Palmer in the Ipswich Town goal in particular, allowed to take an eternity every time he had control of the ball, that stop-start nature of the first half helped to disrupt Newcastle United who were looking to get the visitors on the back foot.

Ipswich Town's defeat confirmed that all three promoted teams have been relegated from the Premier League for the second successive season. That had never previously occurred in back-to-back campaigns

Ben Johnson received his first Premier League red card in what was his 91st appearance in the competition. It was Ipswich's fifth red card this season, the joint-most of any team alongside Arsenal.