EPL: Liam Delap’s Double Denies Villa In Thrilling Ipswich Draw

Liam Delap’s brilliant individual effort, as part of his two-goal performance, rescued Ipswich Town a vital point in their draw against Aston Villa, who squandered the opportunity to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Ipswich, trailing 2-1 in the second half, saw Delap pick up the ball just inside Villa’s half. The striker surged forward, outpacing the defence, before dazzling Diego Carlos with a clever move in the box and slotting the ball low beyond Emi Martinez.

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Earlier in the match, the former Manchester City player had capitalized on Jack Clarke’s precise cutback to put Ipswich ahead in just the eighth minute.

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However, Villa responded before halftime. Morgan Rogers seized upon a poor clearance from Jacob Greaves, combined swiftly with Ollie Watkins, and blasted home his first goal of the season to level the score.

Soon after, Villa took the lead. A pinpoint cross from Leon Bailey found an unmarked Watkins, who calmly headed past Arijanet Muric from close range. At that moment, Villa appeared on course for their third consecutive Premier League comeback win.

But Delap’s late brilliance secured a valuable draw for Ipswich—their fourth straight in the league—lifting them to 15th in the table, while Villa missed a key opportunity to keep pace with the title race.

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