In this week 23 match, on Sat Dec 18th, Ipswich Town plays host to Sunderland in a League One match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Ipswich Town is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Wigan Athletic. Callum Lang struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 22nd minute, then James Norwood tied it up for Ipswich Town in the 77th minute earning them at least the one point. Ipswich Town is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while sunderland is fresh off their 2-1 win against Plymouth Argyle. Neill scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 4th minute, then Nathan Broadhead added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Leon Dajaku. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Sunderland should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Ipswich Town and Sunderland last played eachother at the Stadium Of Light on Sat Nov 20th. Sunderland won by a score of 2 to 0. Luke O’Nien struck first for Sunderland in the 85th minute, then Aiden McGeady added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty In the end, Ipswich Town was frustrated by Sunderland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sunderland ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sunderland is glad to have Nathan Broadhead in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Ipswich Town hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Bersant Celina and Luke Offord, and they each have 1 goal.