Ipswich snatch win in seven-goal Rotherham thriller

Kieffer Moore scored his fourth goal in five games since rejoining Ipswich on loan from Bournemouth

Ipswich Town scored a dramatic 95th-minute winning goal to deny bottom side Rotherham United a point and move up to third in the Championship table.

Home substitute Omari Hutchinson drilled in to snatch all three points, after Rotherham had come back from 3-1 down to equalise in stoppage time.

Tom Eaves’ calm finish gave the Millers a surprise early lead, only for Wes Burns to score either side of Kieffer Moore’s effort.

Having gone 3-1 down, Rotherham thought they had rescued a draw through Hakeem Odoffin’s strike and Cafu’s penalty before Hutchinson’s late intervention.

The win moved Ipswich, who host Birmingham next on Saturday, level on points with second-placed Leeds but with an inferior goal difference.

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Rotherham stunned the home crowd by finding the net with the first chance of the game.

Sam Clucas got his toe to the ball in midfield and poked it through for Eaves, who showed great composure to find the bottom corner.

The advantage lasted seven minutes before Sam Morsy’s floated cross from the left found Burns, who headed home from close range.

Kieran McKenna’s Ipswich then seemed to kick into action, with Burns whipping in a dangerous cross from the right and Moore getting great contact on the ball to steer it in.

Burns also had a hand in creating his second goal. His initial shot was palmed away by Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, who did the same with left-back Leif Davis’ follow up, leaving winger Burns to tap into an empty net.

The Millers did not give up hope, though, and Odoffin drove in a low volley to reduce the deficit to one goal after the home defence failed to deal with Clucas’ ball into the penalty area.

Ipswich looked the more likely side to score as Burns produced a smart reaction save from Johansson, before the late drama at Portman Road.

Cafu chipped in a Panenka-style penalty to make it 3-3 in the 94th minute, yet Rotherham allowed Hutchinson time and space to curl in a neat left-footed finish and win the game for Ipswich in the most dramatic fashion.

Rotherham have now lost 20 Championship games this season and go to fellow strugglers QPR on Saturday, knowing they have seven away games left to avoid going a whole Championship season without a win on their travels.

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna told BBC Radio Suffolk:

“It was a bit of a wild night from the first minute. We never managed to get the control or composure in the game that we wanted.

“We made some mistakes, but we scored four goals at home and we won a game in the Championship.

“We have got some lessons to learn, but we have come out on the right side of the result.

“Rotherham came here and they played like they don’t have too much to lose. They made it really difficult. We just got drawn into the type of game that they wanted it to be.”

Rotherham were close to securing a point with Cafu’s coolly-taken penaltyBut Omari Hutchinson’s winner left the Millers to contemplate a 12th away loss in the Championship this season

Line-ups

Ipswich

Formation 4-2-3-1

31Hladky

2Clarke6Woolfenden15Burgess3Davis

28Travis5Morsy

7Burns10Chaplin21Sarmiento

24Moore

31Hladky2ClarkeSubstituted forTuanzebeat 75’minutesBooked at 90mins6Woolfenden15Burgess3Davis28TravisSubstituted forLuongoat 73’minutes5Morsy7BurnsSubstituted forJacksonat 88’minutes10ChaplinSubstituted forHutchinsonat 72’minutes21SarmientoSubstituted forBroadheadat 45’minutes24MooreSubstituted forAl Hamadiat 80’minutesSubstitutes1Walton11Harness16Al Hamadi19Jackson20Hutchinson25Luongo30Humphreys33Broadhead40Tuanzebe

Rotherham

Formation 3-1-4-2

1Johansson

22Odoffin23Morrison21Peltier

27Tiéhi

40Kioso18Rathbone12Rinomhota8Clucas

10Hugill9Eaves

1Johansson22OdoffinBooked at 8mins23Morrison21PeltierBooked at 62minsSubstituted forHumphreysat 72’minutes27Tiéhi40Kioso18RathboneSubstituted forSerikiat 36’minutes12RinomhotaSubstituted forRibeiro Diasat 86’minutes8Clucas10HugillSubstituted forNombeat 72’minutes9EavesSubstituted forWykeat 86’minutesSubstitutes7Ribeiro Dias14Wyke16Lindsay17Ferguson24Humphreys26Phillips29Nombe30Appiah38Seriki

Referee:Keith Stroud

Attendance:28,026

Live Text

Match ends, Ipswich Town 4, Rotherham United 3.

Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 4, Rotherham United 3.

Offside, Rotherham United. Cafú is caught offside.

Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.

Goal! Ipswich Town 4, Rotherham United 3. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kayden Jackson.

Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Rotherham United 3. Cafú (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

Penalty Rotherham United. Peter Kioso draws a foul in the penalty area.

Penalty conceded by Kayden Jackson (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.

Attempt saved. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Peter Kioso with a through ball.

Attempt missed. Charlie Wyke (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).

Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kayden Jackson replaces Wes Burns.

Substitution, Rotherham United. Charlie Wyke replaces Tom Eaves.

Substitution, Rotherham United. Cafú replaces Andy Rinomhota.

Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town).

Offside, Rotherham United. Sam Nombe is caught offside.

Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ali Al Hamadi replaces Kieffer Moore.

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