Ipswich Town, led by Kieran McKenna, defeated Plymouth Argyle 2-0 on the road on Saturday afternoon, and Leeds United could only watch as their rivals moved back up to second place in the Championship standings.
Both Southampton and Ipswich had an opportunity to pull Daniel Farke’s team back in Saturday’s lunchtime matchup against Huddersfield Town, the Yorkshire derby. By winning, both teams achieved that.
Southampton overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat Birmingham City 4-3, reducing Tony Mowbray’s team to 10 men. Ipswich has now returned to form, winning five straight Championship games.
Following a period of instability, Ipswich has returned to the race and is two points ahead of us despite all four teams having played the same number of games. At the top, Leicester is now only three points ahead of Ipswich.
Ipswich’s revival to form has been aided by a number of players, including January signing Kieffer Moore. In his seven games for Ipswich, the 31-year-old, who plays for Wales alongside our four Welsh stars, has netted five goals.
Kieffer Moore could prove decisive after Leeds links in January
In addition, he assisted in Saturday’s second goal for Ipswich. In the last third of Ipswich’s game, the target man is making a huge impact at Portman Road and is proving to be an extremely successful addition.
something that they didn’t have much of in the season’s first half.Moore, a player who scored 12 goals for Wales, half of which were set up by Dan James, was linked to Leeds back in January.
Ipswich is making a comeback to the race for the top two thanks only to Moore. It seems unlikely that Leeds’ curiosity went beyond mere curiosity. However, he could end up being a deciding factor.
Daniel Farke and Leeds have suffered a double blow as not only did Leeds choose not to pursue a player who is blazing in front of goal, but he might now help Ipswich overtake Leeds in the race for the top two.
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