Newcastle Utd 3-0 Ipswich Town: Relegation confirmed for ten-man Tractor Boys after Tyneside drubbing.
Ipswich Town will return to the Championship after one season in the top flight
Ipswich Town have been relegated from the Premier League. Following a 3-0 loss to Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
The Tractor Boys’ trip to Tyneside started on a dismal note as Ben Johnson. Shown two yellow cards before halftime with the match still goalless.
Coming into the match 15 points adrift of
Ipswich’s relegation was all but confirmed before kickoff. Johnson’s bookings for simulation and a cynical foul on Alexander Isak. Which came แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ just seven minutes apart, erased any hope that they could wrangle a second season in the top flight.
Newcastle went on to put the tie to bed with professional efficiency. Isak broke the deadlock moments before halftime, scoring from the spot. After Jacob Murpy was hauled down in the box by Julio Enciso.
League Cup final hero Dan Burn would double the Magpies’ advantage just ten minutes into the second half, heading home a Kieran Trippier cross. Before William Osula would add a knockout blow with ten minutes remaining.
While the loss relegates Ipswich, it preserves Newcastle’s
for European qualification, moving Saturday’s hosts back into third place in the Premier League, leading Man City by one point and Chelsea by two.
Newcastle’s three goals could have been far more. Sandro Tonali hit the woodwork minutes into the second half, and manager Eddie Howe showed little mercy as he brought Anthony Gordon, Callum Wilson and Osula off the bench in the late stages.