Ipswich's relegation was predicted from the previous round, when manager McKenna's team were 15 points behind safety. Despite their desperate attempts to fight for survival, the Portman Road side had to say goodbye to England's top flight with four games to spare.
After 34 matches played, Ipswich have only 21 points, sitting in 18th place, 15 points behind West Ham, who are above them in the table, with only 4 rounds remaining in the season.
The 2024/25 Premier League season marks the second consecutive season in which all three promoted teams have been relegated back to the Championship. In the 2023/24 season, Luton, Burnley, and Sheffield were also relegated after just one season in the Premier League.
Ipswich parted ways with the Premier League. |
At St James' Park, Ipswich could only defend desperately against Newcastle's relentless attacks. The turning point of the match came in the 37th minute, when the visitors were reduced to 10 men after Benjamin Johnson received a red card.
The home team capitalized on their numerical advantage to increase the pressure and scored the opening goal in the 45+4th minute. Alexander Isak coolly converted a penalty. The Swedish striker scored his 22nd Premier League goal, a tally only surpassed by Mohamed Salah (27 goals).
At the start of the second half, Dan Burn doubled Newcastle's lead with a close-range header. In the 84th minute, substitute William Osula sealed the 3-0 victory for the North East side with another powerful header.
This result propelled Newcastle to third place in the table with 62 points, two points ahead of the sixth-placed team.
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