Match abandonment at Blackburn 'right thing to do'

Ipswich Town's suspended game against Blackburn Rovers should not be replayed according to Rovers head coach Valerien Ismael, but the BBC Radio Suffolk team believes protocol states otherwise.

The game at Ewood Park was abandoned in the 79th minute after heavy rain left the pitch waterlogged.

Rovers were 1-0 up and with a man advantage when play stopped and the EFL board are yet to make a decision on what happens next.

"The full 90 minutes have to be replayed. It's a little bit annoying from [Blackburn's] perspective but Town could counteract with 'it was their pitch that let us down,'" said BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley.

"But the abandonment was 100% the right thing to do."

Jacob Greaves was shown a red card in the 49th minute of the game but while the match itself will likely be replayed and the result overwritten, Greaves' sending off and subsequent suspension will stand.

The defender misses Saturday's visit of Portsmouth (15:00 BST), with academy product Andre Dozzell returning in the blue of Pompey.

"I think he's a real good player. He's good on the ball, he's comfortable and he's been doing well," said John Wark.

"It's a difficult game but we're at home and we should win. We've got to win."

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