Ipswich Town vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
SHOT SAVED FROM DELAP!! Delap again showed Caicedo a clean pair of heels down the right as he stopstarted his run and left the midfielder blowing hard as he pursued the former City man. Delap rasped in a long drive from the right side that Jorgensen could only parry away for a corner owing to the pace on the shot.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Cajuste looked tired there as he cleared wearily from a Palmer cross from the left. It did not look too threatening but he booted away for a corner. Woolfenden cleared at the near post for another corner.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
It is almost a year since Chelsea last suffered back-to-back defeats in the Premier League. The last time it happened was January/February of last season, losing to Liverpool and Wolves. Something needs to change quickly if that is to be avoided again.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Delap again gives his team respite with a lung-busting, driving run out of his own half, he looks up and looks to pick out Hutchinson, but the tired chipped pass can only find the head of Colwill, who heads back to his keeper, Jorgensen.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Frustration for Chelsea as Madueke rolss his foot over the ball a number of times but is easily dispossessed by Davis. From the same passage of play Morsy unnneccessarily commits a foul but the resulting free-kick is too central to create any kind of angle and Walton comes to claim the high, hanging ball with a commanding leap.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
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Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Walton had to be alert there as a curling ball from Palmer nearly catches the stopper off his line, he grabs it somewhat hurriedly, and he is in absolutely no hurry to let go of it.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
It's all a bit congested in the middle at the moment, and that suits Ipswich who are extremely compact and winning all of the balls that come into the area.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Ipswich are yet to register a home win in the league this season, drawing four and losing five. Only four teams have failed to win in their opening 10 home games in a Premier league campaign. Ipswich could be heading for their first home win of the campaign at the 10th time of asking.
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