Philogene Fires Hat-trick In Ipswich’s Rout Of Rock-bottom Sheffield United

Jaden Philogene scored a hat-trick arsenic Ipswich thrashed nan Championship’s bottommost broadside Sheffield United 5-0. The dense conclusion heaps unit connected to Blades caput coach Rubén Sellés, who has now mislaid each 5 matches since taking complete astatine Bramall Lane successful nan summer.

George Hirst and Jack Clarke were besides connected nan scoresheet arsenic Ipswich chalked up their first triumph of nan play and their first triumph astatine Portman Road since beating Chelsea successful nan Premier League successful December.

Philogene struck successful nan 20th, 51st and 68th minutes. Hirst’s extremity came aft 61 minutes and Clarke added nan 5th 12 minutes from full-time. Ipswich climb to 11th arsenic a consequence of nan triumph but Sellés’s Blades stay rooted to nan bottommost of nan array without a point.

The hosts had a awesome chance to return nan lead successful nan 11th infinitesimal erstwhile a transverse from Leif Davis conscionable evaded Chuba Akpom, arsenic United goalkeeper Michael Cooper sewage a manus to nan ball. A awesome through-ball from Swedish midfielder Jens Cajuste past recovered Kasey McAteer wide connected nan correct and his changeable was parried distant by Cooper.

Ipswich took nan lead erstwhile Philogene collected nan shot wide connected nan near and trim wrong into nan punishment area to firearm a changeable into nan acold area of nan net. Philogene was creating havoc for nan visiting defenders, mounting Akpom distant but his transverse grounded to find a bluish garment successful nan six-yard box.

Philogene made it 2-0 soon aft nan restart. Hirst and Akpom mixed successful midfield to group nan winger free down nan near and his mesmerising tally crossed nan punishment area ended pinch different good changeable beyond Cooper.

An effort from Tom Cannon had Ipswich keeper Alex Palmer scurrying crossed his extremity to thenar nan shot to information but nan hosts extended their lead further erstwhile Hirst challenged for nan shot successful nan punishment area and his tame changeable went done Cooper’s legs and in.

Hirst had nan shot successful nan nett again soon aft but was adjudged to beryllium offside, earlier Philogene completed his hat-trick pinch different awesome strike.

Clarke vanished nan scoring erstwhile he picked up a deflection from Sheffield centre-back Japhet Tanganga to slot nan shot home.