Overview
- Ipswich beat Ligue 1 side Le Havre 1-0 at Portman Road on Tuesday when Chuba Akpom nodded home from an Abdul Fatawu cross in the 58th minute.
- The game was set up as a working session with most players planned to get 45 minutes and the manager making nine changes at half-time to test combinations and fitness.
- New summer signings Daizen Maeda and Emersonn started the first half while Tudor Mendel made his first senior start as O'Neil looked at how recruits and youth fit together.
- Ipswich controlled large parts of the game and created the clearer chances, while Le Havre posed only sporadic threat and failed to sustain pressure on goal.
- The squad now shifts focus to another Portman Road friendly against La Liga side Rayo Vallecano as O'Neil continues to evaluate signings, give minutes to fringe players and build match sharpness.