The Ipswich Town Herald
Match5 Dec 2026
Ipswich Town leave it late against Reading
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 86th, and Reading spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Jaden Philogene runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 30. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match5 Dec 2026
Ipswich Town make it 4 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Ipswich Town have 4 straight wins of it.
Market7 Dec 2026
Jack Clarke wants European nights
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Ipswich Town
George Hirst was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match5 Dec 2026
Nobody wins at Ipswich Town
9 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Match5 Dec 2026
Jack Clarke the difference as Ipswich Town beat Reading
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Jack Clarke. 1‑0 against Reading, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Ipswich Town keep their word to Jaden Philogene
Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Jacob Greaves was the difference for Ipswich Town
Marked 7.66. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Wes Burns
- Squad Alex Palmer named in the team of the month
- Player ratings Jack Clarke changes it off the bench