A rain-soaked Craven Cottage witnessed a thrilling 2-2 draw between Fulham and Premier League new boys Ipswich Town.
The Tractor Boys were pressed back into their own half by an energetic home side during the opening exchanges but always looked capable on the counter-attack. That threat materialized in the opener, as Calvin Bassey's horrendous clearance, which followed Ben Johnson's header off the crossbar, fell at the feet of Sammie Szmodics – the former Blackburn Rovers star fired past Bernd Leno from distance nearby.
Fulham felt Leif Davis should have seen red for a foul on Harry Wilson before half-time – a decision that left Marco Silva fuming on the touchline – and the latter was the victim of Sam Morsy's trip just over than 20 minutes from time.
Referee Darren Bond was advised by VAR to review his decision not to award a penalty, allowing Raul Jimenez to level the scores from 12 yards. Just a few minutes later, Ipswich had a spot kick of their own when Timothy Castagne teed up Liam Delap and the in-form striker smashed his effort into the corner of Leno's net.
Substitute Jack Clarke rattled the post as Ipswich pushed to put the game beyond doubt, but agonizingly conceded another penalty after Davies' last-ditch effort brought down Jimenez. The Mexican returned coolly once again, sending goalkeeper Christian Walton the wrong way as his effort sailed into the top corner.
Fulham remains in 9th place in the table, while Ipswich remains in the bottom three on goal difference.
|
Player |
ASSESSMENT |
|---|---|
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GC: Bernd Leno |
6.0/10 |
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CB: Joachim Andersen |
6.9/10 |
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CB: Issa Diop |
6.4/10 |
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CB: Calvin Bassey |
7.8/10 |
|
RWB: Timothy Castagne |
6.6/10 |
|
CM: Now Lukic |
6.7/10 |
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CM: Tom Cairney (c) |
7.3/10 |
|
LWB: Antonee Robinson |
6.8/10 |
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AM: Harry Wilson |
8.2/10 |
|
AM: Alex Iwobi |
7.1/10 |
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ST: Raul Jimenez |
9.2/10 |
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UNDER: Emile Smith Rowe (46' for Diop) |
6.7/10 |
|
UNDER: Andreas Pereira (64' for Iwobi) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Rodrigo Muniz (64' for Cairney) |
6.0/10 |
|
UNDER: Adama Traore (80' for Lukic) |
6.5/10 |
Subs not used: Steven Benda (GK), Jorge Cuenca, Ryan Sessegnon, Joshua King, Martial Godo
|
Player |
ASSESSMENT |
|---|---|
|
GC: Christian Walton |
6.2/10 |
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RB: Ben Johnson |
7.2/10 |
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CB: Dara O'Shea |
7.3/10 |
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CB: Luke Woolfenden |
6.6/10 |
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CB: Jacob Greaves |
7.2/10 |
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LB: Leif Davis |
6.5/10 |
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RM: Sammie Szmodics |
7.5/10 |
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CM: Sam Walrusy (c) |
6.3/10 |
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CM: Jens-Lys Cajuste |
6.8/10 |
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LM: Nathan Broadhead |
7.6/10 |
|
ST: Liam Delap |
7.8/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Taylor (73' for Szmodics) |
6.2/10 |
|
UNDER: Kalvin Phillips (73' for Cajuste) |
6.2/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Clarke (80' for Broadhead) |
6.6/10 |
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UNDER: Wes Burns (80' for Johnson) |
6.4/10 |
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UNDER: Ali Al Hamadi (88' for Delap) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Arijanet Muric (GK), Cameron Burgess, Conor Townsend, Harry Clarke