Ipswich Week in Review, Monday 9th November: Ipswich Fall to Bournemouth as Walton Error Proves Costly, Town Women Suffer First League Defeat
It was a tough weekend at Portman Road as Ipswich Town went down 1-2 to Bournemouth in the Premier League, with Evanilson opening the scoring in the fifth minute before an unfortunate Leif Davis own goal doubled the visitors' lead (TWTD) (Sky Sports). The result means Town's winless run in the league continues, something Sports Mole picked up on before kick-off when previewing the game and wondering whether Zian Flemming might be handed a start (Sports Mole). BBC Sport spoke to fan Alfie Indra after the game, who felt that sloppy individual errors are costing the side at the moment (BBC Sport).
Much of the post-match talk centred on the goalkeeping situation. Manager O'Neil addressed Walton's costly error and the selection headache it creates, insisting there would be "nothing kneejerk" in his response (Ipswich Star). The EADT also weighed up the goalkeeping debate, asking whether Walton should keep his place or if Scherpen should come in, using the stats to make the case (East Anglian Daily Times). O'Neil also discussed the possibility of recalling a goalkeeper from a loan spell at Valencia, saying the club have "high hopes for him" (Ipswich Star). Elsewhere, O'Neil was asked when he'll start paying attention to the league table, and explained what matters more to him right now (Ipswich Star). ITFC.co.uk confirmed everyone was fit and available for the Bournemouth clash (ITFC.co.uk), while fans were also given a fanzone layout update ahead of the match (ITFC.co.uk) and could follow all the action through TWTD's matchday chatroom (TWTD) and ITFC's Matchday Live coverage (ITFC.co.uk).
In other squad news, Daizen has received a call-up to the Japan squad (ITFC.co.uk), while Issa has been called up for international duty with Morocco (ITFC.co.uk). A Town prospect has undergone surgery again, with the message from the camp being to "trust the process" (East Anglian Daily Times). There was better news from the club's academy, with the U21s thrashing Aldershot 5-0 (ITFC.co.uk), and a young Town goalkeeper was named the best at the U17 Gulf Cup (Ipswich Star). Fans have also been asked to vote for their October Player of the Month (ITFC.co.uk) (Ipswich Star) and October Goal of the Month (ITFC.co.uk).
On the women's side, it was a disappointing week as Ipswich Town Women suffered their first league defeat of the season, beaten 2-1 by fellow promotion hopefuls Bristol City at the JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester (TWTD) (ITFC.co.uk). Despite that setback, there was individual recognition as a Tractor Girls star was nominated for the WSL 2 Player of the Month award for October (Ipswich Star), following a run in which the side had been chasing a fifth straight win in the division before the Bristol City defeat (East Anglian Daily Times).
Looking ahead, the club have rebranded their busy Christmas schedule as "The Festive Four" (Ipswich Star).
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