Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town: Zian Flemming's strike earns Tractor Boys win at Selhurst Park
Report and free match highlights from the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Ipswich at Selhurst Park; goals from Emersonn, Leif Davis and Zian Flemming seal a comeback victory for Gary O'Neil's men
Saturday 12 September 2026 18:02, UK
Ipswich came from behind to secure their first Premier League away win since April 2025 after beating 10-man Crystal Palace 3-2.
Goals from Emersonn and Leif Davis answered Anan Khalaili's opener, before substitute Zian Flemming struck the 90th-minute winner after Jorgen Strand Larsen had pulled the Eagles level.
That goal ended a run of 32 Premier League games - stretching back to December 2001 - in which the Tractor Boys had conceded first and failed to win.
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Having beaten Fulham and Middlesbrough in their last two outings, Palace were looking to make it a perfect week - and chances of that happening increased when Anan Khalaili collected Daichi Kamada's square ball, took one touch and struck a sweet shot, which took a slight deflection off Ipswich full-back Davis on its way past Kjell Scherpen.
As the hosts sought out a second, Strand Larsen saw a cracking volley batted away. But, before long, they were pegged back instead.
Davis hit a cross from the left and, seemingly convinced he had been offside when he collected the ball, Palace switched off, which allowed Emersonn to find the net with a header under no pressure.
Ipswich received a major boost when Axel Disasi was shown a straight red card 34 minutes in after catching Jack Clarke on the shin with his studs - and they took advantage by establishing the lead on the stroke of half-time when Davis scored a free header.
Palace started to up the tempo with around 20 minutes to go, with Quiten Timber guilty of passing up two opportunities to equalise, and the noise was deafening when Strand Larsen held off his man to fire into the bottom-left corner and level.
But their efforts were rendered useless in the 90th minute when Flemming reacted quickest when a looping header from Davis came back off the crossbar and stylishly tucked in the winner.
The key moments from Selhurst Park
- 14: GOAL! Anan Khalali hits a sweet shot from the edge of the box, which goes in with a deflection off the leg of an Ipswich player.
- 18: CHANCE! Jorgen Strand Larsen's volley is batted away by Scherpen, before his follow-up is blocked.
- 23: GOAL! Ipswich level with their first shot of the game, as Leif Davis' cross is headed in by Emersonn.
- 34: RED CARD! Palace defender Axel Disasi is shown a straight red card for catching Jack Clarke on the shin with his studs.
- 45: GOAL! Ipswich take the lead for the first time as Davis plants a free header past Walter Benitez.
- 75: GOAL! Daichi Kamada feeds Strand Larsen, who holds off Issa Diop and fires into the bottom-left corner.
- 90: GOAL! A looping header comes back off the crossbar, and Ipswich substitute Zian Flemming bundles in the winner.
Hull not the only newly-promoted team going well
Analysis by Sky Sports' Dan Long at Selhurst Park:
When they first returned to the Premier League in 2024/25, it was 16 games before Ipswich had recorded two wins.
This time around, it has taken just four.
They beat Sunderland on the opening day, took the lead against Man Utd at Old Trafford the following week - before an eventual 5-2 defeat - and recorded a higher xG than Liverpool in the 2-0 loss last time out.
And against Crystal Palace, both Emersonn and Leif Davis' headers were all too easy. Axel Disasi's sending off gave them an extra boost, but they took advantage when opportunities presented themselves.
When Palace's equaliser made it 2-2, they did not go all out, desperate for the winner; they just waited, exercising patience, with the belief the winner would come, which it eventually did.
While taking three points at Selhurst Park was impressive, equally - if not more so - was the fact it was the third time in the four games they have played that they have conceded less than 0.70 xG.
Fellow newly-promoted side Hull are taking all the plaudits for their start on their return to the Premier League, and rightly so - but, out of the spotlight, Ipswich are going well, too.
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