Ipswich Town Score Twice in the Last Three Minutes to Beat Fulham 2-1 at Portman Road
Ryan Sessegnon had Fulham ahead with 35 minutes left, but Abdoul Ouattara's 88th-minute strike and Dara O'Shea's header in stoppage time turned it into a 2-1 Ipswich win that leaves Alvaro Arbeloa's side still without a Premier League win this season.
For 87 minutes, Fulham were on course to leave Portman Road with the point their season badly needs. Ryan Sessegnon's 25-yard strike in the 55th minute had put them ahead, and Ipswich had found nothing to beat Benjamin Leno with. Then the last three minutes happened.
Abdoul Ouattara levelled from distance in the 88th minute, and Dara O'Shea headed in Jack Clarke's free-kick in the first minute of stoppage time to turn a losing afternoon into Ipswich's third win of the season.
| Stat | Ipswich Town | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 47.7% | 52.3% |
| Total shots | 11 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.15 | 1.81 |
| Corners | 2 | 5 |
| Fouls conceded | 8 | 10 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
A result that fits Ipswich's season
Ipswich's six league games so far have produced three wins and three losses and not a single draw — a boom-or-bust run that continued at Portman Road. The win moves them up to 9 points and 10th in the table. Of their last five league games before Saturday, two were wins (over Sunderland and Crystal Palace) and three were defeats (at Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton).
Fulham's winless start goes on
For Fulham, it is the same story under Alvaro Arbeloa: no win in six league games, now with two points and bottom of the table. Sessegnon's goal was their first lead of an afternoon they had largely controlled — 52.3% possession and a higher expected-goals reading than their hosts — and they still found a way to lose it in the closing minutes. Their previous five league games had brought three defeats (Chelsea, Sunderland and Crystal Palace) and two draws (Liverpool and Manchester United) without a win among them.
Line-ups
- Ipswich Town: Walton — Ouattara, Diop, O'Shea (c), Davis — Lukic, Morris Luís — Maeda, Enciso, Philogene-Bidace — Correia da Silva
- Fulham: Leno — Tete, Affengruber, Ughelumba (c), Sessegnon — Berge, Charles — Bobb, King, Iwobi — García
What's next
Referee Lewis Smith took charge at Portman Road. Ipswich move to 10th on 9 points; Fulham stay bottom of the Premier League on 2 points, still searching for a first win of the season.
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