Match Day Thread Ipswich Town 0 v 1 Swansea City

Ipswich Town v Swansea City

Competition - Sky Bet Championship
Date - 22 April 2019
Kick off - 3pm
Venue - Portman Road

Following their battling performance at home to Rotherham where they came from behind to win 4-3, next up for Graham Potter’s Swansea squad is an away game against relegated Ipswich Town.

Rotherham's survival hopes were dented in controversial fashion as the Swans edged a thrilling contest 4-3.

Rotherham led 2-1 thanks to goals from Michael Ihiekwe and Matt Crooks, with Oli McBurnie replying for the hosts.

Swansea improved considerably after the break, levelling through Barrie McKay before their questionable third goal.

Rotherham felt Kyle Naughton handled George Byers' shot to make it 3-2, before McBurnie scored again, only for Will Vaulks' strike to make it 4-3.

Swansea's win was their sixth in succession at the Liberty Stadium, their best home run in 11 years.

But a dreadful sequence of results on the road looks to have ended any hope of a late-season play-off push.

Whilst the Swans were beating the Millers, Preston ended a four-game losing streak in the Championship with a comfortable win over already-relegated Ipswich at Deepdale.

Striker Callum Robinson scored two fine goals for the hosts before the break, firing into the corner from the edge of the box before volleying in his second.

Lukas Nmecha almost made it 3-0 on the stroke of half-time but his header was scrambled away by Ipswich goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski.

Manchester City loanee Nmecha did get his goal in the second half, tapping in after Robinson's initial effort was saved, and he then squeezed home Preston's fourth.

Turning Monday, I expect the Swans to win 2-0

 

Firstly, I take my hat off to the Travelling Jacks making the trek to Ipswich for what is, in effect, a dead rubber.

As for the players, they did well to come back on Saturday. The 4-0 thumping at QPR all but ended our season and heads could easily have gone down when Rotherham netted their second.

Our away misery is about to end with a 3-1 victory at Portman Road

 

1-1

 

I am hoping we will at long last keep a clean sheet so 2-0 to the Swans

 

2-2

 

You going Glam?

 

He’s banned!

 

If he’s not he should be

 

No Taff so nailed on Swans win

 

Great news

 

Should win this normally but as we are at the end then i cant see our players putting their bodies on the line especially wearing flip flops ready for the beach....

 

You just know we’ll lose this.

Hope not, but just know we’ll **** it up.

 

Was it thrilling or was it not? Make your mind up.

 

Hedged my bets

 

Aswan what you have to realise is that at Taff’s age you have to take all the thrills you can get

 

Can’t argue with that

 

Some truly memorable goals there, Taff.

Scotland's ' Cruyff ' turn and finish - sublime.
Trundle's lob - outrageous.
Bodde's thunderbolt - unbelievable.

I could go on, but where were Dragon's 'own goals' ? Not one on show.

Too many to choose from, I guess, and not enough air time on u tube to accommodate them all.

 

I can do that.

"MAM!!!.....get my boots outa the attic"

 

Safe journey to all who are traveling to the game today.
Let's hope you are rewarded with a win.

Ridiculous fixture on a Bank Holiday Monday.So many other clubs closer.

Never mind Cardiff next season.