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Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna speaking to BBC Sport:
"I think we created the better chances in the game but when you came back from 2-1 down a point is a good result. Four games unbeaten and we just need to keep going.
"It was a well fought game, I thought it ebbed and flowed. We had spells of domination both in terms of territory and chances and they have their spells as well. I thought the game had a really good flow to it with two good sides and to be competing with a team who have been together for three years with a top manager I think there are so many positives to take for us.
"Every game in the division is tough so we know the scale of the challenge every week. That four games in a row now that we have got a result, the only two teams to beat us are Man City and Liverpool in the first two weeks when we where coming together as a group. We are doing a lot of the right things."
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More from Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, speaking to Sky Sports:
"We controlled the first half better than the second half and I think the result was fair in the end. We are in a process, we got one point but of course we have to try and progress the way we are. Some players are getting better.
"We started the first half very well, we came back and we controlled the game really well. But in the second half they were pushing.
"They did it, they scored, because we couldn't control like we wanted to and it was a really fair result."
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery speaking to BBC Sport:
"It was a pretty good match and I think the draw was fair. We were better in the first half, the second half we lost our concentration and the consequences happened because they scored and they could have scored one more.
"We had our chances but we conceded more than normal and we didn’t control things like we did in the first half. I am not happy with the point but I have to accept it because I think it is fair.
"They had their game plan of course when they scored it was a surprise because we started well. I wanted us to finish strongly and oppose and we didn’t do that."
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Ipswich Town are up to 15th with their point, with four points now on the board from four successive draws since opening losses to Liverpool and Manchester City.
Aston Villa are in fifth, two points off the top in these early stages.
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Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna speaking to Sky Sports: "I thought we managed to do that [make Aston Villa uncomfortable] for much of the game. They are a top team and they resorted to going long with many of their goal kicks. We dominated and controlled the ball and created more than enough chances to win. It's a good step for us.
"It was another good day for Liam Delap, he does really well and he takes a lot of credit. But the team at 2-1 down never dropped their heads and we were always competitive in the game.
"I think there's loads to come [from Delap], I still don't think fitness-wise he is anywhere near the level he can get to after a big injury at the end of last season. The impact he has had and all-round play, and to have so much growth left in him, we are rally happy to have him here.
"It is not easy to create chances in the division. Aston Villa haven't given up many big chances so to create the chances we did showed the boys are growing into it. The next step is taking a couple more. We are showing that we are an improving side.
"Four games unbeaten doesn't come easily in the Premier League. It is a fantastic first step and we still feel there is a lot of improvement to come."
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Villa looked like they had one eye on Wednesday. A poor display, not helped with poor officiating. Ipswich fortunate.
Simon
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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, speaking to BBC Sport, on whether that was a missed opportunity:
"100% the way we played we kind of fell into their hands. It was like a basketball game really, it was end to end and that’s what they wanted and they caught us on the transition a couple of times.
"We had a lot of opportunities but we didn’t get the final pass right, I am included in that. We could have seen the game out after my goal."
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Image source, ReutersLiam Delap is the first Ipswich Town player to score a brace in a Premier League match since Marcus Bent in March 2002 against Newcastle United .
The 21-year-old is also the youngest to do so in the competition for the Tractor Boys (21y 234d).
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Ipswich Town midfielder Kalvin Phillips told Sky Sports:
"I was a good point and I feel like we dominated in the second half we really took it to them and they really struggled to deal with us and we were unlucky not to score at the end."
Team-mate and goalscorer Liam Delap said:
"It was really good and we showed what we are about from minute one and we created so many chances. It was a really good result for us and we probably deserved the win after the second half performance.
"I think it’s the fourth time we’ve got something from a game so we are happy."
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Image source, PA MediaAston Villa striker Ollie Watkins speaking to Sky Sports: "They always put a lot of pressure on us and we couldn't really implement our game plan. Ipswich were always on to us and it was a bit of a basketball game which is what they wanted but we didn't.
"It was a difficult game and I think a point is a fair result. We didn't get it right in the final third, we could have been more ruthless myself included.
"A point is a fair result but disappointing because there were a lot of opportunities for us. They kept putting pressure on us, they're here at home, the made runs in behind and we grinded the result out in the end."
On facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League in midweek: "Everybody is ready, there's a buzz around the club. Last year was special and this will be even better this year in the Champions League. You want to play in the best games in the world."
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Aston Villa have picked up 13 points from their opening six Premier League matches - the most they’ve picked up at this stage of a Premier League since season 2008-09, when they picked up as many points.
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Mark Schwarzer
Former Australia keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, PA MediaIpswich want to get on a run and this place has to become a fortress.
They never gave up and they were unlucky to not get more out of this game.
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We'll bring you all the reaction from Portman Road as we get it before closing this live page.
Meanwhile, build-up to Manchester United v Tottenham has started over here.
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Mark Schwarzer
Former Australia keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, PA MediaVilla struggled with Liam Delap.
He bullied them all game and his run down the left side when he scored the second goal was excellent.
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Aston Villa miss the chance to go level on points with leaders Liverpool but Unai Emery's side are only two points off the early pace.
Now they will prepare to host Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Manchester United at the weekend.
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Mark Schwarzer
Former Australia keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Ipswich were great they did not give up and Villa took their foot off the pedal.
Villa didn't really go for it enough.
Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa
Image source, PA MediaGreat game.
