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Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna speaking to BBC Sport after today's win: "It is really nice and brilliant moment for us, the supporters and everyone at the club. We have had some that have gone against us so it is nice to be on the other side of it."

On Jack Taylor's winner: "He has been on an incredible journey like a lot of the club. he is a goalscoring midfielder so it was no surprise to see him pop up with one.

"It was a tough phase of the game. I thought we were the better team until they score and they scored out of a moment really and they had momentum. We came strong again in the last 10 minutes and it was a difficult phase of the game that we had to stand up and be counted in."

How important will that be come the end of the season? "Who knows? It is a big three points for us. We have missed out on points lately that we feel we should have won. To pick up those points was really good. We will train this week and take each one as it comes. We will enjoy every one."

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Ipswich Town have won a league game against Wolves for the first time since November 2014 in the Championship, ending a run of seven such meetings without victory (D5 L2).

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Ipswich Town matchwinner Jack Taylor has been speaking after today's victory: "We played really well in the first half and then they came back into it. I am really happy to have got the winning touch.

"I was told to come on and try and impact the game and try and calm the game down because it was a little but hectic. I have a little knack for goals so I am glad to have got that one today.

"We normally take each game as it comes but getting the win today I would like to take momentum into the next one."

How will you celebrate this win? "It is a long journey back with the lads so we will have a good time. I will be watching my goal back many times!"

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There are five games in the Premier League on Saturday and we will bring you all the key moments.

• Arsenal v Everton

• Liverpool v Fulham - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

• Newcastle v Leicester

• Wolves v Ipswich

• Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (17:30) - listen on BBC Radio 5 Live

All kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 16 he takes on darts star Stephen Bunting, who is a Liverpool fan.

Bunting, who is ranked eighth in the Professional Darts Championship (PDC) order of merit, takes on Alan Soutar or Kai Gotthardt in the second round of the PDC World Championship, which starts at London's Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

Do I think Wolves will score? Yes.

Do I think Ipswich will score too? Probably, because everyone scores against Wolves.

I could come out of retirement and score against Wolves, that's how bad their backline is. In fact, I actually think I would score more than one and I am 51.

Wolves have got some talented players but, as I've said previously, you cannot concede the amount of goals they do and expect to stay in the Premier League.

As for Ipswich, I was speaking to a teacher friend of mine, Mr Fields, about them this week.

As a loyal fan of the Tractor Boys, he was thinking six points was possible from their past two games, at home to Crystal Palace and Bournemouth - and they got zero.

I had said Ipswich would get a point against Palace and lose to Bournemouth, but those results still made me think I have been a bit too generous with my predictions for them this season.

Putting my Norwich loyalties to one side, anyone seeing my scores would think I had a soft spot for Ipswich, when in fact they are showing their soft centre.

So, I am going with Wolves here. I know Ipswich's best results so far have come on the road, but I don't think that will help them here.

It won't make any difference where they play if their goalkeeper, Arijanet Muric, keeps making terrible decisions.

Bunting's prediction: 1-1

Both teams are desperate for a win but it could end up being a game where both teams are more afraid of losing.

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Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Wolves (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• McKenna confirmed there are no "very significant" injury updates, but there are some "seasonal illnesses" and they are still "managing" some players, including Kalvin Phillips and Ben Johnson.

• On facing fellow relegation battlers Wolves at Molineux: "You know going away from home there are always two edges to that sword. Especially against a team who are not in a position supporters are happy with. We know if they get momentum up, if they get the first goal then I'm sure they will all pull together because they are all fighting really, really hard for the result."

• He added: "You also know, going away from home, if you can impose yourself on the game, if you can take away the performance that the home team want and you can get the first goal, then you have a chance of turning that momentum against them. That always counts for you in away games and probably against teams who aren't performing and picking up results that they would hope. That is the situation going into this weekend."

• The Ipswich boss said they "support all of our players" after goalkeeper Arijanet Muric made a mistake in their 2-1 defeat by Bournemouth last weekend, adding: "We know that mistakes are going to be made over the course of the season. We think that he's an extremely talented goalkeeper, I have to say. I think he's got attributes to his game that are top, top class. He's also very young for a goalkeeper and settling into a new club."

• He continued: "There are areas of his game that he's working really, really hard on and we're fully engaged in that process with him. Obviously he was disappointed with Bournemouth's first goal on Saturday. With any goal that goes against you it's never just one thing though. There were a couple of other things as a team, and with individuals within the team, that we could have done better to stop the goal."

• McKenna said mistakes are "the nature of football and that's the nature of being a goalkeeper" because "margins are really, really fine" but he still wanted to praise the Kosovo international, stating: "He's been in good form. Up until that moment on Saturday I think he had a good game. His performances have been improving as the season's gone on. He's been helping us in a lot of different situations and I think he's been really growing into the season."

