Philogene hits superb hat-trick as Ipswich cruise to first win
Hirst punishes awful defending and sub Clarke adds fifth
Thrashing piles more pressure on Sheff Utd boss Selles after poor start
Bottom side Blades have lost every game since Spaniard replaced Chris Wilder
Ipswich 1-0 Sheff Utd
We're back under way.
Sheffield United have 45 minutes to avoid starting a season with five straight defeats for the first time in 30 years, Ipswich are looking to win at home for the first time this calendar year.
No changes at the break.
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Image source, Rex FeaturesWe have a full schedule of games in the EFL this weekend with records and derbies very much to the fore.
We've picked out just five things you might want to keep an eye on over the weekend.
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Once Ipswich and Sheffield United are done tonight there are 11 more fixtures to look forward to in the Championship this weekend, including an absolute cracker on Sunday.
All games kick off at 15:00 BST unless stated:
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Glenn Speller
BBC Sport England at Portman Road
Ipswich deservedly in front and more problems for Ruben Selles.
These are two sides very comfortable in possession - the trouble for Sheffield United is when they lose the ball they are all over the place with no shape and within a couple of passes Ipswich are bearing down on their goal.
I spent a fair bit of the half watching the Blades boss and for the first half an hour he was on the edge of his technical area urging his side on and giving plenty of positive vibes.
For the last five minutes of the first period he was sat down in deep conversation with his coaching staff.
He must now find an answer while for Ipswich they must feel there are more goals in this.
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No shots on target this season. When they sacked Wilder it was for attacking football.
Rich
Has a manager ever been sacked at half time in the Championship? Is Chris Wilder anywhere nearby for the second half?
Anon
Don't forget your names on messages, folks...
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Following Danny Hall's question, Sheffield United's last shot on target was during their 1-0 defeat at home by Millwall on 23 August.
They haven't had one on target in their last two games including tonight.
They have had four shots on target in four matches including this evening.
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Danny Hall
Sheffield Star journalist on BBC Radio Sheffield
You can see how Sheffield United are trying to go about things.
It's not quite working. I can't quite see what it is supposed to be.
Alex Palmer hasn't had a save to make in the Ipswich goal.
What is the last shot on target that Sheffield United had? The fact that we are talking about that is concerning
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Mick Mills
Former Ipswich and England captain on BBC Radio Suffolk
A good game for supporters, they would have loved the start.
It set the game up nicely.
Sheffield United had the majority of possession, but the difference was the end product.
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Image source, Rex FeaturesIpswich on course for just a second home win since the start of last season.
Jaden Philogene's goal, after Alex Matos had inadvertently sent the ball into his path, has the home side a goal to the good against the blunt Blades.
The away side have had some decent moments but Alex Palmer in the Blues goal has been nothing more than an interested spectator.
It's now eight successive halves of football without a goal for United.
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Just one minute added on at the end of this half.
Kasey McAteer has a dip from range for the home side but straight at Michael Cooper in the Blades goal.
Ipswich 1-0 Sheff Utd
Ipswich are content to play on the counter-attack here and with good reason.
Again a Blades attack breaks down and within five seconds the home team are racing up the pitch and causing real concern in the United backline.
This time the pass through is desperately intercepted by Japhet Tanganga.
Ipswich 1-0 Sheff Utd
Mick Mills
Former Ipswich and England captain on BBC Radio Suffolk
Sheffield United look like a nice team, but not a threatening team.
Defensively, Ipswich Town have the answer, they are not conceding chances which is very good.
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Glenn (20:28) I think the only resignation Blades fans will want is from Selles.
Jon, Yorkshire.
Just not going to happen under Selles. There’s no end product. It’s not strong enough in the middle.
Rich
It's early season but if Sheffield United lose here will Ruben hit his "Selles Bye" date?
Paul, Dublin
What an extraordinary pun that is from Paul in Dublin. Superb work.
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Ipswich forward Chuba Akpom is down after a heavy challenge from Sydie Peck on halfway.
The referee was content to play on but stopped it when Akpom stayed down.
The forward, just back from a spell in the Netherlands with Ajax, isn't very happy that there's no punishment for the Blades skipper.
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Mick Mills
Former Ipswich and England captain on BBC Radio Suffolk
This has been a good game, it's lively, it's entertaining.
It's not like they Derby County game which was very physical.
They are probing all the time, Sheffield United, but there is very little threat to Alex Palmer in the Ipswich goal.
