Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Ipswich Town 1.
Sheff WedSheffield Wednesday1IpswichIpswich Town1
Sixteen-year-old Andre Dozzell scored on his senior debut to rescue a point for Ipswich at Sheffield Wednesday.
Freddie Sears came close to giving the visitors an early lead when he forced Keiren Westwood into a fine save.
Fernando Forestieri then scored a third goal in five games, latching on to Ross Wallace's ball to put the Owls ahead.
Ipswich levelled against the run of play when England U17 midfielder Dozzell headed Liam Feeney's cross home from close range.
It is 32 years since Dozzell's father Jason became the youngest goalscorer in the top flight when he also scored on his debut, for the same club, at the age of 16.
The result leaves Wednesday five points above seventh-placed Cardiff City in the last of the play-off places with four games to play.
The Tractor Boys lie eight points and two places worse off with the chances of a top-six finish looking slim.
Wednesday dominated much of the match and could have doubled their advantage when Lucas Joao set up Barry Bannan, but he shot straight at keeper Bartosz Bialkowski.
Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal:
"We played against a strong opponent, one which had ambitions of promotion at the start of the season. We are in a better position than we were before the game. We have a five-point gap over Cardiff.
"We'd prefer the win but, for me, it's the way you win, draw or lose. The way we drew today is a positive. We drew because we missed a lot of chances, not because we didn't create any.
"We showed we were a consistent team today and played our football. The first 20 minutes weren't great but after that we played good football. We are in a good position now. I talk about reality and the reality is that we must win games. This is a crucial week and we must concentrate on the next game."
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy:
"It's a good point but it doesn't do us much good apart from that it gives us a bit of comfort that we've got a squad of lads who want to scrap, to play, to fight in a game which could have easily got away from us.
"Good genes produce good players and Andre (Dozzell) is a good player. I thought he deserved his opportunity. I always said that if we got to the end of the season and it looked like it had drifted away from us, I'd give him a chance.
"I'm always disappointed when we don't meet our expectations, my personal expectations. I thought we could have been a top-six side this season. We've suffered a lot of injuries and it's affected us. We've had a bad four or five weeks. We've had a tough time, and it's finished off our season."
Line-ups
Sheff Wed
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Westwood
- 32Hunt
- 15Lees
- 5Loovens
- 36Pudil
- 33WallaceBooked at 69mins
- 20Lee
- 21LópezSubstituted forHooperat 76'minutes
- 41Bannan
- 45Forestieri
- 18Lucas JoãoSubstituted forNuhiuat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Matias
- 9Nuhiu
- 10McGugan
- 12Bennett
- 14Hooper
- 23Sasso
- 28Wildsmith
Ipswich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Bialkowski
- 4ChambersBooked at 90mins
- 5Smith
- 6Berra
- 3Knudsen
- 17BruBooked at 69minsSubstituted forPitmanat 75'minutesBooked at 79mins
- 22Douglas
- 44FoleySubstituted forDozzellat 45'minutes
- 12Feeney
- 20Sears
- 10McGoldrick
Substitutes
- 1Gerken
- 11Pitman
- 15Pringle
- 26McDonnell
- 30Kenlock
- 37Digby
- 41Dozzell
- Referee:
- Robert Madley
- Attendance:
- 25,082
Match Stats
Home TeamSheff WedAway TeamIpswich
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home4
- Away15
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Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Ipswich Town 1.
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Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
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Attempt missed. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross following a set piece situation.
Booking
Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
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Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
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Attempt missed. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross Wallace.
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Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town).
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Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Atdhe Nuhiu.
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Attempt blocked. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Feeney with a cross.
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Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tom Lees.
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Attempt blocked. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Chambers with a headed pass.
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Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Atdhe Nuhiu.
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Attempt blocked. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
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Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
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Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
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Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brett Pitman.
