Ipswich Town vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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A first-half goal from Liam Delap was enough to earn Ipswich their first Premier League point of the season, but they had to share the spoils in a 1-1 home draw with Fulham after winger Adama Traore grabbed an equaliser.
Roared on by an enthusiastic home crowd, Delap put Ipswich ahead in the 15th minute, drifting across the box before lashing in a powerful shot that Fulham keeper Bernd Leno got his gloves to but could not keep out.
The visitors levelled 17 minutes later after Antonee Robinson whipped the ball across the box and Traore stabbed it home with a superb first-time finish to crown Fulham’s best attack of the game.
Both sides struggled to create decent goal-scoring chances in a tough, physical game, and though Omari Hutchinson went close with a stoppage-time shot, neither could find the net again as the game ended in a draw.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Fulham set-piece specialist Pereira sends in a high free-kick from the right, but Delap initially heads it away, before Bassey narrowly fails to keep the follow-up in play on the left byline.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Davis delivers a threatening free-kick from the left flank, but Ogbene tussles with Muniz in the box and ultimately concedes a free-kick. Still, Ipswich are showing some improvement at the start of this second half.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Having beaten Bassey with some neat footwork on the left, Diop covers across and shuts down the chance to shoot for Szmodics. It was a bright run, but he was well marshalled by the Fulham defence.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Ipswich Town kick off, and we are back under way at Portman Road!
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Fulham will surely sense they can end a 16-year streak today, as the capital club have not won at least twice in their first three games of a Premier League season since 2008. Another victory would give them a good platform to build on after the international break, but Ipswich will not want to depart for national-team duty without picking up a single point. There's all to play for during the second half.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
Despite taking an early lead via Delap's superb solo strike, Ipswich Town were subsequently pegged back and are level with Fulham at half-time. Responding to their hosts' 15th-minute opener, the visitors stepped up a gear and eventually made it 1-1 thanks to Traore's close-range finish from a sweet Robinson cross. Indeed, Fulham's xG reflects their overall superiority - it stands at 0.73 to Ipswich Town's 0.21 - and they have bossed ball possession too. Nonetheless, the home side are still very much in this contest, as they seek their first points since returning to the Premier League after two decades away.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
There will be a minimum of two minutes added for stoppages at the end of this first half. It has been fairly breathless stuff so far.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham
As Ipswich continue to drop back towards their own box, Pereira's threatening cross from the right is headed away to safety. Can Fulham find a second goal as reward for their dominance of possession (64% - 36%)?
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