Wonderful Mateta end offers Glasner and Palace much-needed win over Ipswich

Jean-Philippe Mateta gave Crystal Palace their first away win of the season towards fellow Premier League strugglers Ipswich The city at Portman Street on Tuesday night.

Ipswich appeared to bag their first house victory of the season towards Palace, however had been outclassed through the Eagles who took the lion’s percentage of ownership early on.

Transparent minimize possibilities weren’t in abundance for all sides, although Palace made significantly extra pictures within the first part.

Ipswich started to turn their tooth in opposition to the tip of the primary part, and got here again into the second one part taking a look like they could motive critical issues for the guests.

However it used to be Mateta who broke the impasse within the 59th minute, as he discovered the web, and regardless of fleeting alternatives for each side, neither had been in a position to capitalise on them so as to add any further to the tally.

To be virtually midway throughout the season and now not have controlled a unmarried house win in that point is a grim statistic for the house facet. It’s nevertheless more straightforward to grasp after a fit like this night, during which neither facet appeared specifically threatening. Ipswich may have alternatives to pick out up issues sooner than the brutal festive calendar will get into complete swing, towards the likes of Wolves, and doubtlessly Newcastle and Bournemouth. At the energy of a show similar to this, it’s an increasing number of laborious to peer a metamorphosis of their fortunes.

The objective through Mateta used to be actually the one redeeming function of an another way irritating fit, however to provide Mateta his dues, it used to be a objective befitting a better caliber fixture.

IPSWICH: Muric 5, Clarke 5, O’Shea 6, Greaves 5, Davis 5, Morsy 5, Cajuste 5, Clarke 5, Burns 5, Hutchinson 5, Delap 6. Subs: Chaplin 5, Taylor 5, Al-Hamadi 5, Broadhead 5.

CRYSTAL PALACE: Henderson 5, Munoz 6, Chalobah 6, Lacroix 6, Guehi 5, Mitchell 5, Hughes 6, Doucoure 6, Sarr 6, Eze 6, Mateta 7. Subs: Lerma 5, Richards 5, Devenny 5.

59’ GOAL FOR PALACE! Jean-Phillipe Mateta chips the ball over the keeper from the a ways nook of the field to provide Palace the benefit.

Palace have ended Ipswich’s unbeaten run of 28 midweek league video games.

Crystal Palace had 22 touches within the field to Ipswich’s 12.