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We asked for your views on what's the one thing - good or bad - that no one is talking about Ipswich.

Here are some of your comments:

Shaun: We have dropped the most points from a winning position in the entire league. If we hadn't dropped those points, we would be sitting easily in the top half!!

Alan: I haven't studied the facts and figures but in my mind we would be in the top half of the table if we looked at the scores after 75 minutes. So we just need to learn how to carry on for those extra minutes.

Mick: People forget that two seasons ago we were playing the likes of Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers. As great as our story has been, the reality is that we did it too quickly. Another season in the Championship (at least) would have given us time to build a stronger squad - and that's what we are missing today.

Stephen: Town are trusting the process. The plan is for the long term and we are currently ahead of schedule. But now the club is here, it will fight to stay. The best signing we did this season was keeping Kieran McKenna who is without doubt the best young coach in the country. I hope we can keep him.

James: Why is McKenna still playing Arijanet Muric?? He is a good enough manager to realise that Muric has cost us so many points.

James: The goalkeeper position is surely up for debate? While being a good shotstopper, Muric has been suspect with his feet. I would give Christian Walton a chance against Wolves.

After three straight defeats - including the late turnaround by Bournemouth that would have been a first home league win - there has been plenty said about Ipswich's tough start to life in the top flight.

But given you know Town the best, what is the one thing - good or bad - that no-one is talking about regarding the club right now?

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BBC Sport, with the help of data from website Premier Injuries, external, has taken a look at which side has suffered most from injuries this season.

Fabian Hurzeler has had a tough start in English football from an injury perspective - although his side sitting seventh in the Premier League table suggests he is more than capable of coping with it.

West Ham fans may be even more frustrated about their season when they learn that they have had the least amount of injury setbacks in the top flight.

Comparing the injury situation now with the same stage last season, the overall numbers are actually down, according to Ben Dinnery of Premier Injuries Ltd.

"Year on year, there has been about a 20% reduction in the number of injury incidents and about a 30% reduction in the 'burden' on clubs - the amount of days missed by injured players," he said.

His data is calculated from the opening day of the season, so players who were already injured going into the campaign - such as the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries to Brentford's Rico Henry, Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings and Brighton's Solly March - do not count.

"Perhaps the narrative [of an increase in injuries] is driven by some high-profile managers and the prominence of major injuries to higher-status players, such as Manchester City's Rodri," Dinnery added.

"The injury narrative is not being pushed by Kieran McKenna at Ipswich or Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler.

"They are not using their sidelined players as excuses, even though Ipswich have lost some huge players as they try to adapt to the intensity and rigours of Premier League football.

"Brighton didn't have a great record last year, but had European football to contend with. The headline numbers are one thing, but football is a contact sport. Perhaps it is testament to their recruitment of a squad with strength and depth that they are still doing well despite the number of injuries."

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While Ipswich Town's latest single goal defeat in the Premier League was as cruel as it was depressing, one highlight was the contribution by Town players whose careers were forged in the Football League.

There was no better example than marauding centre-back Cameron Burgess providing an assist for penalty box menace Conor Chaplin to open the scoring against Bournemouth on Sunday.

That goal means Chaplin is now one of only a few players to have scored goals in each of the top four tiers of the English football pyramid. The Worthing-born attacking midfielder is finally getting the chance to showcase his ability on the biggest stage, having previously scored 94 league goals in 341 EFL appearances.

Chaplin broke through at League Two level with Portsmouth in 2014-15 - back when Pompey were reeling from their rapid drop down the divisions. He would go on to make over 100 appearances at League One and Two level on the south coast, before a brief spell at Coventry (then in League One) and Barnsley in the Championship. A drop back down to the third tier with Town led to Chaplin taking his bow at Premier League level thanks to the club's back-to-back promotions.

As for Cam Burgess, who was Ipswich's player of the match against the Cherries, his career path to the top level was much more circuitous. Starting out in the Championship with Fulham, also in 2014-15, making his first league appearance against Ipswich, a combination of loans and transfers eventually saw the Australia international ply his trade at League Two Salford in 2019-20. Fast forward five seasons at Accrington and then at Town, and Burgess is now lining up - and impressing - in the top flight.

While much is expected of Kieran McKenna's summer recruits, it is great that opportunities are being given to players like Chaplin and Burgess who have earned their Premier League minutes by going the 'long way round'.

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Former Ipswich Town player, Mick Mills discussed Ipswich Town's 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth, on the recent episode of BBC Radio Suffolk, Final Whistle: "The first half was outstanding. We started off with five minutes of exchanges with Bournemouth fighting for possession. They were pressing quick and hard and we squirmed out of those situations nicely and kept hold of the ball and almost said to Bournemouth, 'you've got a tough game today'.

