ipswich Town then went ahead on 45 minutes, and this time the roles were reversed: Emersonn set up Davis.

Palace still found a way back despite the extra man against them. Kamada provided his second assist of the match for Jørgen Strand Larsen on 75 minutes, making it 2-2. Zian Flemming then scored on 90 minutes, so Palace's comeback counted for nothing.

Ipswich Town: the better chances

Shot counts were level at eight each, but Ipswich Town created much better opportunities. They finished with 1.83 xG to Palace's 0.92. They also had six shots on target to four and three big chances to one.

They hit the woodwork once as well, so the winning margin could have been wider. Emersonn was named player of the match after scoring once and creating Davis's goal, while Davis also had a goal and an assist.

Crystal Palace: effort without enough threat

The counter-signal is that Palace kept pushing even after the red card. They averaged slightly more attacking pressure across the match, and their strongest spell was more intense than anything Ipswich Town produced.

That pressure did help bring the equaliser. Still, it rarely turned into clear openings: Palace had one big chance all game and missed it. Kamada was their main creator, though two assists could not make up for so little chance quality.