A rain-soaked Craven Cottage stadium witnessed a thrilling 2-2 draw between Premier League newcomers Fulham and Ipswich Town.
The Tractor Boys were pressed back into their own half by the lively home side during the opening exchanges but always looked capable of counterattacking. That threat was embodied in the opening goal when Calvin Bassey's horrific shot – which followed Ben Johnson's header off the crossbar – fell at the feet of Sammy Smodics – the former Blackburn Rovers star who fired past Bernd Leno from close range.
Fulham felt that Leif Davis should have seen red for a foul on Harry Wilson before half-time – a decision that left Marco Silva fuming on the touchline – and the latter was the victim of a Sam Morsi drive with just over 20 minutes to go.
VAR advised Darren Bond to review his decision not to award a penalty, allowing Raul Jimenez to level the scores from 12 yards. And just minutes later, Ipswich They were awarded a penalty of their own when Timothy Castagne brought down Liam Delap, and the in-form striker curled his effort into the corner of Leno's net.
Substitute Jack Clarke rattled the post as Ipswich pushed to put the game beyond doubt, but conceded another penalty agonizingly when he tripped Davies Jimenez's leg. The Mexican converted the ball calmly again, sending goalkeeper Christian Walton in the wrong direction when his effort reached the top corner.
Fulham They remain ninth in the table, while Ipswich remain in the bottom three on goal difference.
|
player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno |
6.0/10 |
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Capacity building: Joachim Andersen |
6.9/10 |
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Capacity building: Issa Diop |
6.4/10 |
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Capacity building: Calvin Bassey |
7.8/10 |
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Bandwidth: Timothy Castagne |
6.6/10 |
|
poison: Sasa Lukic |
6.7/10 |
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poison: Tom Kearney (c) |
7.3/10 |
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Low weight: Anthony Robinson |
6.8/10 |
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I be: Harry Wilson |
8.2/10 |
|
I be: Alex Iwobi |
7.1/10 |
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street: Raul Jimenez |
9.2/10 |
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sub: Emile Smith Rowe (46' for Diop) |
6.7/10 |
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sub: Andreas Pereira (64' for Iwobi) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Rodrigo Muniz (64' for Cairney) |
6.0/10 |
|
sub: Adama Traoré (80' for Lukic) |
6.5/10 |
Subs not used: Steven Benda (goalkeeper), Jorge Cuenca, Ryan Sessegnon, Joshua King, Martial Godot.
|
player |
classification |
|---|---|
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Goalkeeper: Christian Walton |
6.2/10 |
|
lord: Ben Johnson |
7.2/10 |
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Capacity building: Dara O'Shea |
7.3/10 |
|
Capacity building: Luke Wolfenden |
6.6/10 |
|
Capacity building: Jacob Graves |
7.2/10 |
|
pound: Liv Davis |
6.5/10 |
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RM: Sammy Smodex |
7.5/10 |
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poison: Sam Morsi (c) |
6.3/10 |
|
poison: Jens Les Cajuste |
6.8/10 |
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the mom: Nathan Brodhead |
7.6/10 |
|
street: Liam Delap |
7.8/10 |
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sub: Jack Taylor (73' for Szmodic) |
6.2/10 |
|
sub: Kalvin Phillips (73' for Kajusti) |
6.2/10 |
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sub: Jack Clarke (80' for Broadhead) |
6.6/10 |
|
sub: Wes Burns (80' to Johnson) |
6.4/10 |
|
sub: Ali Al Hammadi (88' for Delab) |
nothing |
Subs not used: Arijanette Muric (goalkeeper), Cameron Burgess, Connor Townsend, Harry Clarke.