Overview
- Portsmouth beat Ipswich 2-0 on Tuesday at Fratton Park, with first-half goals from Conor Shaughnessy and Colby Bishop.
- The win moved Pompey four points clear of the relegation zone, boosting their chances of staying up.
- Ipswich slipped to a first defeat in 10 matches and remain two points ahead of Millwall with one game in hand.
- Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna said conceding from a set piece before the break and a second soon after "killed the game" for his side.
- The match had been postponed twice due to a frozen then waterlogged pitch, adding to Ipswich’s congested run-in as Southampton’s 3-0 win over Blackburn the same night increased pressure in the chase for second.