Ipswich Town 3-2 Southampton: Tractor Boys score added-time winner to go top of Championship

Jeremy Sarmiento’s objective within the closing seconds gave Ipswich City a dramatic victory over 10-man Southampton and put them high of the Championship.

Adam Armstrong slotted house to present the Saints the lead however Nathan Broadhead levelled within the 68th minute with an instinctive flip and end.

James Bree was despatched off after bringing Davis down with 5 minutes left, earlier than Sarmiento netted on the demise.

The end result leaves Ipswich two factors in entrance of Leicester Metropolis, having performed one recreation extra.

It was additionally an enormous blow to Southampton’s slim hopes of automated promotion.

Ipswich obtained off to the right begin, with a deadly strike by Davis into the highest left-hand nook opening the scoring.

Portman Street erupted because the ball flew into the online, venomously struck by the left-back, beating keeper Gavin Bazunu at his close to publish.

Russell Martin’s facet equalised instantly when Adams helped on Joe Aribo’s go into the again of the online.

Stuart Armstrong then made a decided run down the left-hand facet earlier than chopping infield and splitting open Ipswich’s defence, discovering Adam Armstrong, who fired low into the underside nook of Vaclav Hladky’s objective to present Southampton the lead.

Ipswich got here near equalising within the sixty fifth minute when Al-Hamadi struck the publish.

Broadhead then scored to degree the sport once more with a first-time end on the spin to beat Bazunu and set off a deafening roar from the house crowd.

And with seconds remaining, Davis crossed to the penalty spot the place Sarmiento mis-kicked earlier than instinctively lashing out together with his proper foot, nudging the ball past Bazunu.

Ipswich City supervisor Kieran McKenna instructed BBC Radio Suffolk:

“I really feel actually pleased with the hassle everybody put in there. It’s important to take pleasure in moments like that. What a recreation to be part of.

“There have been so many good issues within the efficiency and a lot to enhance. It was an actual step up for us in high quality to play a workforce like that.

“The entire subs had an ideal influence and it is the signal of our tradition. All of our gamers and employees are joyous within the dressing room. We now have to take pleasure in it.”

Southampton head coach Russell Martin instructed BBC Radio Solent:

“Their (profitable) objective got here out of nothing. It should not go in and Gavin (Bazunu) ought to do higher. He’ll know that.

“At 2-2 I believed we might be the workforce that might win it however the purple card modified all the pieces. We must always rating extra and might’t concede the way in which we did.

“We got here right here with so many good performances. It is so disappointing to lose. We have been the most effective workforce tonight.

“The efficiency was nice however moments have price us. There’s 24 factors to play for and now we have to win each recreation now.”