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Jack Clarke netted a 73rd minute penalty but the Blues were made to pay for calamitous errors at the start of each half as they were beaten 2-1 by AFC Bournemouth at Portman Road. Evanilson gave the Cherries the lead in the fifth minute after catching Christian Walton in possession, then 27 seconds into the second half a Leif Davis own goal doubled the visitors’ advantage, before Clarke pulled one back for Town from the spot after Abdoul Ouattara had been fouled.  66
Ipswich Town 1-2 AFC Bournemouth - Highlights
Highlights of this afternoon’s 2-1 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth. Sun Nov 8th 18:26 0
Rose Pleased With Sharp Starts
AFC Bournemouth head coach Marco Rose was pleased with the way his side started both halves, scoring early in each as they defeated the Blues 2-1 at Portman Road to climb to seventh in the Premier League. Sun Nov 8th 18:21 1
O'Neil: Performance Enough to Take Points But We Can't Make Such Big Mistakes
Boss Gary O’Neil felt the Blues’ performance was enough to have taken something from their 2-1 home defeat to his former club AFC Bournemouth but was left rueing his side making big errors which led to the Cherries’ goals. Sun Nov 8th 17:59 29
[Podcast] Blue Monday - New Podcast Now Online
A new podcast from the Blue Monday team is now available. Sun Nov 8th 17:51 0
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Jack Clarke admitted the Blues are conceding too many goals following Town’s 2-1 home defeat to high-flying Bournemouth at Portman Road. Sun Nov 8th 17:39 8
Town Women Fall to First League Defeat
After an impressive start to the season, Ipswich Town succumbed to their first league defeat of the season as they were beaten 2-1 by fellow promotion hopefuls Bristol City at the JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester. Sun Nov 8th 16:31 3
Ipswich Town 1-2 AFC Bournemouth - Player Ratings and Reports
If you saw the match, please give us your player ratings and a mini match report. Sun Nov 8th 16:10 0
Ipswich Town 0-1 AFC Bournemouth - Half-Time
Evanilson’s fifth-minute goal has given AFC Bournemouth a 1-0 half-time lead at Portman Road. Sun Nov 8th 14:56 6
Maeda Starts Against Bournemouth
Town boss Gary O’Neil has made one change for this afternoon’s home game against his former club AFC Bournemouth at Portman Road with Daizen Maeda coming in for Abdul Fatawu wide on the right (KO 2pm). Sun Nov 8th 13:19 4
Ipswich Town v AFC Bournemouth - Chatroom Open
Join us in the chatroom to discuss the game as it unfolds with hundreds of other Town fans. Sun Nov 8th 13:00 0
Ipswich Town v AFC Bournemouth - Predictions
Have you predicted the Bournemouth score yet? Thirty five per cent of TWTD members are forecasting a Town win today, 26 per cent a draw and 39 per cent for an away win. Sun Nov 8th 10:01 0
U18s Still Winless in PL Cup After Liverpool Defeat
Town’s U18s were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool in the Premier League Cup at the Reds’ training ground earlier today. Sat Nov 7th 19:54 0
Town Women Host Bristol City With Eye on Top Spot
Ipswich Town Women host Bristol City at JobServe Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon (KO 2pm) in a second-v-fourth contest with a win potentially taking the Blues to the top of WSL2 for the first time in their history. Sat Nov 7th 17:42 5
Florentino: Portman Road Crowd So Important
Town midfielder Florentino Luís hopes the Portman Road crowd can play their part as the Blues prepare to host in-form Bournemouth on Sunday. Sat Nov 7th 06:00 8
Academy Pair in Irish U19s Squad
Academy pair Alex Noonan and Chris Atherton have been named in the Republic of Ireland U19s squad for their European Championship qualifying mini-group games in France during the international break. Fri Nov 6th 19:31 0
Duo Nominated For WSL2 Goal of the Month
Town Women’s duo Princess Ademiluyi and Georgia Timms have been nominated for the Barclays WSL2 Goal of the Month award for October. Fri Nov 6th 19:16 0
O'Neil: Bournemouth Are in a Good Moment
Town manager Gary O’Neil says his side will be facing an AFC Bournemouth team in a good moment at Portman Road on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean the Blues won’t be able to hurt them. Fri Nov 6th 18:28 25
O'Neil: We've Conceded Too Many Goals From Soft Situations
Blues manager Gary O’Neil admits he’s more concerned with winning than clean sheets with Town still to go through a match without conceding this season, but feels too many of those goals have been the result of errors. Fri Nov 6th 17:31 24
[Podcast] Blue Monday - New Podcast Now Online
A new podcast from the Blue Monday team is now available. Fri Nov 6th 17:26 0
O'Neil: The Fans Being With Us is Huge
Blues boss Gary O’Neil admits that he’s not heard fans singing their version of The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) in his honour but appreciates them doing so and the welcome he has received since taking charge in June. Fri Nov 6th 17:07 8
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