Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland — Premier League

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Ipswich
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Sunderland

Ipswich won

the market gave them 33% at kickoff

The Recap

Jack Clarke haunts former club Sunderland with 90th-minute winner for Ipswich

Storylines
IPS · THE EX-FACTORNew · ClosedJack Clarke haunts former club Sunderland with a 90th-minute winner

Coming off the bench, curled in a dramatic 90th-minute winner against his former club, securing his first-ever goal and sealing all three points for .

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IPS · THE REUNIONClosed · 5dGary O'Neil starts Ipswich reign with victory as Strasbourg recruits shine

saw his competitive debut end in a 2-1 win. His summer signing , who played under him at , assisted the opening goal before going off injured.

IPS · THE DEBUTNew · ClosedEmersonn scores 24 minutes into debut to put Ipswich ahead

Record signing took just 24 minutes to score on his debut, converting a low cross after a brilliant run from .

IPS · THE HOODOOClosed · 5dIpswich Town snap painful home streak to avoid unwanted history

By beating 2-1, Ipswich avoided becoming only the fourth club in English top-flight history to suffer ten consecutive home defeats.

SUN · THE TURNOngoing · 5dRégis Le Bris laments cruel opening day defeat at Portman Road

Manager felt the 2-1 loss was cruel after a midfield led by dominated 62% possession, but admitted defensive errors cost his side the match.

SUN · THE CAPTAINOngoing · 5dGranit Xhaka leads Sunderland after snubbing Chelsea

played the full 90 minutes and won the free-kick for the equaliser, but could not prevent the late defeat.

SUN · THE EUROPEANSOngoing · 5dSunderland prepare to balance domestic duties with Europe

's first match of the season ended in a 2-1 defeat as they prepare to balance league play with their European campaign.

How it panned out

IPS · THE REUNION

Gary O'Neil starts Ipswich reign with victory as Strasbourg recruits shine

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IPS · THE RETURN

Ipswich return to the top flight after brief absence

Full timeIpswich marked their Premier League return with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sunderland.

IPS · THE HOODOO

Ipswich Town snap painful home streak to avoid unwanted history

Before kickoffIpswich fight to snap a painful Premier League home streak

Full timeIpswich snapped their nine-match Premier League home losing streak with a 2-1 win.

Fun facts
SUN · THE SET-PIECE DRY SPELLTen years in the making

's spectacular 39th-minute strike was 's first direct free-kick goal in the since scored against in May 2016.

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IPS · THE PORTMAN ROAD PARTYTwo decades of waiting

's dramatic 2-1 victory over was only their second home win at in 24 years.

IPS · THE BRAZILIAN FIRSTSamba at Portman Road

's 24th-minute debut goal made him the first Brazilian player to score a goal for in the club's 90-year professional history.

SUN · THE STREAKA twelve-year wait continues

missed out on winning three successive matches for the first time since May 2014, having won their final two top-flight games of last season.