Ipswich Town 0 Fleetwood Town 1: Ched Evans strike lifts Town back into play-off zone

By Matt Plummer
Published 3rd Mar 2020, 22:03 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2020, 22:13 BST
Ched Evans celebrates scoring Fleetwood's winning goal with Paddy Madden (left) and Danny AndrewChed Evans celebrates scoring Fleetwood's winning goal with Paddy Madden (left) and Danny Andrew
Ched Evans celebrates scoring Fleetwood's winning goal with Paddy Madden (left) and Danny Andrew
Fleetwood Town stretched their proud unbeaten run in League One to 10 games and climbed back into the play-off zone with this battling victory at confidence-sapped Ipswich.

Ched Evans’ strike late in the first half proved all-important as Joey Barton’s men leapfrogged Oxford United and Peterborough United into sixth position.

This was a sixth win in seven for Barton's side, refreshed from their unscheduled weekend off, and they have lost only once in 16 games going into Saturday's home derby against Blackpool.

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Fleetwood started with an unchanged side from the one which drew 1-1 at Sunderland last Tuesday.

Evans was named among the substitutes, having served a three-match suspension for his red card against Wycombe Wanderers, but was quickly called into action when former Ipswich loanee Callum Connolly went off with a facial injury in the 16th minute.

The striker went on to score the only goal of the game on 40 minutes and the visitors deserved their lead at the interval after bossing possession.

Barrie McKay slid Evans in on goal and he fended off the attention of Ipswich skipper Luke Chambers before coolly firing a low effort beyond keeper Tomas Holy.