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Smit's Last-Gasp Penalty Salvages 3-3 Draw for Stoke Against Ipswich

The match highlighted Stoke's careful minutes management with key players close to returning.

Overview

  • Stoke led 2-0 at half-time through Milan Smit and Bae Junho before Ipswich responded with an Eric Bocat own goal, Jack Taylor and George Hirst to go 3-2 up.
  • In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Smit converted from the spot after Cedric Kipre fouled Lamine Cisse to secure a point.
  • The result leaves Ipswich four points behind second-placed Middlesbrough in the race for automatic promotion.
  • Junior Tchamadeu made his first start since mid-December and was substituted after 70 minutes as his workload was managed, with 18-year-old Syd Agina debuting at right-back.
  • Loan defender Ashley Phillips captained Stoke for the first time as Mark Robins criticised second-half lapses and said eight senior players have returned to training.