"We put the pressure on them and it was a great performances in the first half from some individuals. Conor Chaplin was one and Cameron Burgess without doubt and then you've got Liam Delap, who joined us and has been outstanding, those three were unbelievable.

"In the second half, it's difficult to understand why you can be right up there having a great performance and then come out looking second best. We got through to the 70th minute. We hadn't played well, but we got through it without conceding. There were signs they [Bournemouth] were getting frustrated and we were beginning to improve.

"Slowly but surely, we were getting to the end of the game and it felt like we were going to win and get the first three points of the season, but then a big mistake.

"It was a big mistake. You should never ever come to deal with a ball that is on the ground just entering the box over in the left-hand corner of the penalty area. There were three Town players close enough to stop that player. There was no reason for the goalkeeper [Arijanet Muric] to come. He has to work these things out.

"Muric is an OK goalkeeper. I don't think he's an improvement of what we've had last season. Christian Walton he's the most patient guy in the world. I believe Walton deserves an opportunity. How many mistakes does Muric have to make for Christian to get his chance? This is one too many for me."

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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Ipswich Town and Bournemouth.

Here are some of your comments:

Ipswich fans

Olly: Worked our socks off for 88 minutes for the keeper to completely lose the plot. He doesn't do that, I'm certain we win 1-0. Then momentum was always going to be hard to stop to salvage a point. Going to be hard to get the players to go again to that gut punch. Not sure how many setbacks or nearly performances they can recover from. So close but so far away… again.

Michael: Defeat down to the manager. Should have reinforced midfield earlier when 1-0 up. Too predictable with substitutes. Most teams would have protected what they had.

James: For an hour of this match, we played some excellent football and would have been worthy of the win. Nerves set in as we tried to see it out, and Bournemouth sensed this with two late, late goals. Overall, there were far more positives than negatives to come out of the game, but they are going to have to translate into points sooner rather than later if we are to stand a chance of survival.

Bournemouth fans

John: A deserved win. We wore Ipswich down in the end, with our press, pace and speed of passing. However we need to finish more of the chances we create. It was similar to the Spurs game in that way.

Tom: Two wins in four days and up to eighth, am I dreaming? But, please don't keep us waiting an on tenterhooks again.

Paul: Another outstanding team performance by a side who never stop running and fighting. So proud to be a Cherry!

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Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Sunday's defeat against Bournemouth: "It is an extremely disappointed dressing room. I thought it was a good performance with some outstanding performances.

"Conor Chaplin with his goal, he's on a great journey. We know we could have won the game. I think the second goal being ruled out was harsh.

"Conceding late changes the momentum and then they go and grab a second."

On Cameron Burgess' goal being disallowed: "I think the challenge from Liam [Delap] happens every week. It looks so similar to so many incidents I've seen this weekend but we get pulled up on it."

On why he thinks they conceded two late goals: "The game was in such a good place we normally make subs earlier but we were doing well. We weren't giving away too much and we were getting stronger but it's a poor moment on the first goal and then you're vulnerable. They had five fresh subs on the pitch and momentum."

On picking up the players: "It's a big blow but the group is working so well. We've had a disappointing week but we are working hard and competing with teams.

"We deserved more from the game today but it's a disappointing week. The margins are really small for us getting that win and the jump to getting more points isn't a huge one."

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Four matches make up Sunday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

• Fulham v Arsenal - 14:00 - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary

• Ipswich v Bournemouth - 14:00

• Leicester v Brighton 14:00

• Tottenham v Chelsea - 16:30 - BBC Radio 5 Live commentary

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Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 15 he takes on Dougie Payne, bassist with rock band Travis.

Sutton's prediction: 1-2

Tuesday's game at home to fellow strugglers Crystal Palace was big for Ipswich, and they came up short.

Kieran McKenna's side are killing me in my predictions. So far they have been the kind of team that are always in games, but they have a little bit of softness about them that means they are not winning when I expect them to.

I have a feeling it could be a similar story here. It is great to see sell-out crowds again at Portman Road after the club spent years in the wilderness but there is a reason they are still yet to win at home.

In contrast, Bournemouth have had a great week, absolutely battering Wolves and then backing it up by beating Tottenham.

I have been backing Ipswich blindly but maybe I have to stop doing that now. They really need to recover after their result against Palace and maybe they can scramble something here, but I can't see it.

Payne's prediction: 1-1

The Tractor Boys are another team I like watching, but I do worry for them. Bournemouth have had some excellent results recently and this one will be quite tight.

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