Ipswich Town vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
West Ham end their Premier League season with a 3-1 win over Ipswich. West Ham strolled to victory in this match as Ipswich struggled to create many meaningful chances, while West Ham controlled 59% of possession and were efficient in their goalscoring when they did create opportunities to secure the win. A late first-half goal from Ward-Prowse and second-half strikes from Bowen and substitute Kudus were enough to see the visitors victorious, while Broadhead’s equaliser early in the second half proved to be a consolation goal for the hosts. West Ham were well worth their victory, controlling possession from the off. They opened the scoring in the 43rd minute as Bowen intercepted a back pass before squaring to Ward-Prowse to place his shot into an empty goal. Ipswich equalised through a Broadhead strike in the 52nd minute before Bowen re-established West Ham’s lead just three minutes later, making it 2-1. Kudus scored late on in the 87th minute to wrap up the three points, just as Ipswich were increasing the pressure on the West Ham goal in search of an equaliser. West Ham created the better chances as they had an xG of 0.98 from their 10 efforts, with six on target. While Ipswich had an xG of 0.79 from their 14 attempts, with four on target. West Ham's victory signs off a disappointing season for both sides, as the visitors had lofty ambitions at the start of the campaign but finished in the bottom half of the Premier League, while Ipswich were relegated back to the Championship after one season in the top flight.
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
Ipswich’s fans are giving their appreciation to the players by cheering them right to the last despite McKenna’s side being relegated back to the Championship a number of weeks ago.
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
Ipswich are launching cross after cross into the area as they search for a consolation goal in the final few minutes of their Premier League season. West Ham are comfortable though in dealing with each cross.
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
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Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
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Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
JUST WIDE! Clarke comes so close to making it level once again, but his effort is just wide of the goal. The winger received the ball wide left, halfway inside the West Ham half. He drove past the West Ham defenders, cutting inside towards the middle of the goal. As he reached the edge of the penalty area, he curled his shot towards goal. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t get enough bend on it, and it goes just wide.
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