Match Report: Ipswich Town 1-1 Leicester City Draw

Leicester City salvaged a late point against winless, 10-man Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon at Portman Road.

The match remained scoreless through the first half, setting the stage for a dramatic conclusion.

Leif Davis struck a superb goal midway through the second half, putting Ipswich in front. Then, with about 15 minutes left, Kalvin Phillips received a second yellow, reducing Ipswich to 10 men.

Leicester struggled to break through until Jordan Ayew finally scored four minutes into injury time.

Did Leicester benefit from some refereeing decisions? Arguably, yes.

It felt like calls were against us until the last 15 minutes when the momentum shifted.

Ipswich’s very physical play challenged Leicester in each duel, which sometimes brings the risk of a red card.

To be fair, Leicester didn’t perform particularly well outside the opening and final 10 minutes. Nonetheless, each point counts, and keeping Ipswich winless could prove valuable by season’s end.

But are there positives? Certainly! Leicester is close to finding its best starting XI.

Soumare and Ayew are showing consistent improvement, and while Kristiansen had a shaky start against Hutchinson, he settled in and performed solidly.

Fatawu was probably our standout player, though he occasionally tried to do too much and needs to balance urgency with patience.

This draw leaves Leicester with 10 points from 10 matches. For the math enthusiasts, you can figure out the pace that sets, but the main point is we’re currently 15th in the table and five points above the relegation zone.

Next up, Leicester heads to Old Trafford next Sunday to face insert new manager name here’s Red Devils.

Then, on November 23, Leicester hosts Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea for a Saturday matinee.