Flemming the hero as Ipswich edge 10-man Crystal Palace in five-goal thriller

[p]The visitors had some shaky moments defensively early on, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scherpen-kjell/lbRoOiLm/"]Kjell Scherpen[/a] really should have been punished when he passed the ball to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wharton-adam/v5IYUpDm/"]Adam Wharton[/a], who showed a complete lack of conviction and essentially passed it back to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Tractor Boys'[/a] goalkeeper.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/khalaili-anan/I5przTNI/"]Anan Khalaili[/a] had no such issues in front of goal in the 14th minute, as he collected [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kamada-daichi/bayITLyE/"]Daichi Kamada[/a]’s pass before hitting a shot that deflected off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davis-leif/rRuHW6a0/"]Leif Davis[/a] and fizzed out of Scherpen’s reach for his first Palace goal.[/b][/p][image alt="Khalaili goal sequence" id="b3d46eee-5295-4727-947c-ae6b8e49bdd0" credit-line="REUTERS/David Klein/Opta by Stats Perform" guid="bfb7aacd-3d1e-477d-8433-cf515ba060bf" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]Ipswich responded to the setback just nine minutes later through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emersonn/48J66oWK/"]Emersonn[/a], who was left completely unmarked and met Davis’ pinpoint cross with a clinical header.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/enciso-julio/f19S9MEi/"]Julio Enciso[/a] then sent a shot from range trickling harmlessly wide, yet the hosts were dealt a blow seconds later with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/disasi-axel/Q32vx71U/"]Axel Disasi[/a] being shown a straight red card for his challenge on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clarke-jack/fTyETuhb/"]Jack Clarke[/a] in the 34th minute.[/p][image alt="Emersonn goal sequence" id="0e634903-b605-4115-ab00-da5e0ac1415e" credit-line="REUTERS/David Klein/Opta by Stats Perform" guid="4bf47ef9-294e-402c-90b5-31e93b783fe4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]Things got even worse for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Eagles[/a] on the stroke of half-time, as Emersonn headed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-shea-dara/4ETEZJ7p/"]Dara O’Shea’s[/a] cross towards Davis, who nodded past the rooted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/benitez-walter/rVwIjuW2/"]Walter Benitez[/a].[/b][/p][p]Emersonn continued to pose questions after the restart, turning Honest Ahanor and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mitchell-tyrick/tbyIjQ0h/"]Tyrick Mitchell[/a], but firing off-target before Clarke saw his shot towards the near post saved.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="34b7defa-1522-4ddf-aa22-e03e4c9bb2ed" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="9228dc61-b148-4c7f-a26d-1ecc2ce146c5" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]There was disappointment for Ipswich, and their Brazilian striker went off injured shortly after the hour mark, and there was added concern with Palace pushing for an equaliser.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-quinten/Ag97KtSd/"]Quinten Timber[/a] had two opportunities to restore parity, but he missed the target with one effort and saw another saved by Scherpen.[/p][p][b]However, the pressure eventually told with a quarter-hour remaining, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsen-jorgen/lQ5EYyWg/"]Jorgen Strand Larsen[/a] held off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diop-issa/Eyqbicqr/"]Issa Diop[/a] before smashing a superb strike across Scherpen and into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][image alt="Strand-Larsen goal sequence" id="21683769-1734-40c6-9420-691f8d79a063" credit-line="Reuters/Paul Childs/Opta by Stats Perform" guid="653653f9-ec00-4c02-9ce4-46f05b0486dc" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Khalaili had a glorious chance to complete the turnaround when Scherpen flapped at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hughes-will/j1OKB8dN/"]Will Hughes[/a]’ cross, but blazed his effort over.[/p][p][b]Instead, Ipswich responded to their defeats against Manchester United and Liverpool to earn a second league victory this term, as substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flemming-zian/KCdpVxYS/"]Flemming[/a] reacted to Davis’ header hitting the crossbar and turned the ball home.[/b][/p][p]In scoring the winner, the substitute also inflicted the first defeat from Palace’s last three.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emersonn/48J66oWK/"]Emersonn[/a] (Ipswich)[/b][/p][image alt="POTM" id="578fe473-a42f-4dc1-a39e-783c574ad6e6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="632e7b2a-87d6-4f70-bef0-d3b5f0e9da2d" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/crystal-palace-AovF1Mia/ipswich-thqhB2MB/summary/stats/?mid=UVsolqgM"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p]