Pompey had been simply over-run by a vibrant Ipswich side, but they could have levelled out of the blue after 25 minutes when Marko Futacs capitalised on a defensive error and lashed in an effort which was deflected wide for a corner. It was only going to be a matter of time until Ipswich took the lead and it came in the 13th minute.ĭaryl Murphy headed on to the post and Chopra was in the right place to nudge home the rebound. Ipswich should have won by a far greater margin as Damien Delaney headed against the bar and Lee Martin hit the post but after a run of two wins in 16 games, Jewell's side have won their last three and are now able to look up in the table.įor Portsmouth a fourth home defeat means that when they lose 10 points, they will be level with Nottingham Forest, who occupy the final place in the relegation zone.Īll the attention before the game had been on off-field matters at Fratton Park, but things on the field got off to just as a bad start for Pompey as Ipswich were straight onto the attack.įirst Delaney's header skimmed the bar inside the opening five minutes and the shots then came raining in on Stephen Henderson's goal, with the Pompey keeper almost spilling a Jay Emmanuel-Thomas effort from distance and then watching a Martin free-kick whizz just over the bar. He said: 'The fans are what it is all about and I know the players went out to clap them.' Ipswich manager Paul Jewell praised the loyal 3,000 Portsmouth supporters who stayed behind for an hour after the match to protest over the way their club is run. Ipswich deserved the win which gave them a vital three points to take them clear of the drop zone. Ipswich striker Michael Chopra's goal in the 13th minute added to Pompey's miserable week and continued a remarkable run of the visitors not being beaten at Fratton Park for 46 years. 'We are not in a position to rest anybody at the moment, even though I would like to.' We need to see if we can bring a few players in on loan.

'We had two more injuries tonight and we have about 15 players in our squad.

'We have a lot of players out injured,' said Appleton. Subs not used: McCarthy, Leadbitter, Bullard, Ainsley. Ipswich: Lee-Barrett, Cresswell, Smith, Delaney, Edwards, Murphy, Drury, Hyam, Emmanuel-Thomas, Martin, Chopra (Scotland 79). Portsmouth: Henderson, Ben-Haim, Rocha, Pearce, Halford (Webster 90), Ward, Mullins, Lawrence (Kitson 44), Etuhu (Mwaruwari 79), Huseklepp, Futacs.

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