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Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna:
“A good performance. I thought the boys went at it with a lot of humility, recognised exactly what the opponent was and what we needed to do.
“That meant first half a really aggressive high press, man to man. We put together some really good moves through the pitch ourselves and got the goals.
“Second half we needed to stay humble, defend, limit them and know
Promotion-chasing Ipswich Town have signed winger Anis Mehmeti from Championship rivals Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, reported to be an initial £3m.
The London-born Albania international has scored nine goals in 31 appearances for the Robins this season.
He played in both their 1-1 draw with Ipswich at Ashton Gate in September and the Tractor Boys’ 2-0 win in the reverse fixture earlier this week.
Mehmeti was City’s top
When Anis Mehmeti executed the pass that put Yu Hirakawa in the clear to race through and score City’s clinching goal against Swansea on Saturday, it was his third assist of the game and a feat that has not been realised at Championship level for 10 years.
The mercurial Albanian was brought to Ashton Gate from Wycombe in 2023 on a three-and-a-half-year deal and was heralded as someone who
Bristol City forward Anis Mehmeti believes his “all-round game” can still improve after he scored both goals in the team’s win against Stoke City.
Mehmeti now has 11 goals this campaign as the club’s leading scorer, almost three times as many as the four he scored in the Championship during 2023-24.
“In terms of my all-round game, 100%, I can be more of a threat in one-v-one situations,” Mehmeti told
Liam Manning’s side started the brightest as a long forward pass was brilliantly controlled by the lively Mehmeti in the box, giving a glimpse of what was to follow.
He laid off the ball to Scott Twine, whose curling shot was well held by Viktor Johansson.
It only took 11 minutes for the hosts to break the deadlock as a slick move involving several passes was brought to a successful
Portsmouth, who drop to 23rd after a third loss in four, have not won on their travels since October.
They had more than 56% possession but did very little with it, managing just two touches in the opposition box and three attempts with 75 minutes gone – and ending with only four touches in the City box in total.
City’s tactics in allowing their visitors to edge possession and pick
The Robins started the game well with some big chances for Nahki Wells and Zak Vyner but neither were able to steer their efforts on target.
Just after the half-hour mark Argyle keeper Daniel Grimshaw was called into action and made three consecutive saves to deny the Robins.
The home side thought they had taken the lead just before the break as Mehmeti’s strike was saved by Grimshaw, with Wells