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
We are into the fourth of five minutes added on at the end of the half. The majority of the added time will be for the long VAR check for Chelsea's disallowed goal.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
SO NEARLY A REPLY FROM PALMER!! Joao Felix accepted the ball on the left with plenty of Ipswich defenders around him, he gave the ball to Palmer who struck it with his left foot from the centre of the goal with lots of whip on the shot, it flicked the acrobatic left glove of Walton who tipped it agonisingly onto the bar and over.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Delap goes down in the Chelsea box again, but nothing doing this time as he gievs off a little wry smile.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Ipswich survive another wave as Chelsea pour forward. The ball searching for Madueke - who has raced into space down the right flank - is overhit.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
A side footed shot from Fernandez on the edge of the box is blocked by this stoic Ipswich defence, the ball ricochets up in the air but Greaves is first to meet it in under duress from Fernandez. Free kick Ipswich.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
Joao Felix has moved into a centre-forward position, with Nkunku moving deeper in a bid to unsettle this rigid Ipswich backline.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
JORGENSEN SAVES FROM DELAP!! Delap is causing Chelsea all sorts of problems. Hutchinson skipped past a couple of tackles beautifully in the midfield area, he knocks a looping ball over the top for Delap to chase, with nothing seemingly on, he spanks a right foot thunderbolt that nearly catches Jorgensen out at the near post. It is palmed behind.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
JOAO FELIX CHANCE!! A rather uncommon route one approach from the visitors nearly reaps the rewards. Colwill launches a long straight ball from the back, Palmer gets hold of it and plays Joao Felix in, but his shot is timid and rolls gently towards Walton, who gratefully picks it up with a modest dive to his left.
Ipswich Town vs Chelsea
SHOT OVER!! Colwill chips in a tempting ball to the far post, Madueke fluffs his connection, the ball evntually finds its way to the edge of the box where Caicedo lashes at it and it goes wildly over. He should have tested the keeper.
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