AFC Bournemouth v Ipswich Town, 02 April 2025

Score2-1 to Ipswich Town
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,192
Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 AFC Bournemouth won: 1 Drawn: 0 Ipswich Town won: 1 AFC Bournemouth scored: 3 Ipswich Town scored: 3 . AFC Bournemouth failed in their attempt to complete a league double over Ipswich Town for the first time since 1949-50 in Division Three (South).

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Evanilson 67 G

Goals:

Nathan Broadhead 34 G
Liam Delap 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Dean Huijsen
Defender Adam Smith
Defender Illia Zabarnyi
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Evanilson
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Starting lineup:

Alex Palmer Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Axel Tuanzebe Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Nathan Broadhead Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Sam Morsy Midfielder
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Tyler Adams for Adam Smith 46
David Brooks for Alex Scott 58
Marcos Senesi for Ryan Christie 58
Daniel Jebbison for Illia Zabarnyi 87

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Julio Enciso 72
George Hirst for Liam Delap 72
Jack Taylor for Nathan Broadhead 72
Kalvin Phillips for Sam Morsy 82
Jaden Philogene for Ben Johnson 90+5

Cards:

Dean Huijsen 83 Y

Cards:

Conor Townsend 73 Y
Jaden Philogene 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Defender/Midfielder Ben Winterburn
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Midfielder/Forward Zain Silcott-Duberry

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

Comments:

League position: 10th . AFC Bournemouth had now lost four consecutive home league games for the first time since September 2011 in League One (four). . The Cherries had now won 18 and lost 18 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost two of their 21 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams; also versus Fulham in April 2019. . AFC Bournemouth were awarded a penalty in the 62nd minute for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was Ipswich Town's first win in the Premier League since 30 December 2024 against Chelsea; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Town had now become the last team in the top four divisions to win a league game in 2025. . They avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 1995 (eight).

1 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Evanilson 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Dean Huijsen
Defender Adam Smith
Defender Illia Zabarnyi
Defender/Midfielder Miloš Kerkez
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Dango Ouattara
Forward Evanilson
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Substitutions:

Tyler Adams for Adam Smith 46
David Brooks for Alex Scott 58
Marcos Senesi for Ryan Christie 58
Daniel Jebbison for Illia Zabarnyi 87

Cards:

Dean Huijsen 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Will Dennis
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Julio Soler
Defender/Midfielder Ben Winterburn
Midfielder David Brooks
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Midfielder/Forward Zain Silcott-Duberry

Comments:

League position: 10th . AFC Bournemouth had now lost four consecutive home league games for the first time since September 2011 in League One (four). . The Cherries had now won 18 and lost 18 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. . They had now lost two of their 21 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams; also versus Fulham in April 2019. . AFC Bournemouth were awarded a penalty in the 62nd minute for a foul but was reversed after a VAR review.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Nathan Broadhead 34 G
Liam Delap 60 G

Starting lineup:

Alex Palmer Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Axel Tuanzebe Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Nathan Broadhead Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Sam Morsy Midfielder
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Julio Enciso 72
George Hirst for Liam Delap 72
Jack Taylor for Nathan Broadhead 72
Kalvin Phillips for Sam Morsy 82
Jaden Philogene for Ben Johnson 90+5

Cards:

Conor Townsend 73 Y
Jaden Philogene 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was Ipswich Town's first win in the Premier League since 30 December 2024 against Chelsea; longer than any other team currently in the division. . Town had now become the last team in the top four divisions to win a league game in 2025. . They avoided losing five consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 1995 (eight).