Ipswich Town v Brighton and Hove Albion, 16 January 2025

Score2-0 to Brighton and Hove Albion
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenuePortman Road
Attendance29,403
Kick-off: 7.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Ipswich Town won: 0 Drawn: 1 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 1 Ipswich Town scored: 0 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 2 . This was Brighton and Hove Albion’s first visit to Portman Road in the top division since 15 January 1983 in League Division One.

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 59 G
Georginio Rutter 81 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Jens Cajuste
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Wes Burns
Forward Liam Delap

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Sam Morsy for Jens Cajuste 71
Jack Taylor for Wes Burns 71
Jack Clarke for Kalvin Phillips 84
George Hirst for Liam Delap 84

Substitutions:

Lewis Dunk for Adam Webster 63
Yankuba Minteh for Simon Adingra 63
Georginio Rutter for Matt O'Riley 63
Danny Welbeck for João Pedro 78
Jakub Moder for Yasin Ayari 90+4

Cards:

Liam Delap 49 Y
Luke Woolfenden 62 Y

Cards:

João Pedro 54 Y
Joël Veltman 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Massimo Luongo
Midfielder Sam Morsy
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2002. . The Tractor Boys had now failed to score in five of their last nine games in the Premier League. . They had now lost six of their last 32 home league games (won 17).

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion could have drawn five consecutive league games for the first time since April 2000 in League Division 3 (current League Two). . The Seagulls had now won two of their last nine games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (drawn six). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 17 games in the Premier League.

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Jens Cajuste
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Wes Burns
Forward Liam Delap

Substitutions:

Sam Morsy for Jens Cajuste 71
Jack Taylor for Wes Burns 71
Jack Clarke for Kalvin Phillips 84
George Hirst for Liam Delap 84

Cards:

Liam Delap 49 Y
Luke Woolfenden 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aro Murić
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Ben Godfrey
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Massimo Luongo
Midfielder Sam Morsy
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward George Hirst

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town failed in their attempt to win consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2002. . The Tractor Boys had now failed to score in five of their last nine games in the Premier League. . They had now lost six of their last 32 home league games (won 17).

2 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Kaoru Mitoma 59 G
Georginio Rutter 81 G

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Joël Veltman Defender
Adam Webster Defender
Carlos Baleba Midfielder
Matt O'Riley Midfielder
Simon Adingra Midfielder/Forward
Yasin Ayari Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Lewis Dunk for Adam Webster 63
Yankuba Minteh for Simon Adingra 63
Georginio Rutter for Matt O'Riley 63
Danny Welbeck for João Pedro 78
Jakub Moder for Yasin Ayari 90+4

Cards:

João Pedro 54 Y
Joël Veltman 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Dunk
Defender/Midfielder Tariq Lamptey
Defender/Midfielder Solly March
Defender/Midfielder Jakub Moder
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Yankuba Minteh
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 9th . Brighton and Hove Albion could have drawn five consecutive league games for the first time since April 2000 in League Division 3 (current League Two). . The Seagulls had now won two of their last nine games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (drawn six). . They had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 17 games in the Premier League.