Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Marsden | R. Marsden |  | 40 | G |  | 1 | | G | 34 | | Andy Simonsen | A. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Francis Weaver | F. Weaver | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | James Potts | J. Potts | |||||||||
| Darren Carlton | D. Carlton | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Dean Tolley | D. Tolley | |||||||||
| Richard Brown | R. Brown | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Des Kirkland | D. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Oberdan Ripa | O. Ripa |  | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Steve Collymore | S. Collymore | |||||||||
| John Oakes | J. Oakes | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Rio Weaver | R. Weaver | |||||||||
| Nicky Higginbotham | N. Higginbotham | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Stuart Wiltord | S. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Daniel Andrews | D. Andrews | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Adam Milburn | A. Milburn | |||||||||
| Graeme Taylor | G. Taylor | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Nicky Boateng | N. Boateng | |||||||||
| Marcus Shearer | M. Shearer | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Rio Platt | R. Platt | |||||||||
| Thierry Copping | T. Copping | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Shaun Ljungberg | S. Ljungberg | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by E-Energy |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Burnley. A crowd of 4,270 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Burnley are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Burnley are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off!
14.45
0-0Daniel Andrews controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Collymore.
15.34
0-0Darren Carlton chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Andrews. Daniel Andrews threads the ball through to Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping passes the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.33
Nicky Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.37
Rio Weaver brings the ball forward. Rio Weaver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.02
John Oakes knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.30
Richard Brown makes a probing pass to Daniel Andrews. Daniel Andrews passes the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.51
Francis Weaver chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Andrews. Daniel Andrews knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Des Kirkland.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Burnley kick off and get the second half underway!
55.01
Nicky Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.26
0-0Shaun Ljungberg catches Richard Brown on the ankles. The referee calls over Shaun Ljungberg and shows him a yellow card! Richard Brown runs off the knock.
75.19
Richard Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Andrews. Daniel Andrews advances with the ball. Daniel Andrews goes all the way! Daniel Andrews takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
77.22
0-0Ipswich Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.46
Nicky Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.23
Dean Tolley makes a simple pass to Nicky Boateng. Nicky Boateng makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Ljungberg. Shaun Ljungberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.21
Dean Tolley makes a simple pass to Adam Milburn. Adam Milburn chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Ljungberg. Shaun Ljungberg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Carlton.
89.29
Nicky Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Des Kirkland passes the ball forward to Stuart Wiltord. Stuart Wiltord decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Wiltord knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Marsden who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
20.5%
52.1%
27.4%