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Football
Bournemouth
vs Ipswich Town. Premier League.
7: 45pm, Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
Vitality Stadium Attendance: Attendance11, 192.
Report and free match highlights as Ipswich earn their first Premier League win of 2025 to keep their survival hopes alive; Nathan Broadhead and Liam Delap gave Tractor Boys two-goal lead; Evanilson hit back, but it wasn't enough to avoid a fourth straight home defeat for Cherries
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Wednesday 2 April 2025 22: 09, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Nathan Broadhead and Liam Delap were on target to earn Ipswich a vital 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium to keep alive their hopes of survival and extend Bournemouth's slump. The Tractor Boys, tasked with responding after Wolves moved 12 points clear of the drop with a 1-0 win over West Ham on Tuesday night, withstood early Bournemouth pressure to secure their first league win of 2025. Alex Scott saw an effort cleared off the goal line by Dara O'Shea in a phase of play that provided an impetus for the away side. Shortly after, Ipswich were down the other end on a counter, led by an impressive solo run by Enciso. Bournemouth: Kepa (4); Smith (5), Huijsen (5), Zabarnyi (5), Kerkez (4); Cook (4), Christie (4), Scott (6); Semenyo (6), Evanilson (6), Ouattara (4)
Subs: Dennis, Senesi (5), Brooks (6), Adams (5), Soler, Jebbison (n/a)
Away Team: Palmer (7); Tuanzebe (6), O'Shea (6), Burgess (6), Townsend (7); Morsy, (6) Cajuste (6); Johnson (7), Enciso (8), Broadhead (8); Delap (8)
Subs: Phillips (n/a), Taylor (6), Philogene (n/a), Chaplin, J. Clarke (6), Hirst (6)
Player of the Match: Julio Enciso The Brighton loanee slipped in Broadhead, who took his first ever top-flight goal with seasoned aplomb, slotting through the legs of an untested Kepa Arrizabalaga (33). Rocked by Ipswich's first-half lead, Scott drew out a superb stop from Alex Palmer minutes into the second half. In a pattern that mirrored the first half, another rare Ipswich foray forward, started by Delap, was finished by the 22-year-old, who finished a sweeping move by smashing home his 11th of the season from Conor Townsend's clever cut back. Ipswich scored from their only two shots on target during the game. Bournemouth had twenty-four shots which amassed nearly 2. 0 x G. Ipswich survived a penalty call when VAR overturned referee Rob Jones' decision to give a free-kick when Axel Tuanzebe had tripped Antoine Semenyo outside of the area but in failing to clear under Bournemouth pressure, Evanilson halved the deficit by tapping home. The Cherries continued to push but in failing to avoid defeat, tasted their fourth consecutive home loss as their European ambitions stagnate in a five-match winless run. Victory for Ipswich keeps them within nine points of their weekend opponents Wolves, as they fight to beat the drop.
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