Match Report
6 points for Ipswich Town (8th), 4 for Sunderland (14th): a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Ipswich Town were scoring 1.75 and conceding 2.5, Sunderland 0.75 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Ipswich Town. Sunderland entered with three wins in a row.
14 meetings are on record — 6 won by Ipswich Town, 6 by Sunderland, 2 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 64% of the meetings.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, F. Hallam was the man in the middle. Portman Road Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,673. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ipswich Town: Emersonn (24'), Jack Clarke (90') · Sunderland: Nilson Angulo (39')
Key stats
Possession: Ipswich Town 38% · Sunderland 62% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 3-5