Watford Vs Ipswich Town: Match wrap as Town win 2-0 at Vicarage Road

The watford vs ipswich town fixture ended with a 2-0 victory for Ipswich at Vicarage Road as Walle Egeli and Hirst found the net. The win ended a run of four away games and left Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna pleased with the performance ahead of a return to Portman Road.

Goals and key moments at Vicarage Road

Walle Egeli and Hirst were the scorers in the 2-0 win for Town at Watford. The match kicked off at Vicarage Road at 7: 45pm and finished with Ipswich recording three points on the road.

Kieran McKenna on ending four away games on a high

Kieran McKenna said the Watford win was "thoroughly deserved" and stressed the importance of the performance after a period of travel. He noted the side had "had a lot of travelling" and were "disappointed after Saturday" following the defeat at Wrexham, so it mattered to produce the right ingredients on this night.

McKenna highlighted his team's intensity in duels, saying they won the 50-50s, the headers and the second balls, which allowed Ipswich to impose themselves on the ball and create lots of pressure from the start. He said the players deserved the result and that he was looking forward to getting back to Portman Road on Saturday after a win like that.

Starting line-ups, formations and squad changes

There were four changes for Town and Leif Davis was out of the squad. Ipswich set up in a 4-2-3-1 with the Town XI listed as: Walton; Furlong, O'Shea, Kipre, Greaves; Matusiwa, Neil; Walle Egeli, Nunez, Clarke; Azon.

Watford named a 3-4-2-1 side: Salvik; Abankwah, Pollock, Mfuni; Petris, Louza, Mendy, Bola; Irankunda, Chakvetadze; Kjerrumgaard.

Fixture context, recent form and what comes next — Watford Vs Ipswich Town

The trip to Watford followed back-to-back defeats at Wrexham in the FA Cup and league. McKenna noted the team had been travelling heavily; the run of away matches would have extended to five if the match at Portsmouth had not been postponed two weeks ago.

Ipswich have now lost only once in their last 10 midweek games. Before attempting to extend that run against Hull City, the side will be at home to Swansea on Saturday.