Ipswich stay second after dramatic win over Bristol City

Leif Davis scored within the 89th minute as Ipswich Town dramatically saved themselves within the Championship’s automated promotion locations as they twice came from a aim all the sort down to beat Bristol Metropolis 3-2.

Town’s Conor Chaplin hit the submit after a thirty second-minute corner used to be flicked on in a goalless first duration earlier than Anis Mehmeti’s deflected effort assign Metropolis ahead early within the second half.

Nakhi Wells hit the frame of the Ipswich aim rapidly after, Ahmed Al Hamadi then made it 1-1 earlier than Tommy Conway headed Metropolis lend a hand in front.

But Chaplin headed Town stage again earlier than Max O’Leary with out concerns saved Al Hamadi’s downhearted penalty with 5 minutes to wander, appropriate for Davis to win it a number of minutes later.

Jack Taylor hit the submit within the fifth minute of stoppage time as Ipswich practically received a fourth.

The win sees Town stay two aspects particular of third-placed Leeds having won 28 aspects from losing positions this season, whereas Metropolis stay in thirteenth fetch 22 situation.

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The sport received off to a dreary commence – Kieffer Moore’s low 20th-minute strike from the fringe of the box that used to be with out concerns saved after Sam Morsy’s wreck used to be the particular effort of level to within the major half hour.

Chaplin hit the Metropolis true from a respectable perspective on the lend a hand submit after Moore flicked on a thirty second-minute corner, whereas Wells had the site visitors’ first likelihood 5 minutes later as his shut to-submit header used to be saved.

Jason Knight had a sizable likelihood to effect Metropolis ahead in stoppage time – a free Luke Woolfenden depart used to be lower out by Wells, however the defender did properly to fetch lend a hand and deflect Knight’s shot extensive.

Metropolis took the lead after winning the ball appropriate within their admire half – Cameron Pring space Mehmeti free down the left and he skipped previous three defenders as he drove into the box earlier than his shot deflected off Woolfenden’s heel to wrongfoot Ipswich keeper Vaclav Hladky.

It can level-headed dangle been 2-0 5 minutes later when Wells nutmegged Cameron Burgess and skipped previous a second defender earlier than his left-footed shot hit the perspective of submit and bar.

But it with out a doubt used to be Town who drew stage after a quadruple substitution by Kieran McKenna as Wes Burns – considered one of many four adjustments – drove down the true to the byline and lower it lend a hand to the unmarked Al Hamadi, who had additionally come on, to powerfully aspect-foot in from 10 yards.

Then again Metropolis again regained defend watch over – the spectacular Mehmeti compelled an sprawling assign from Hladky after reducing in from the left earlier than Label Sykes’ ultimate harmful used to be met with a pinpoint looping header by Conway.

Over again Town levelled as Chaplin glanced in a extremely efficient curling Davis free-kick from the left earlier than the hosts thought they’d the likelihood to win it with four minutes left after Pring introduced down Burns within the box.

But Al Hamadi’s old faculty penalty used to be with out concerns saved by O’Leary as he went all the sort down to his true.

Ipswich did no longer stop and received a deserved winner as a excessive ball from the lend a hand used to be flicked on and Davis took a respectable contact earlier than powerfully firing in low despite Rob Dickie’s ideal efforts to defend it out.

There used to be level-headed time for Taylor to hit the submit in stoppage time earlier than Metropolis scrambled it particular because the Tractor Boys went on to proceed to level to their promotion credentials.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna told BBC Radio Suffolk:

“I am very happy with them tonight clearly, it be practically too glaring to deliver, however the persona we confirmed within the later phases of that second half used to be unbelievable.

“One among the ideal moments for me used to be coming lend a hand from the ignored penalty.

“We now dangle come lend a hand from desires earlier than, however for these who’ve a penalty so leisurely that appears to be like like of venture to win the game and likewise you don’t fetch it so many groups of players, groups, per chance stadiums, would empty out of hope at that level.

“But this body of workers, and this stadium tonight, appropriate saved on believing and received the rewards within the wreck.”

Bristol Metropolis head coach Liam Manning told BBC Radio Bristol:

“I am elegant aggravated, elegant enraged. I am frustrated that I defend saying the identical things by some means.

“I judge for 90% to 95% of the game the entirety used to be how we wanted it to gaze and went how we did.

“Then the final 5 or 10 minutes we received dragged into it emotionally and misplaced focal level, and by some means received punished for it.”