Matt Phillips sees a thunderous stooping volley at the far-post charged down after Jed Wallace had glided down the right and sent in a deep cross.

One added minute at the end of the half.

Jed Wallace somehow works some room on the right of the box but instead of trying to dink the keeper from an angle he opts to fizz into the danger zone, but Luke Woolfenden is able to hack away from his own six-yard box.

Darnell Furlong ushers a couple of stewards out of his way as he prepares to take a long throw from pretty much the concourse, only to then take it short. Made fools of us all.

Grady Diangana then has his name taken after an ill-advised nibble at keeper Vaclav Hladky who had dawdled in possession on the edge of the box before turning back to safety before flopping onto the ball.

Carlos Corberan's got his team to perfect the high line, catching Wes Burns (again) offside just a couple of yards into the Albion half.

Maybe that extra pressing and lack of space is leading to Ipswich seeking to play longer balls down the flanks?

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Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

Albion have coped with the Ipswich full-backs well, they can be a real threat going forward. Townsend knows he is in a game because he has to keep chasing Burns.

They need to keep their shape and their discipline.

Baggies keeper Alex Palmer morphs into prime Manuel Neuer, reading the game superbly to dash out of his box to clear the ball away from the marauding Wes Burns in the left-back berth.

A lot of rope-a-dope about Ipswich. Lots of short passes side to side and then bang... into a channel at 100mph.

You can certainly see why they have scored in every game since they met Bristol Rovers in League One in February.

For all the fireworks of West Brom's bright start, Ipswich have settled into their usual pattern of bossing possession and working the play up and down, almost at will.

Wes Burns, back from a shoulder injury on the right flank, is generally the out-ball.

Good match-up this with quality wide-players on both sides of the pitch for both teams.

Ipswich at sixes and sevens at the back.

Luke Woolfenden and Cameron Burgess had chances to clear a cross from the left but make a total hash of it and in the end Burgess' attempt cannons off Brandon Thomas-Asante and bounces straight into the grateful gloves of Vaclav Hladky.

That would have been on Christmas blooper videos for years... were they still a thing.

Wes Burns has a sight of goal. A bouncing ball is helped from left to right by the head of Conor Chaplin and finds Burns in space on the edge of the box.

Conor Townsend gets across to pressure him into skewing his half-volley well over Alex Palmer's crossbar.

A half-chance goes begging.

Ipswich are right back in this.

Nathan Broadhead traps a cross from the right on his chest and spins but instead of unleashing a volley, he tries to play a cute disguised ball through the defensive line to a team-mate. Unselfish. That orange kit got in his head. Just pull the trigger, son. Might have been a worldie!

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

Ipswich look dangerous when they do get around the Albion box.

They're playing some nice one-twos.

The early Baggies storm has blown itself out somewhat and here come Ipswich.

Okay Yokuslu covers Sam Morsy's clever run into the box to concede a corner but from Jack Taylor can only whip a bouncing ball well over the bar from the subsequent set-piece.

Not how it looked on the training ground, you'd imagine.

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Make no mistake, Albion are not here to watch 90 minutes of McKenna ball and aid Ipswich on their quest for back-to-back promotions, they are defending high up the pitch, pressing aggressively and trying to starve the visitors of time and space.

Maybe some of the tricks Carlos Corberan picked up from his Ange Postecoglou and Girona box-sets over the international break?

Ipswich continue their ploy of playing out from the back and work the ball out wide to the right.

Wes Burns tries a deep cross towards the unmarked George Hirst but Alex Palmer is off his line to claim the cross with ease.

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

West Brom are not sitting back now, they're going for another one.

It's noticeable that Albion are knocking the ball in to the box early, maybe they have seen a weakness in Ipswich there. When they do that they have to get numbers in there.

Baggies striker Brandon Thomas-Asante picks the ball up outside the box and fizzes in a swerving strike which Vaclav Hladky is able to beat away to his right.

Early pressure from Albion, and a long throw to come from goalscorer Darnell Furlong - it's a real weapon at their disposal. The modern-day Rory Delap.

Tony Brown
West Brom's all-time record goalscorer on BBC Radio WM

What a great start. To go in front very early is absolutely brilliant.

What it has done has silence the away fans. Albion have to keep this momentum going at The Hawthorns, go and get one or two more.

It's a marathon, but they've flown off the start line to be fair.

Lively start in a lively atmosphere. Ipswich are in their orange change kit looking like total footballers from the Netherlands. Can they live up to it?

Early touch for dangerman Leif Davis who has created more chances (53) and has more assists (seven) than anyone else in the division.

He's officially a left-back...

The strains of The Liquidator have faded...

Here we go... a huge match in the promotion conversation is under way.