Portsmouth stuns promotion hopeful Ipswich
Ipswich Town was unable to tighten its grip on second place in the EFL Championship after it was beaten 2-0 by lowly Portsmouth.
Conor Shaughnessy and Colby Bishop's quickfire goals at the end of the first half proved to be the difference for Portsmouth, which moved four points clear of the relegation zone.
Ipswich still has its fate in its own hands. it is two points clear of third-placed Millwall, while also boasting a game in hand over its play-off rival.
Both sides struggled to carve out any clear-cut opportunities in the opening stages at Fratton Park, but the home supporters were out of their seats just before half-time.
An inviting corner from the right-hand side by Adrian Segecic was met with a towering header by Shaughnessy in the 42nd minute, but things got even better for the hosts.
Just two minutes later, Bishop tucked home from close range after Ipswich failed to clear its lines and John Swift had seen two of his attempts blocked in quick succession.
Marcelino Nunez's effort in the 67th minute was well held by Nicolas Schmid before Dara O'Shea saw his header cleared off the line late on, as Portsmouth held on for a potentially pivotal win.
Portsmouth is beginning to breathe a little easier, having gone unbeaten in its past four Championship games, and this victory ended a run of five league games without a win against Ipswich.
