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
He has also laid on an assist – scoring Ipswich’s second on Saturday. The target man is proving to be an incredibly effective addition at Portman Road, and he is providing the difference in Ipswich’s final third.Something they lacked somewhat during the first half of the season. Back in January, Leeds were linked with a move for Moore – a player that scored 1
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