Manchester City celebrated goals against Ipswich Town in the 22nd week of the 2024/2025 Premier League at Portman Road, Sunday (19/01/2025).
Man City really dominated this match. Ipswich itself could only slightly trouble the visitors at the beginning of the match.
Man City’s goals were scored by Phil Foden, Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, and James MacAtee. Foden scored a brace in this match.
This result means that City now has 38 points from 22 matches and they are in fourth place in the 2024/2025 Premier League standings. Meanwhile, Ipswich is in 18th place with 16 points.
At the start of the first half, Ipswich Town played confidently. They dared to put pressure on Manchester City’s defense.
However, they had difficulty penetrating City’s defense. In the 15th minute, The Citizen finally got a chance through Haaland, with a kick from his left foot. But the ball was still blocked by the Ipswich goalkeeper.
In the 27th minute, the goal was finally scored. Phil Foden successfully broke through Ipswich’s goal with a left-footed kick from inside the penalty box. 0-1!
In the 30th minute, City scored again, this time from Mateo Kovacic’s hard kick from outside the penalty box. He took advantage of Foden’s . 0-2!
The duel then went a bit tough. But in the 42nd minute, City was able to score another goal. Again, Foden ed his name on the scoreboard. He received a from Kevin De Bruyne in the left halfspace and kicked the ball with his left foot in the middle of the penalty box. 0-3!
This goal ended the first half. Ipswich Town 0-3 Manchester City.
In the second half, Ipswich Town tried to press first. They got a chance from Ben Johnson’s kick in the 49th minute from the right side of the penalty box, but the ball was secured by Ederson.
But less than a minute later, City was able to score a goal. Doku ed his name on the scoreboard with a right-footed shot from the left halfspace inside the penalty box, after receiving a from De Bruyne. 0-4.
In the 57th minute, City could have scored another goal. City launched a quick attack from Doku on the left and he then penetrated into the middle before giving a to Haaland in the penalty box. The Norwegian striker easily scored with his left foot. 0-5!
In the 59th minute, City almost scored another goal. Haaland released a left-footed shot from inside the penalty box, welcoming Doku’s . But the ball was still blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the 61st minute, Ipswich threatened from Hutchinson’s shot from a narrow angle and from long range. But the ball was still blocked by Ederson.
City then made a substitution. They were then able to score another goal in the 69th minute. One of the substitutes, James McAtee, ed his name on the scoreboard with a header, utilizing a from Kovacic. 0-6!
After that, City’s game slackened a little. But they were still able to control the course of the match.
In the end, there were no more additional goals scored in the second half. Ipswich Town 0-6 Manchester City.
