JOE ROYLE heaped praise on his Ipswich Town side after watching them sweep to an emphatic win over Barclaycard Premiership new boys Portsmouth.

FT Ipswich 3 Portsmouth 0

Alan Curbishley finally found some joy at the end of a week of growing frustration as he made a last-minute double signing.

Peter Reid has launched a late bid to take Ipswich striker Marcus Stewart to the Stadium of Light.

It may only have postponed the seemingly inevitable but Manchester United’s virtual reserve side still ensured at Portman Road that Arsenal’s title celebrations will have to wait awhile yet.

Arsenal 0 Ipswich 0

Aston Villa’s form outside Birmingham has virtually ended their interest in a UEFA Cup spot but boss Graham Taylor insists that is no excuse to put on the brakes.

A refereeing gaffe from Graham Poll enabled Eyal Berkovic’s spectacular strike to hand Manchester City a half-time advantage at Portman Road.

Billy McEwan's first game in charge of Derby turned into a nightmare at Pride Park as Ipswich sealed their great escape from the relegation zone.

A glaring miss from Marcus Bent meant today’s Premiership basement battle between Ipswich and Leicester at Portman Road was goalless at half-time.

Tottenham 1 Ipswich 2

Steve Stone remains upbeat about Aston Villa’s Premiership prospects as they bid to end a run of six league games without a win against basement boys Ipswich tonight.

Emerging defender Titus Bramble has vowed to repay George Burley’s display of confidence in him for Ipswich’s UEFA Cup tie against Inter Milan by cutting out the costly mistakes in his game.

Kevin Campbell fluffed four great goalscoring opportunities for Everton in their 0-0 draw with Ipswich.

Ipswich are sweating on the fitness of Titus Bramble and Martijn Reuser ahead of Sunday’s clash with Premiership leaders Leeds at Portman Road.

Matteo Sereni enters his first European tie tonight with his heart set on booking a date with an Italian side.

Leicester 1 Ipswich 1

Derby 1 Ipswich 1

Disappointed Manchester City chairman David Bernstein has admitted lessons must be learnt after the Blues were relegated after just one season in the Premiership.

Charlton 2 Ipswich 1

Martijn Reuser has levelled the game for Ipswich Town after 19 minutes of their FA Carling Premiership match against Charlton Athletic at the Valley.

There have been numerous comparisons between the footballing merits of Ipswich and their Dutch cousins Ajax over the years.

Ipswich Town 3 1 Bradford City

It's still scoreless at the FA Carling Premiership clash between Ipswich Town and Leicester City.