On The Ball written by Gemma Gifford.
Final Score: Ipswich Town 3 Norwich City 2
90+1: City are awarded a late penalty - a push on Alan Lee. Sammy Clingan converts for his fifth of the season.
90th: Town extend their lead through substitute Jon Stead who cut in from the left and placed a shot under David Marshall. The frontman is booked for his celebration.
89th: Town break down City attack and Peters makes run into Norwich area but Clingan covers and retrieves possession for Norwich.
88th: McDonald has space in box but his effort is just wide of the post.
84th: Ipswich have free-kick right on edge of penalty area after Shackell barged over Haynes. Campo hits his delivery straight at City wall and the ball cleared to safety.
82nd: Haynes booked for challenge on Bertrand. Clingan take free-kick - Doherty heads on and Campo clears over his own bar.
81st: Norris again with a curling low effort but very comfortable collect for Marshall.
78th: Double substitution for Town - Counago replaced by Stead and Danny Haynes comes on for Dos Santos.
77th: Great chance for City - Gow's cross from left finds three City players in box and Mooney rises but heads over - possibly with Lee in the better position behind him.
75th: City have corner. Clingan swings it in but Balkestein rises high and clears. The ball breaks for City again and Gow looks to be in good position in box but Wright catches.
73rd: McDonald has chance as he slides in on Wright but the 'keeper just does enough to clear it away.
72nd: Excellent save by Marshall from Doherty as the Norwich skipper deflected Norris' shot.
71st: Lee and Mooney combine in the box but the Reading man is just offside.
69th: City with free-kick after Lee clattered by Bruce.
67th: Town have free-kick as Croft catches Peters on far left, deep in City's half. McDonald replaces Lee Croft for Norwich.
66th: Good passing movement from City and Russell wins ball and himself a shooting opportunity just outside the box but it's wide and Wright collects.
64th: Gow corner comfortably cleared by Ipswich at near post.
63rd: Norris has dig but comfortable save by Marshall.
60th: Ipswich take lead through a Giovani Dos Santos penalty kick. David Marshall challenges for ball as Lisbie ran into area and was deemed to foul the former Charlton man by referee Neil Swarbuck.
59th: Shumulikoski blazes over bar. Today's attendance: 28,274
58th: Lisbie makes run down left and into the box but Otsemobor cuts out his attempt for a corner.
56th: Balkestein blazes an effort over the bar from close range.
55th; Dos Santos effort deflected for corner off Doherty's head.
54th: Gow with near post effort but Wright makes good save.
53rd: Town putting City under bit of pressure - Norris winning ball in midfield and feeding Quinn but City defence manage to clear their lines.
52nd: Ipswich free-kick deep in their own half after Lee adjudged to have fouled his marker.
50th: Dos Santos is fed in the box after good work from Peters but the Mexican's shot at the near post is cut out by Marshall.
49th: Gow and Bertrand look to combine down left but the Scotman's touch is too heavy and the ball runs through to the Ipswich 'keeper.
48th: Gow again tries to find himself a shooting opportunity in box but can't find a way through the Ipswich defence and Wright collects.
47th: Clingan takes corner and Doherty meets and outs it across the box but Town clear.
46th; Alan Gow makes break down left and earns City a corner.
Ipswich kick-off second half - no changes for either team.
Half-time: Ipswich Town 1 Norwich City 1
45+2: Otsemobor breaks down left with strong run but as he looks to beat his man he runs the ball too strong and out of play.
45th: Peters makes an impact straight away with a powerful run down left and crossing for Counago at far post, but luckily the Spaniard puts his header over the City bar.
44th: Thatcher is replaced by Jaime Peters.
43rd: Good passage of play by Norwich. Mooney and Croft combining and Camp requires to head out for corner.
41st: City have free-kick after challenge on Lee deep in City half. Delay as Ben Thatcher receives treatment.
40th: Lee has a shot saved by Richard Wright.
39th: Town break and Dos Santos looks to have good shooting opportunity on right but Bertrand beat him to ball with great challenge. Quinn blasts an effort wide from the resulting corner.
36th: Alan Gow booked for challenge on Alex Bruce.
35th: Good play by City finds Mooney in the box who's strongly challenged in air by Campo ut fairly says the referee and Ipswich clear.
34th: Counago is the first to enter the referee's book after a strong challenge on former team-mate Alan Lee.
33rd: Ball breaks for Dos Santos just outside box and he has a culing effort but it's well wide.
31st: Russell outstretched manages to put ball into box but unfortunately Mooney unable to control and ball runs through for Wright.
30th: Lisbie and Dos Santos combine in box but luckily the final pass isn't good enough and Bertrand clears the danger for City.
29th: Town with bit of pressure - Dos Santos and Counago working ball down left. Ipswich win free-kick far left which Quinn puts well high and wide over the goal.
28th: Clingan with corner from left but Wright collects.
26th: Norwich look to respond with Russell having a shot from outside the area, which requires Wright to tip over his bar.
25th: Town equalise through Alan Quinn who runs in on a pass from the left by Dos Santos. Shackell tries to reach him but he puts a low shot into far corner past Marshall.
22nd: Gow wins free-kick deep in Blues' half. Clingan with another delivery into the box towards Lee and a combination of Bruce and Balkestein clear with Mooney looking to pounce. However, referee blows for some infringement possibly pushing and Town have free-kick.
20th: City's first corner - Clingan takes with Doherty rushing in to meet but Wright catches.
18th: Alan Lee makes a run into the Ipswich half but Campo makes a good challenge and takes the ball on.
16th: CITY TAKE LEAD!!!!!! David Mooney with header from a deep Sammy Clingan free-kick after obstruction on Lee Croft far right.
15th: City with possession down left - Gow and Mooney combining but they are unable to find final ball and Town clear with City throw-in midway in Ipswich half.
13th: Gow has attempt on goal putting a shot across the face of the goal but it's wide of Wright's right-hand post.
12th: Dos Santos takes corner but Marshall rises and collects.
11th: Counago has a dig from distance but Marshall gets under it and catches comfortably.
9th: Town win first corner of game and it's swung in but City clear the danger.
8th: Otsemobor throw-in looks for Lee in Town box, the ball falls to Russell who has a go but he doesn't get enough on it and Wright collects.
6th: Kevin Lisbie looks to break but he's found in an offside position.
5th: Good attack down right by Otsemobor but his cross is blocked by the Ipswch defence at near post and cleared.
3rd: Lee escaped his marker on by-line and cuts in a cross looking for Mooney in the box but the referee's assistant flags for a free-kick to City. Clingan takes frrom right but it's an easy take for Wright.
2nd: Town with a succession of throw-ins and early ball into the box by Norris but City clear the danger.
Alan Lee and Darel Rusell kick the game off for the Canaries.
BRYAN Gunn makes one change to his starting line-up from Monday's win over Watford - Lee Croft returns at the expense of David Carney. Under-18 captain Korey Smith comes on to the bench for Adam Drury.
Team News from Portman Road:
City: Marshall, Otsemobor, Shackell, Croft (McDonald 67), Clingan, Doherty (c), Gow, Mooney, Russell, Bertrand, Lee. Subs not used: Lappin, Leijer, Nelson (GK), Smith.
Town: Wright (c), Bruce, Counago (Stead 78), Norris, Lisbie, Balkestein, Dos Santos (Haynes 78), Campo, Quinn, Shumulikoski, Thatcher (Peters 44). Subs not used: Bialkowski, Garvan.
