Match ends, Ipswich Town 1, Fulham 1.
Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham
- From the section Football
Jonas Knudsen's injury-time equaliser earned Ipswich a point against Fulham to give them an outside chance of reaching the Championship play-offs.
Moussa Dembele's 17th league goal of the season, from Scott Parker's cross, gave Fulham the lead.
But the hosts responded to remain eight points behind sixth-placed Sheffield Wednesday with three games left.
Fulham have all but secured their Championship safety, remaining nine points clear of third-bottom MK Dons.
The Whites, who recovered from a 5-0 defeat by Brighton on Friday, are 16 goals better off than Karl Robinson's side, who kept their slim hopes alive with a goalless draw at Hillsborough.
Left-back Knudsen's first Ipswich goal came after a poor display from Mick McCarthy's side, who did not register a shot on target until the 74th minute.
Fulham created more of the entertainment, as Ryan Tunnicliffe had a shot saved, Dembele shot wildly over from close range and Shaun Hutchinson's header was brilliantly tipped over by Bartosz Bialkowski.
Dembele ended the gloom but after home fans ironically cheered a shot towards goal late on, the breakthrough finally came in stoppage time when David McGoldrick cleverly played in Freddie Sears and his low cross was rifled in by Knudsen.
Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy:
"We got a result at the end but it was always a hard game and not one that will live long in the memory.
"They made it very hard for us, they slowed it down, got men behind the ball and they have some good quality.
"It looked like real end-of-season fare, which was a shame as I didn't set out that way."
Fulham head coach Slavisa Jokanovic:
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"I am disappointed by the late goal but I believe we deserved to win and keep a clean sheet.
"I am satisfied with the fighting spirit and how my team tried to win the game.
"We need to keep trying until the end of the season and finish the competition in style."
Line-ups
Ipswich
- 33Bialkowski
- 4Chambers
- 5SmithBooked at 90mins
- 6Berra
- 3Knudsen
- 12Feeney
- 8Skuse
- 22DouglasSubstituted forMcGoldrickat 55'minutes
- 20Sears
- 41DozzellSubstituted forBruat 54'minutes
- 11Pitman
Substitutes
- 1Gerken
- 10McGoldrick
- 17Bru
- 19Hyam
- 30Kenlock
- 37Digby
- 44Foley
Fulham
- 1Bettinelli
- 5Stearman
- 4Hutchinson
- 33Burn
- 13Ream
- 8ParkerBooked at 86minsSubstituted forBairdat 88'minutes
- 19Tunnicliffe
- 31Ince
- 21ChristensenSubstituted forFredericksat 70'minutes
- 25Dembele
- 44McCormackSubstituted forCairneyat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Garbutt
- 7Fredericks
- 9Smith
- 10Cairney
- 16Woodrow
- 22Baird
- 24Lonergan
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 16,953
Match Stats
Home TeamIpswichAway TeamFulham
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Fulham 1.
Booking
Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town).
Moussa Dembele (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears with a cross.
Goal!
Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Fulham 1. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Sears.
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Bru.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Chris Baird replaces Scott Parker.
Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town).
Booking
Scott Parker (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Attempt blocked. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Ross McCormack.
Liam Feeney (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Foul by Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town).
Richard Stearman (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin Bru with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Shaun Hutchinson (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross McCormack with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
Attempt missed. Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
Substitution
Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks replaces Lasse Vigen Christensen.
Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Goal!
Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Fulham 1. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Parker.
Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham).
Attempt blocked. Ross McCormack (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vigen Christensen.
Liam Feeney (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Scott Parker (Fulham).
Attempt missed. Richard Stearman (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lasse Vigen Christensen with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
