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Ipswich Town vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Portman Road

Luke Baker
Monday 30 December 2024 17:45 GMT
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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

DELAP AGAIN SO CLOSE!! Hutchinson blocked Cucurella's clearance, it fell invitingly to Delap on the right side of the area, he swung his right boot on the half volley and it stung the palms of Chelsea keeper Jorgensen.

30 December 2024 20:01

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Penalty Goal Liam Rory Delap

30 December 2024 19:58

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

PENALTY APPEAL!! A big moment in the game as VAR checks for a penalty after Delap raced onto a through ball and poked past Jorgensen. He went down but there seemed minimal contact. We await the decision.

30 December 2024 19:58

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Fernandez sprays a ball out wide to the right, but Madueke miscontrols with the instep and it trickles out for a throw to the home side.

30 December 2024 19:55

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

The ball is rolled into Nkunku who holds off his man well and spins it out to Madueke. The winger checks onto his left foot and swings a cross in to the far post for Joao Felix who leaps high and hangs but can't get enough purchse on the contact. He wanted a corner but the referee signals goal-kick.

30 December 2024 19:53

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Burns raids down the right for Ipswich and tests the heels of Cucurella who stands him up and forces the cross which is fired way over the crossbar.

30 December 2024 19:51

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An early cross from the right hand side tests the Chelsea concentration but it is hacked away from the near post.

30 December 2024 19:50

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Delap and Hutchinson get to work pressing the Chelsea defence hard, but Colwill breaks that press with a slick ball into Fernandez, who in turn finds Madueke on the right and that is what the home side are up against tonight, the incisive passing of the Blues.

30 December 2024 19:49

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

We are underway. A long raking Ipswich ball from the kick-off finds Broadhead on the left wing but the ball into the middle is inaccurate and cleared.

30 December 2024 19:48

Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

The teams are out at Portman Road. We are close to kick-off. An impresisve pyrotechnic display greets the players, can they match the fireworks this evening?

30 December 2024 19:46

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