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29 Dec 2015
Murphy's strike extends Brighton's winless run

Ipswich cemented their position in the play-off places as Brighton failed to win for a fifth successive match.

Daryl Murphy gave Ipswich the lead as the Irishman pounced on Lewis Dunk's mistake and fired in off the post for his first goal since 28 November.

Brighton's Jamie Murphy had an effort disallowed just before the goal, while Town's Kevin Bru twice hit the woodwork in the first half.

Substitute Bobby Zamora hit the bar for Albion in the second period.

  • Tuesday's Championship action as it happened

The win took Ipswich four points clear of seventh-placed Sheffield Wednesday, while long-time Championship leaders Brighton are fourth, five points behind leaders Middlesbrough.

Ipswich showed their attacking intent early on as Bru hit the bar with a long-range effort after 15 minutes, while Brighton's Murphy was denied by an offside flag after Dean Gerken had saved Dale Stephens' close-range effort.

Ipswich went ahead soon afterwards as Dunk was caught in possession, allowing Daryl Murphy to score from a tight angle, and Town could have doubled their lead when Bru hit the post before half-time.

Brighton brought on Zamora and fellow striker James Wilson in a bid to find the net, but Chris Hughton's side have now gone three league games without a goal.

Zamora came closest to equalising but his effort from Bruno's cross cannoned off the crossbar.

Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (6)

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 13 Stockdale
  • 02 Bruno
  • 17 Goldson
  • 05 Dunk
  • 14 Calderon Booked
  • 06 Stephens
  • 08 Crofts
  • 07 Kayal (Wilson - 65' )
  • 27 van La Parra
  • 10 Hemed (Zamora - 65' )
  • 15 Murphy (Manu - 77' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Mäenpää
  • 18 Forster-Caskey
  • 19 Manu
  • 21 Wilson
  • 24 Ince
  • 25 Zamora
  • 28 Chicksen

Ipswich Town

  • 01 Gerken
  • 04 Chambers
  • 05 Smith
  • 06 Berra
  • 03 Knudsen
  • 22 Douglas
  • 08 Skuse
  • 17 Bru Booked (Hyam - 53' )
  • 20 Sears
  • 09 Murphy (Varney - 86' )
  • 14 Fraser (Pitman - 77' )

Substitutes

  • 11 Pitman
  • 15 Oar
  • 18 Tabb
  • 19 Hyam
  • 21 Malarczyk
  • 33 Bialkowski
  • 42 Varney
Ref: Stuart Attwell
Att: 27,689

Match Stats

Shots

14 11

On target

3 4

Corners

5 8

Fouls

5 8

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.

90:00 +4:27 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.

90:00 +3:29

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Bruno.

90:00 +3:07

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Goldson.

90:00 +2:10

Hand ball by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).

89:41

Hand ball by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

88:57

Attempt blocked. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Zamora.

86:09

Attempt missed. Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rajiv van La Parra with a cross following a corner.

85:55 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Varney replaces Daryl Murphy.

84:57

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.

82:14

Attempt missed. Elvis Manu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno following a fast break.

81:02 Booking

Booking Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

80:58

Foul by Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion).

80:58

Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78:47

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.

76:23 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Elvis Manu replaces Jamie Murphy.

76:06 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman replaces Ryan Fraser.

74:35

Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.

73:01

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Christophe Berra.

72:44

Offside, Ipswich Town. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.

72:06

Attempt blocked. Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

72:00

Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.

71:16

Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.

70:13

Bobby Zamora (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.

70:13

Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).

68:23

Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68:23

Foul by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).

66:21

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bobby Zamora tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.

64:20 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Wilson replaces Beram Kayal.

64:12 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bobby Zamora replaces Tomer Hemed.

63:43

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.

63:07

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.

60:12

Attempt missed. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Murphy with a cross following a corner.

59:46

Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jonathan Douglas.

59:17

Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

59:17

Foul by Luke Hyam (Ipswich Town).

58:40

Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Beram Kayal following a set piece situation.

57:53

Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

57:53

Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).

54:46

Attempt saved. Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.

54:45

Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears with a cross.

54:14

Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion).

54:14

Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53:28

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.

52:15 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Luke Hyam replaces Kevin Bru.

49:44

Attempt missed. Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

46:01

Attempt saved. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a headed pass.

45:00

Second Half begins Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.

45:00 +1:09 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1.

38:09

Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Sears.

37:05

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Connor Goldson.

37:01

Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.

35:46

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.

33:53 Booking

Booking Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.

33:22

Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Freddie Sears.

31:42 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Ipswich Town 1. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.

30:05

Attempt blocked. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

28:27

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Jamie Murphy is caught offside.

28:26

Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a cross.

27:15

Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

27:15

Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).

25:44

Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.

25:01

Offside, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears tries a through ball, but Daryl Murphy is caught offside.

22:49

Attempt saved. Rajiv van La Parra (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Crofts.

21:27

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Íñigo Calderón.

20:22

Foul by Andrew Crofts (Brighton and Hove Albion).

20:22

Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16:48

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Bruno is caught offside.

15:34

Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).

15:34

Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15:01

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by David Stockdale.

14:57

Attempt blocked. Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

14:38

Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Bru.

14:25

Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.

11:02

Attempt missed. Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno.

7:49

Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).

7:49

Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.

4:06

Ryan Fraser (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

4:06

Foul by Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion).

3:12

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Bruno tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.

0:43

Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy tries a through ball, but Tomer Hemed is caught offside.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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