Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham: Player ratings as Adama Traore cancels out Liam Delap’s early opener for the Tractor Boys

Ipswich Town and Fulham played out a low-scoring 1-1 draw at Portman Road in their Premier League encounter on Saturday. Liam Delap had put the hosts in front after only 15 minutes into the kick-off before Adama Traore equalized for the Cottagers, 17 minutes later. Both sides pushed for a winner in the second half but were unable to find the back of the net. With their first point of the season in the bag, Ipswich remain in 16th, sitting precariously above the relegation zone, whereas Fulham are four places above them with four points.

Ipswich Town Player Ratings vs Fulham

Goalkeeper

Arijanet Muric – 6.5/10: Made three vital saves in the game to prevent his side from losing

Defenders

Axel Tuanzebe – 7/10: Excellent vision and timed his tackles to perfection

Luke Woolfenden – 7/10: Made an astonishing seven clearances to ensure things are kosher in defense

Jacob Greaves – 7/10: Perfectly complemented Woolfenden with his defensive nous

Leif Davis – 7.5/10: Was key to winning back possession and creating goalscoring chances for the forwards

Midfielders

Sam Morsy – 6.5/10: Drove forward well and made some vital interventions to impede Fulham’s movements

Kalvin Phillips – 7/10: Passed the ball around well but struggled to win his duels

Forwards

Chiedozie Ogbene – 7.5/10: Competed hard for the ball and came up trumps most of the time

Omari Hutchinson – 7/10: An infectious fireball of energy

Sammie Szmodics – 5/10: Struggled to really get involved in the game

Liam Delap – 8/10: Put Ipswich in front after only 10 minutes with a clinical strike

Substitutes

Jens Cajuste – 6.5/10

Jack Clarke – 6.5/10

Ali Al-Hamadi – 6.5/10

Conor Chapling – 6/10

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Fulham Player Ratings vs Ipswich Town

Goalkeeper

Bernd Leno- 7/10:Made three saves in the game, much like his Ipswich counterpart

Defenders

Kenny Tete – 6.5/10: His marauding runs didn’t yield much but was effective defensively by preventing Fulham from launching attacks from his side of the flank

Issa Diop – 6/10: Questionable positioning at times but nothing too disastrous

Calvin Bassey – 6/10: Guarded the backline with aplomb but went ahead of his own skies sometimes

Antonee Robinson – 7.5/10: Assisted Traore for the equalizer and was a constant source of crosses for the forwards

Midfielders

Andreas Pereira – 4/10: Terribly sloppy on the ball as he gave away possession far too many times and misplaced a handful of passes too

Sasa Lukic – 6.5/10: Circulated the ball superbly and was a battering ram that broke down Ipswich’s plays often

Emile Smith Rowe – 6/10: Couldn’t get involved much; both his shots were blocked too

Forwards

Adama Traore – 8/10: Equalized for Ipswich just after the half-hour mark

Rodrigo Muniz – 5.5/10: Was devoid of service and looked toothless in the attack

Alex Iwobi – 6.5/10: Tested the Ipswich defense with his directness and laid three key passes too

Substitutes

Sander Berge – 7/0

Raul Jimenez – 6.5/10

Harrison Reed – 5.5/10

Tom Cairney – 6.5/10

Harry Wilson – 6/10

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