Ipswich Round-Up, Saturday 7th November: Bournemouth Clash and Town Women Looking to Go Top Headline the Weekend
Attention in SE1 postcode land is firmly on Sunday's Premier League trip... sorry, home game, as Ipswich Town prepare to host Bournemouth, with Sports Mole running the rule over the injury and suspension situation for both sides ahead of kick-off (Sports Mole). There's also a look ahead from the Cherries' side of things, with a reporter covering their side answering five key questions on the game, including the view that "start will be key" for Bournemouth (Ipswich Star).
It's a big weekend for Ipswich Town Women too, who welcome Bristol City to the JobServe Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon. TWTD reports that this is a second-versus-fourth meeting in WSL2, and victory could lift the Blues to the top of the table for the first time in the club's history (TWTD).
Boss Philippe Clement was understandably pleased afterwards, saying his side are "growing by the week" following the rout (Ipswich Star).
It was a bumper day for FA Cup first round action up and down the country, though none of it directly involves Ipswich. Among the headlines, Barnsley's Cameron McGeehan grabbed a hat-trick as his side eased past Aldershot (Ipswich Star), while Stevenage struck early to see off a much-changed Oxford (Ipswich Star). York's Ollie Pearce also bagged twice as his side beat Northampton (Ipswich Star), and there were wins too for Wigan over Boreham Wood (Ipswich Star), Crewe over League One AFC Wimbledon (Ipswich Star), and Port Vale, who denied a struggling Scunthorpe side (Ipswich Star). Salisbury hit six without reply to progress with ease (Ipswich Star), Barnet brushed past Tranmere (Ipswich Star), and Burton eased through at the expense of Diamonds (Ipswich Star). There were also cup wins for Shrewsbury thanks to a late Isaac Fletcher goal that saw off Eastleigh (Ipswich Star), Luton against Forest Green (Ipswich Star), Guiseley via a last-gasp penalty against Sutton (Ipswich Star), and National League side Barrow, who left it late to shock Gillingham (Ipswich Star).
Elsewhere in the cup, Rochdale's Baba Adeeko struck an extra-time winner to see off Fleetwood, with boss Ian Watson praising his side's "bravery" (Ipswich Star). Bradford boss Michael Duff was pleased with his side's "intensity" in a thumping win over Marine (Ipswich Star), while Rotherham won at Bromley thanks to goals from Sonny Aljofree and Tom Bradshaw (Ipswich Star). York boss Scott Lindsey was pleased to see his side's kick-off routine pay off with a fast start (Ipswich Star), and Newport boss Hayden Mullins praised Kion Etete after his side's win over Walsall (Ipswich Star). Blackpool's Ian Evatt hailed an "exciting" Josh Bowler after a nervy win was sealed (Ipswich Star), Carlisle boss Rob Elliot saluted his players after victory over League Two Salford (Ipswich Star), and there was more cup joy for sides managed by Steve Cotterill, who praised loanees Jake Evans and Kirsten Otchere (Ipswich Star), while West Brom hit their stride after the break to beat Millwall 3-0 (Ipswich Star) and QPR's Glen Kamara struck late to see off Lincoln (Ipswich Star). Stoke also came from behind to beat Portsmouth, with boss Mark Robins telling his players to "be proud" of equalling a 79-year-old club record in the process (Ipswich Star).
That's the lot from a packed Saturday - plenty to look forward to on Sunday as both the men's and women's teams look to make it a good weekend for Ipswich Town (Sports Mole) (TWTD).
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