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Ipswich upset leaders Coventry

IPSWICH stunned Championship leaders Coventry with a 3-0 victory at Portman Road that ended their five-match winning run yesterday. Goals from Sindre Walle Egeli, George Hirst and Ivan Azon lifted Ipswich to fourth place as Coventry suffered only their second away defeat of the season. Frank Lampard’s side are still seven points clear of second-placed Middlesbrough, who won 4-1 at Hull on Friday. “We were winning everything in the first half, the second balls were dropping to us, we were the team who had the real personality,“ Lampard told BBC Radio CWR . “Great organisation, work ethic off the ball, everything was great and we restricted them. And they get a goal from a bit of a mess at a corner.

Langas but Leicester held on to ease the pressure on manager Marti Cifuentes. A Charlton fan died after being taken ill during an abandoned match against Portsmouth at The Valley. The game was halted in the 13th minute with the score at 0-0 due to a supporter requiring medical assistance. Paramedics attended to the supporter before the match was later abandoned. “The club are devastated to report that a Charlton Athletic supporter has died following a medical emergency during today’s game at The Valley against Portsmouth,“ a statement read. Blackburn were leading 1-0 against Sheffield Wednesday when the match was abandoned after an hour due to a waterlogged pitch at Ewood Park. AFP/Agencies

Ivanovic netted in the 59th minute when City goalkeeper Radek Vitek made a double save from Femi Azeez, only for the Serbian striker to fire home from eight yards. City had a last-gasp equaliser controversially disallowed for offside before the final whistle was followed by a mass brawl featuring staff and players from both clubs. Leicester powered to a 3-1 win at east Midlands rivals Derby thanks to goals from Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Oliver Skipp and Jordan James. Derby pulled one back through Sondre

“Then you’ve got a difficult job, but I still thought the players kept going... 3-0, I don’t like it, of course. I’m a bad loser, I hate defeats and I’ll analyse them and maybe react to the players. “In terms of the game I thought anyone who was here and saw that first half will realise this isn’t Coventry from the first half of last season, this is a team that wants to try and go and do something. Today we didn’t but it can happen.” Mihailo Ivanovic’s second-half strike gave third-placed Millwall a stormy 1-0 victory at playoff rivals Bristol City.

Heavy toll on Reds Repeated setbacks ‘hard to take’ for players: Slot

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Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk (front) in action with Leeds’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin during yesterday’s Premier League match. – REUTERSPIC

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loves this football club feels,” Slot said. “I think we all feel the same at this moment. But I also hope that everyone sees that these players are fighting really, really hard. “And combine that with good football. Again today, we hardly conceded a chance and conceded three goals. “I see us doing many things well this season without the results. I can take a lot of positives from this game. “If we had won it 2-0 or 3-2 – a controlled performance, dominant, against a very difficult team to play against because Chelsea experienced it, (Manchester) City experienced it second half, because they’ve changed their playing style to long ball.” Leeds followed up their midweek 3-1 home win over Chelsea with another battling display to climb three points clear of the relegation zone. Boss Daniel Farke described a thrilling second half as “crazy” and hailed his players for their fighting spirit and also Leeds fans for creating an electric atmosphere. “Crazy, it’s another magical night,” he said. “It’s Elland Road. The ground was again rocking like no other ground probably in world football. “Once this place is on it, it can be second to none. It was a crazy game.” Farke added: “Sadly, it had been two mistakes where we more or less assisted their two goals, but my boys have this attitude. “No one’s ever beaten and they always try whatever is thrown at them in terms of difficulties or adversity.” – The Independent

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L IVERPOOL BOSS Arne Slot believes his side are “improving” but admitted poor results are taking a toll on his players after they were held to a 3-3 draw at Leeds. The reigning champions have won only one of their last five League games after Ao Tanaka’s stoppage-time equaliser at Elland Road saw them held to a draw for the second time in four days and lose further ground on the top four. Hugo Ekitike’s quickfire double early in the second half put Liverpool in control before Leeds fought back through Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s penalty and Anton Stach. Dominik Szoboszlai appeared to have won it for the visitors with a late third, but substitute Tanaka snatched a point for Leeds in the sixth minute of added time. Slot said: “I think we’re improving. Individuals are improving, performances are improving, but it’s hard to take for these players as well. “They’re putting so much effort in and fighting so hard and not to get the result so many times, one after the other, I think we can understand that does do something to an individual and to a team.” Liverpool had lost seven of their previous 11 away League games before heading to Elland Road – where they had not lost in over 25 years – but while they left with a point, this will feel like another defeat and heaps further pressure on their head coach. “It’s not about me, it’s what the players feel, what the fans feel, what everyone who

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