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·14 December 2024
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Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Ipswich Town today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Yellow 2nd/RC Rayan Aït-Nouri
14 December 2024 17:24
It’s all over at Molineux and a last-gasp goal from Jack Taylor means all three points will be going back home with the away team. The game started in a naturally cagey fashion, with fouls going in all over the pitch. Once some football was able to be played, it didn't take long for Ipswich to open the scoring. Delap worked hard on the right to set up Hutchinson for a shot only a few yards out, which he made a mess of. The follow-up shot after the ball was cleared off the line came in from Chaplin, and after two deflections the ball rolled into the Wolves net. Wolves woke up after that, and their continual press was finally rewarded in the 72nd minute when substitute Guedes rolled a ball through to Cunha, who shot beyond Muric at his near post. That made the score level, and as the game trundled on towards the 90-minute mark, it looked like that would be that. However, the goals weren’t done just yet and Ipswich earned a corner in the 94th minute which Jack Clarke whipped in perfectly towards the back post. Two subs combined as Taylor rose highest at the back post before heading past Johnstone to win it for Ipswich. That goal sent the crowd and players alike into bedlam before the final whistle was blown. Tensions and emotions ran wild after the final whistle, with multiple Wolves players needing to be dragged off the pitch due to their outbursts. It’s worrying times at Wolves, but Ipswich will be delighted with their second win of the season against fellow strugglers. Wolves created 0.94 xG across the game, whereas Ipswich created 1.26 xG and it paid off for them as they ran away as winners. Thank you for joining this live text commentary, goodbye!
14 December 2024 17:04
GOOOOOOALLLL!!!! IPSWICH HAVE DONE IT! Jack Taylor has fired Ipswich ahead at the death and he’s surely won them all three points. He met a corner at the back post, and directed his header brilliantly past Johnstone, and into the right side of the goal. 2-1 to Ipswich! WOW!
14 December 2024 16:54
Assist Jack Raymond Clarke
14 December 2024 16:54
Yellow Card Jack Henry Philip Taylor
14 December 2024 16:54
There is one minute to go! Do either of the teams have it in them to win this game!?
14 December 2024 16:52
There will be three added minutes. Here we go!
14 December 2024 16:50
Davis goes down inside the box and claims a push in the back, with Simon Hooper waving away the claim straight away. The VAR checked and cleared the incident very quickly.
14 December 2024 16:50
We are getting closer to the 90-minute mark now. Can either of these sides find a goal in such crucial circumstances?