Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 12 December 2023

Result

Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town

Championship · Tuesday 12 December 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Watford 1-2 Ipswich Town: match report

Watford lost to Ipswich Town 1-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 12 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-1.

Yaser Asprilla opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Watford's goal came from Yaser Asprilla (12'). Ipswich Town scored through George Hirst (24') and Sam Morsy (80').

Discipline: Watford received 2 yellow cards; Ipswich Town received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Watford were 10th on 28 points from 20 and Ipswich Town 2nd on 48 points from 20. Watford went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Ipswich Town 2nd with 96.

Watford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ipswich Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Yáser Asprilla of Watford (8.1), ahead of Ken Sema (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Watford wins, 1 draw and 3 for Ipswich Town.

Going into the match Watford's last five read D-W-W-L-W and Ipswich Town's W-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Yaser AsprillaWatford · 1-0
  • 24'Goal · George HirstIpswich Town · 1-1
  • 39'Yellow card · Conor ChaplinIpswich Town
  • 45'Yellow card · George HirstIpswich Town
  • 46'Yellow card · Edo KayembeWatford
  • 53'Yellow card · Massimo LuongoIpswich Town
  • 80'Goal · Sam MorsyIpswich Town · 1-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Vakoun Issouf BayoWatford
  • 89'Yellow card · Omari Giraud-HutchinsonIpswich Town

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Watford 6, draws 1, Ipswich Town 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Lee EvansIpswich Town · injury (Knee Problems)

Watford line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ben Hamer, Ryan Andrews, Ryan Porteous, Wesley Hoedt, Jamal Lewis, Jake Livermore, Edo Kayembe, Yáser Asprilla, Ismaël Koné, Ken Sema, Mileta Rajović

Ipswich Town line-up (4-2-3-1)

Václav Hladký, Brandon Williams, Axel Tuanzebe, Cameron Burgess, Leif Davis, Sam Morsy, Massimo Luongo, Omari Hutchinson, Conor Mark Chaplin, Marcus Harness, George Hirst