Bournemouth beat Ipswich Town 2-1 away in a tense match at Portman Road.
The visitors made a quick start, with Brazilian forward Evanilson opening the scoring in the fifth minute by finishing a Bournemouth attack. Ipswich tried to seize the initiative, with Julio Enciso prominent in attack, but his long-range efforts repeatedly missed the target. In the 12th minute, Jayden Philogene missed a fine chance to equalise when the visiting goalkeeper brilliantly saved his powerful shot.
Midway through the first half, play shifted into midfield, where there were numerous tactical fouls. Bournemouth responded with dangerous set pieces, with Marcus Tavernier and Justin Kluivert regularly threatening from corners. Towards the end of the half, referee Simon Hooper showed three yellow cards for unsporting behaviour in the 43rd minute, booking Tavernier, Adam Smith and Enciso.
Ipswich suffered a setback at the start of the second half when defender Leif Davis turned the ball into his own net in the 46th minute, doubling Bournemouth's lead. In the 54th minute, Ipswich manager Gary O'Neil made a double substitution, bringing on Jack Clarke and Zian Flemming for Philogene and Emersonn.
The substitutes helped the hosts turn the game around. In the 73rd minute, Clarke won and calmly converted a penalty to reduce the deficit. In the final 20 minutes, both managers made a series of tactical changes: Bournemouth brought on Bafode Diakite, Lewis Cook, Eli Junior Kroupi, Amine Adli and Alvaro Rodriguez, while Ipswich introduced Issahaku Fatawu and Chuba Akpom.
Ipswich mounted a final assault during nine minutes of added time, with Enciso missing good chances to rescue the match. Bournemouth defender Antonio Silva was booked in the 93rd minute for stopping an attack, but the visitors held firm under pressure to secure the win.