No first Premier League win of the season for Ipswich Town, but a strong second half performance against Aston Villa earns the promoted club a fourth successive draw.
Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa
Can either side create one last opportunity?
Here come Ipswich Town once again...
Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa
Mark Schwarzer
Former Australia keeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
As the game has gone on Ipswich have grown in confidence.
Liam Delap has scored three of Ipswich Town's five Premier League goals so far this season
A superb individual strike from two-goal Liam Delap earned Ipswich Town a draw against Aston Villa, who missed a chance to move level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool.
With Ipswich trailing 2-1 in the second half, striker Delap collected the ball just inside Villa territory, raced into the penalty area and tricked his way beyond Diego Carlos before firing low past goalkeeper Emi Martinez.
The former Manchester City forward had turned in Jack Clarke's cutback to give Ipswich an eighth-minute advantage, but visitors Villa recovered to lead by half-time at Portman Road.
Morgan Rogers collected Jacob Greaves' poor clearance and exchanged passes with Ollie Watkins before crashing in his first goal for the season to equalise.
Leon Bailey's cross from the right then picked out unmarked England striker Watkins, who nodded past Arijanet Muric from six yards.
At that stage Villa looked set to achieve a comeback victory for the third Premier League match in a row.
However, Delap's intervention secured a fourth successive league draw for Ipswich as the Tractor Boys climbed to 15th in the table.
Ipswich created best chances - McKenna
Ipswich were decent value for their point, which lifted them out of the relegation zone.
Their wait for a first win since returning to the Premier League goes on, although manager Kieran McKenna will take positives from this latest display.
Delap's two goals were both well taken but quite different in execution.
His first was a predatory first-time strike from inside the penalty area and his second was all of his own making, reminiscent of his first Premier League goal for Ipswich in the 1-1 draw against Fulham on 31 August.
The 21-year-old perhaps should have had a hat-trick, but Martinez denied him when he was sent through for a one-on-one in the first period.
Kalvin Phillips had a hand in Ipswich's opener, winning a turnover deep in the Villa half before feeding Clarke to set up Delap.
England international Phillips also tested Martinez with a stinging drive from outside the penalty area.
Of concern to McKenna will be the defensive lapses that led to two soft goals at the other end.
Ipswich's next four league fixtures are against teams currently outside the top 10, so hopes of a first league win of the campaign arriving soon will be high - especially if Delap can continue this fine start to his career in Suffolk.
Emery 'not happy' but says draw was 'fair' result
Villa came from a goal behind to beat Wolves 3-1 in their previous Premier League outing, a week after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Everton at Villa Park.
That pattern looked like continuing on Sunday, once the visitors had recovered from their early setback.
The form of England hopeful Rogers, 22, has been among the major recent positives for Villa and he found the net for the first time at club level this season with a composed finish from inside the box.
England forward Watkins' header was his fourth league goal in his last three games and put Villa on course for what would have been a fifth win in six Premier League outings in 2024-25.
They appeared comfortable in spells, but this was another game in which Villa were unable to show their best form for a full 90 minutes and on this occasion they could not take away all three points.
Villa's attention will now turn to two blockbuster home games in five days.
Unai Emery's side host German giants Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday (20:00 BST), before Manchester United visit Villa Park for a Premier League fixture on Sunday (14:00 BST).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
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| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
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| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
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| 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
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| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
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| 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
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| 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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| 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
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| 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
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| 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
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| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
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| 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
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| 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
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| 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
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| 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 3 |
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| 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
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| 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
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| 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 1 |
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Manager: Kieran McKenna
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Kieran McKenna
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Ipswich have won just one of their 10 Premier League games against Aston Villa (D2 L7), a 1-0 away win in March 1994.
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last 10 away league games against Ipswich (W5 D5) since a 3-0 loss in September 1984. Only against Coventry have the Villans had a longer run without defeat on the road in their league history (13 between 1938 and 1986).
Ipswich Town have failed to win any of their opening five Premier League matches this season (D3 L2). They last had a longer winless start to a top-flight season in 1982-83 (opening six games).
Aston Villa have won their last three Premier League matches, beating Leicester, Everton and Wolves. They last had a longer winning run in March and April 2023 (five in a row).
Ipswich have drawn their last three league games, with the Tractor Boys last drawing more games in a row in February and March 2017 in the Championship (six). In the Premier League, they last had a longer run of draws in August and September 1992 (five).
Aston Villa have won their first two away Premier League matches this season – only once in their league history have they opened a season with three away wins, doing so in 2020-21.
In 18 Premier League matches against newly promoted teams, Unai Emery has a win percentage of 78% (W14 D2 L2), winning nine out of 10 as Aston Villa boss including victory in all four away games.
Only Bournemouth’s Marcus Tavernier (197) has applied more pressures to opponents in the Premier League this season than Ipswich’s Omari Hutchinson (196), while only three players have applied more pressures in the final third of the pitch than Hutchinson (69).
Since Unai Emery’s first Aston Villa game in November 2022, only Erling Haaland (66) and Mohamed Salah (59) have been involved in more Premier League goals than Ollie Watkins (53 – 35 goals, 18 assists).
Although he only has one Premier League clean sheet in 14 games for Burnley and Ipswich, according to Opta’s xGoT model Arijanet Muric has prevented 9.4 goals in the competition (21 goals conceded from an xGoT of 30.4), the best prevention rate of any goalkeeper since his debut on March 16.