The hosts are having to defend a lot, but they are able to break very quickly.
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Half a chance for the away side.
A free-kick is half-cleared to Andre Brooks in the area and he has a big swing at it but... Doesn't make the best contact, we'll say.
Alex Palmer in the home goal is yet to be forced into action of note.
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Tom Cannon's just had his third touch for Sheffield United if you want me to try to keep count.
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Danny Hall
Sheffield Star journalist on BBC Radio Sheffield
Sheffield United striker Tom Cannon has had two touches in half an hour. I don't necessarily blame him for that.
They have got to find a way to get their strikers into the game.
You could have Brian Deane or Jamie Vardy or a Premier League striker in this side, but how do you expect to score if you can't get your strikers into the game?
They have got to believe that they can get back into this.
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These opening 30 minutes have been the story of the Blades' season so far.
They've looked neat and tidy with the ball... 40 yards from their opponents' goal but have looked vulnerable whenever they don't have it.
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According to our colleagues at Opta, Blades striker Tom Cannon has touched the ball twice so far.
Jaden Philogene joined Ipswich from Aston Villa for £20m in January
Jaden Philogene lit up Portman Road with his first senior hat-trick as Ipswich ended their winless start to the Championship season while piling more misery on Sheffield United and their embattled boss Ruben Selles.
For just the second time in their history, the Blades have opened a season with five successive league defeats and Selles cut a lonely figure on the touchline as he watched his side crumble in the face of some slick, pacy football from the hosts.
Philogene capitalised on a slip by Blades debutant Alex Matos to fire Ipswich ahead on 21 minutes before adding two more eye-catching strikes in the second period as the visitors collapsed defensively with a series of bad errors.
George Hirst added a fourth through the legs of goalkeeper Michael Cooper before substitute Jack Clarke repeated the trick to leave the future of the visitors' head coach surely in the balance.
The first surprise of the evening arrived with the team sheets - Sheffield United captain Gus Hamer dropped to the bench - and things swiftly went downhill for the visitors.
Philogene gave an early warning of his intentions with his second-minute shot saved by Cooper before Japhet Tanganga offered the travelling support some early encouragement with two headers from Harrison Burrows corners just over the bar.
But 10 minutes after Chuba Akpom had just failed to convert a Leif Davis cross, Ipswich went ahead as Alex Matos, in trying to intercept a cross-field pass, could only divert it into the path of Philogene who ran on to score confidently.
Six minutes after the break, the Blades defence clearly had not learned their lesson as they allowed the winger to cut inside on his right foot for a second time with the same outcome.
With chants of 'sacked in the morning' echoing from the away sections, more dreadful defending allowed Hirst to find space in the penalty area and slot an effort from an acute angle through Cooper's legs.
It took 59 minutes for home goalkeeper Alex Palmer to be called into action as he denied Tom Cannon but it was only a brief respite as Philogene completed his hat-trick by hammering a rising left-foot effort into the roof of the net.
Substitute Clarke joined the party late on, becoming the second player to beat Cooper with a nutmeg as Ipswich completed just their second home league win in 22 attempts and a first since beating Chelsea in the Premier League on 30 December last year.
Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna:
"Tonight feels like the first game for the group. The first half was really tough. I've got a lot of respect for Ruben because his sides press really hard and it's difficult to get out and play.
"Our talent at the top end can hurt teams and it was a different challenge from what we had from Derby and Preston before – to get the rewards we got in the second half we had to show a lot of resilience and strength."
On the performance of hat-trick scorer Jaden Philogene:
"It's a boost for Jaden on an individual level – he came to us late last season and was playing on the right and we know he prefers to play on the left but we had some injuries so we had to play him on the right.
"We've done a lot of work with him in the summer – for him it will be a big boost to his confidence and we know what qualities he can bring to the side.
Sheffield United boss Ruben Selles:
"The first goal comes from an interception 70 yards from our goal. The second goal changed the game and I think we fell apart. We can analyse the changes and the shape but we were competitive until the second goal.
"After a 5-0 defeat it's tough to talk about some positives but in the first half we saw the team we want to be.
"It doesn't matter what I believe (about my future) but I will keep working until the last moment – I have to take the pain and analyse what we want for the next game to try to beat the next opponent [Charlton on Saturday, 20 September]."
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
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| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
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| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
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| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 |
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| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 1 |
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| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
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| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
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Manager: Kieran McKenna
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Rubén Sellés
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Kieran McKenna
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Rubén Sellés
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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