Liam Delap powered Ipswich Town to their first home win of the Premier League season after stunning Chelsea with a 2-0 victory on Monday. (Schedule & Results | Points Table)
Kieran McKenna's side failed to win any of their first nine league matches at Portman Road, but those troubles were halted with a huge scalp against Enzo Maresca's visitors.
Delap won and converted a penalty awarded for Filip Jorgensen's ill-timed바카라 웹사이트lunge in the 12th minute, before setting up Omari Hutchinson to score against his former side early into the second half.
Joao Felix had earlier seen a first-half equaliser disallowed for offside after a VAR review, while Christian Walton produced an eye-catching stop before half-time to thwart Cole Palmer.
Chelsea star Palmer saw his effort tipped onto the crossbar by Walton, having also struck the post with a free-kick in the opening period as Christopher Nkunku was unable to convert the rebound from close range.
A massive victory lifted Ipswich to 18th, one point and place behind Wolves, while Chelsea's profligate showing left them three matches without winning and fourth in the table.
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Maresca will know improvements are desperately needed, having seen Chelsea fall to back-to-back league defeats for the first time since losing to Wolves and Liverpool in January and Februrary last season.
