Ipswich Town 1-0 Shaktar Donetsk: Watch video highlights of friendly
Ipswich Town started their pre-season with a 1-0 win over Ukrainian champions Shaktar Donetsk in Austria yesterday – watch match highlights here…
Skipper Sam Morsy fired home a cracking low shot from outside the box in the first half, following superb work from Wes Burns.
READ MORE: Stuart Watson’s verdict on friendly win
And that proved enough to win the game, giving Town a victory over a side who beat Barcelona in last season’s Champions’ League.
READ MORE: Match report from Shaktar clash
New signings Ben Johnson, Jacob Greaves and Liam Delap all played, with Delap coming close to doubling Town’s lead in the second half after nice pull-back from Elkan Baggott.
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FPL promoted teams: £5.5m Hutchinson a potential star
We’re looking at Ipswich Town’s midfielders and forwards from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective in this latest article from our Promoted series.
A profile of manager Kieran McKenna and a round-up of Ipswich’s defenders preceded this piece.
We’ve got insight from Ivan Fisher, aka FPL Reuser on X, to provide a fan’s view.
Ipswich arrive in the Premier League having scored 92 goals last season, the highest tally in the division and three more than champions Leicester City.
They weren’t afraid to pull the trigger, either, racking up 719 shots, another league-high.
At home, they were especially prolific, averaging 2.5 goals per game. That figure dropped to 1.4 on the road, as Kieran McKenna opted for a more controlled approach away from Portman Road.
That said, back-to-back promotions were achieved by playing a dynamic, exciting brand of attacking football. Expect that to continue in the Premier League, even if they do have to temper it in slightly.
“193 league goals scored across the last two seasons and a commitment to attacking football says ‘absolutely’. During back-to-back promotions, Ipswich outscored every team across both campaigns.
“Notably, last season’s tally of 92 Championship goals included only three penalties. In contrast, 13 of champions Leicester’s 89 goals came from the penalty spot.” – FPL Reuser
Corners and free-kicks will also be important for Ipswich.
They scored 19 goals from set-pieces in 2023/24, which was second only to Cardiff City, showing they can attack opponents in various ways.
OMARI HUTCHINSON
Ipswich don’t have one main goalscorer. They like to spread goals out evenly in the team, so choosing a standout attacker for FPL isn’t straightforward. That said, if we had to pick one, it would be Omari Hutchinson (£5.5m).
The 20-year-old, who spent the 2023/24 season on loan from Chelsea, started slowly, scoring just once in his first 17 Championship matches. However, his form and output picked up drastically from February onwards, with eight goals and three assists arriving in 17 appearances.
