Key Takeaways
- Ipswich came from behind to beat Charlton 2-1 and stay in the race for second place.
- Jaden Philogene’s tame penalty somehow crept under Thomas Kaminski for the winner.
- Charlton must still pick up a point from their last two matches to avoid relegation.
Fortune favoured Ipswich Town at a sparsely-filled Valley as a weak 67th-minute penalty squeezed under Charlton keeper Thomas Kaminski and lifted the Tractor Boys back above Millwall into second.
Kieran McKenna’s men were stunned inside the opening minute when Tyreece Campbell raced clear and Greg Docherty slammed home the loose ball after Christian Walton’s partial save. The early setback extended Ipswich’s recent wobble, but they levelled ten minutes before the break. January loan signing Darnell Furlong, still seeking his first impact in Suffolk colours, arrowed a rising drive beyond Kaminski from 20 metres.
Charlton, needing points to pull clear of the drop zone, defended doggedly until Macaulay Gillesphey’s mistimed lunge felled Furlong. Philogene’s spot-kick was far from convincing, yet Kaminski’s late dive allowed the ball to trickle in off the post.
McKenna praised his side’s calm after the early concession. “We spoke about not looking at the table when you go behind. The lads trusted the plan and kept probing,” he said. Ipswich still face trips to West Bromwich Albion and Southampton in the next five days, fixtures that will decide whether they return to the Premier League at the first attempt.
Defeat leaves Nathan Jones’ Addicks two points above the relegation zone with two games left. Oxford United, hovering just below them, still harbour hopes of clawing to safety.
