Everton stretched its Premier League unbeaten run to four matches with a 2-0 win over fellow bottom-three candidate Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Saturday.
Iliman Ndiaye and Michael Keane scored goals sandwiched around a surprise overturning of a penalty that would’ve given Ipswich the chance to level from the spot.
The Toffees now have eight points after drawing Leicester, beating Crystal Palace, and drawing Newcastle prior to the international break.
The Tractor Boys have now lost consecutive games after four-straight draws and are outside the relegation zone by a point.
Toffees in control (and get a little bit of luck)
Everton peppered Ipswich’s goal with eight shots on target, and left few holes at the back aside from Jack Clarke’s dance into the 18 for what wound up a surprising overturned penalty. Sean Dyche’s team has looked like a Sean Dyche team for a few weeks, and only figures to become more solid when Jarrad Branthwaite finds consistent fitness. If Everton take care of business against the league’s bottom half, sprinkling in away wins like this, they’ll be out of the relegation mire a lot earlier this season.
Ipswich Town vs Everton player ratings (from fotmob.com)
Ipswich Town vs Everton player ratings (from fotmob.com)
Ipswich Town vs Everton player ratings (from fotmob.com)
What’s next?
The Tractor Boys go to Brentford at 10am ET Saturday, while Everton host Fulham later that day at 12:30pm.
How to watch Ipswich vs Everton live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 10 am ET Saturday (October 19)
Venue: Portman Road
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Watch live on Peacock
Ipswich Town vs Everton live updates — By Nick Mendola
Ipswich vs Everton final score: 0-2
Iliman Ndiaye 17', Michael Keane 41'
Halftime — Ipswich Town 0-2 Everton
Shots are 5-5 and Ipswich is leading xG but trail 2-0.
The Toffees have a great shout for a deserved lead, but the overturned penalty still looms over this fixture.
Michael Keane goal! Ipswich Town 0-2 Everton (41st minute)
Wow.
Dwight McNeil has his third assist of the Premier League season as center back Michael Keane has his strangely-usual banger.
McNeil slips a great pass into the left of the box, and Keane viciously rips the ball into the upper reaches of the goal.
Ipswich Town penalty... overturned?!?
Jack Clarke has been fouled in the box by Dwight McNeil. It’s a penalty, though there is a long VAR review.
Clarke’s plant foot is sliding just a little as he goes to shoot, but he does get his kicking leg toward contact as it’s caught by the shin of McNeil.
McNeil’s calf is visibly moved by the contact and Clarke is felled by the effort, but VAR has sent Michael Oliver to the screen and he has overturned it!
Very surprising.
Iliman Ndiaye goal! Ipswich Town 0-1 Everton (17th minute)
Jack Harrison sails a cross to the back post and Ipswich’s headed defense becomes a mess.
Iliman Ndiaye darts in front of the nearest defender, takes the ball, and slots home with ease.
Muric denies Calvert-Lewin!
We’re underway after a 15-minute delay, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin has the first chance.
Slipped into the box, he can’t dink the ball past a charging Arijanet Muric.
It leads to a corner, but Ipswich defend it.
0-0, 8'.
Kickoff delayed
Supporters are slow getting through the turnstiles, so the game will start about 15 minutes later than expected.
Ipswich lineup
Muric, O’Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Phillips, Burns, Hutchinson, J. Clarke, Delap
Everton lineup
Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gana Gueye, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Harrison, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin
Ipswich focus, team news
OUT: Janoi Donacien (groin), Axel Tuanzebe (hand), Massimo Luongo (ankle), Ali Al Hamadi (other) | QUESTIONABLE: Nathan Broadhead (thigh), Jens Cajuste (knee)
Everton focus, team news
OUT: Armando Broja (calf), Jarrad Branthwaite (strain), Youssef Chermiti (ankle), Dele Alli (groin) | QUESTIONABLE: Nathan Patterson (thigh), Vitaliy Mykolenko (calf)
Ipswich vs Everton prediction
Everton are winless in their last 14 PL away games, but that streak (3rd-longest in club history) will come to an end, probably on a set piece. Ipswich 1-2 Everton.
