Ipswich beat Bournemouth 2-1 on Wednesday as the Tractor Boys grabbed their first Premier League win of 2025.
Maybe the relegation scrap isn’t over after all?
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Nathan Broadhead put Ipswich ahead against the run of play in the first half and Liam Delap added a second early in the second half.
Bournemouth made a game of it as Evanilson pulled one back but they couldn’t find an equalizer as Ipswich are now nine points from safety in the relegation scrap. They host Wolves next on Saturday and if they win that they are only six points from safety with seven games to go.
Ipswich move on to 20 points, while Bournemouth remain on 44 points and are on a terrible run of one win in their last seven games.
Perhaps the relegation scrap isn’t over...
Ipswich scored both of their big chances at Bournemouth and had excellent goalkeeper Alex Palmer to thank for a huge win, and their first in the league in 2025. Yes, they are still nine points from safety but they host Wolves at home on Saturday and if they get another victory this weekend they will be closer than expected to safety with seven games to go. Everyone still expects the Tractor Boys to go down but they’ve given themselves a chance. They probably deserve that given their play over the course of the season. They have worked hard, spent big in both transfer windows and have kept most games close. This was a game they were perhaps lucky to win but they rode their luck, took their chances and held on. If they do the same on Saturday, why can’t they stay up? Ipswich have a very favorable final four games of the season and this win at Bournemouth already feels like it could be the start of a great escape as Wolves were basically already celebrating safety. One step at a time, but the Tractor Boys are starting their engines again...
Bournemouth vs Ipswich player ratings (via FotMob.com)
What’s next?
Bournemouth head to West Ham on Saturday, while Ipswich host Wolves in a huge game on Saturday.
Bournemouth vs Ipswich score: 1-2
Evanilson 67; Broadhead 34', Delap 60'
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Bournemouth pushing for the equalizer now
Ipswich give the ball and Semenyo has a pop at goal but it flies just wide. It’s all Bournemouth.
Evanilson finishes... game on! — Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich
A shot comes in and Palmer pushes it away... but Evanilson is there to finish. Bournemouth have a lifeline late on. Can they draw level?
Delap smashes home! — Bournemouth 0-2 Ipswich
This is going to be an away win for Ipswich, surely! The ball is played back to Delap and he smashes home. Bournemouth can’t believe it. All that after Bournemouth had come so close to equalizing.
Half time: Bournemouth 0-1 Ipswich
Despite Bournemouth having most of the play it is Ipswich who lead. Broadhead’s finish is the difference and they’ve dug in defensively and looked dangerous on the odd occasion they’ve gone forward. Bournemouth look flat.
Broadhead puts Ipswich ahead! — Bournemouth 0-1 Ipswich
That is a tidy finish from Nathan Broadhead. Ipswich are ahead against the run of play. Enciso did so well and Broadhead takes a touch and then finishes well. Their fans go bonkers in the away end! Quite right. They haven’t won in 2025. Yet...
Nathan Broadhead gives Ipswich Town a shock lead in Bournemouth! 🚜
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Cherries pressing high
Textbook Bournemouth so far. They are pressing high and forcing Ipswich into mistakes. Dango’s cross is almost knocked home at the near post but Ipswich clear.
Bournemouth lineup
Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Scott, Cook, Christie; Ouattara, Evanilson, Semenyo
Ipswich lineup
Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Burgess, Townsend; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Broadhead; Delap
Bournemouth team news, focus
Evanilson being back fit is huge and the trio of Semenyo, Kluivert and Brooks underneath him are a real handful. Huljsen and Kerkez were suspended for the FA Cup defeat against Man City and will come straight back in at center back and left back respectively.
OUT: Luis Sinisterra (hamstring), Enes Unal (knee), Marcus Tavernier (ankle) | QUESTIONABLE: Julian Araujo (thigh), Justin Kluivert (knock)
Ipswich team news, focus
The Tractor Boys have plenty of talent going forward with Delap and Hutchinson leading the charge all season, but they’ve given up plenty of goals in recent weeks. McKenna’s side have conceded 29 goals in their last 10 games at an average of 2.9 per game. No team is going to stay up when you’re conceding basically three goals a game. If they can figure things out at the back then maybe, just maybe, they’ll give themselves a slither of hope of staying up late in the season.
OUT: Arijanet Muric (shoulder), Sammi Szmodics (ankle), Wes Burns (knee), Chiedozie Ogbene (achilles - out for season) | QUESTIONABLE: Conor Chaplin (knee), Kalvin Phillips (ankle)
Bournemouth vs Ipswich prediction
This feels like Bournemouth will finally put away some of the copious big chances they create each game. If they score early it could get ugly. Bournemouth 3-1 Ipswich.
Bournemouth vs Ipswich preview
The Cherries have been in the top six hunt for most of the season under Andoni Iraola but a run of one win from their last six games in the league, plus losing at home to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals, has seen the wind removed from their sails. But they are still in the hunt for European qualification and after such a horrendous run with injuries, Iraola finally has plenty of key players returning.
Ipswich have lost eight of their last nine games, picking up just one point in that stretch and they haven’t won in 2025 in the Premier League as they look destined to head straight back to the Championship. Relegation was always looking likely for Kieran McKenna’s side but after having a very decent first half of the season he would have been hoping for them to put up more of a fight, especially after strengthening the squad again in January. Ahead of the midweek round of games they are nine points from safety with nine games to go.
How to watch Bournemouth vs Ipswich live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 2:45pm ET Wednesday (April 2)
Venue: Vitality Stadium — Bournemouth
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Premier League on Peacock
