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Ipswich Edge Hull 1-0 as Matusiwa Scores First for Club

The win lifted Ipswich to third on 63 points, three off second-placed Middlesbrough with a game in hand.

Overview

  • Azor Matusiwa settled the match with a 71st‑minute strike from the edge of the area at Portman Road after build-up involving substitutes Anis Mehmeti and Leif Davis.
  • Ipswich notched a third consecutive victory and, according to TWTD, completed their first league double over Hull this season.
  • Hull remained fifth on 60 points and suffered a first away defeat in nine matches, ending a run of five straight wins on the road.
  • Despite several counter-attacking openings, Hull failed to register a shot on target.
  • Head coach Sergej Jakirovic said Ipswich "deserved one goal," praised Hull’s defending, and pledged his team will "fight till the end."