Ipswich 3-2 Swansea City: 10-man visitors slip to defeat at Portman Road

Swansea City's three-game winning streak on the road was brought to an emphatic end as they were beaten by Ipswich Town in an eventful five-goal encounter at Portman Road.

A bright start saw the visitors take the lead through Jay Fulton after just seven minutes, but it was one way traffic from that moment on, with the hosts turning things round during a frantic five minutes as Jack Taylor levelled with a stunning effort from distance, before Conor Chaplin turned home.

Harry Clarke then had a goal disallowed after the break, but Ipswich still racked up a deserved third just moments later when George Hirst netted from the spot.

For the second consecutive week, Swansea then finished the game with 10 men, after Liam Cullen was given a second yellow card midway inside the second half, although Jamal Lowe's superb solo effort offered the visitors a faint flicker of hope deep into nine minutes of stoppage time.

However, ultimately, it was too little too late, as the Swans slipped to their third defeat in five league games.

Swansea actually started reasonably well, and Fulton, the only change from the 0-0 draw with Sunderland, marked his return to the side in fine style by glancing in a header after just seven minutes.

A curled Matt Grimes freekick deflected kindly for Lowe at the far post, and his dinked cross was duly nodded in as the Scot earned his first goal of the season.

A great start. But it was surely inevitable that Ipswich, who had previously won 11 of their opening 15 league outings, would start to ask questions of their own.

Indeed, they could have been level moments after the resulting kick-off. A low corner found Chaplin, whose sweeping effort was sent well over the bar.

Omari Hutchinson then warmed Carl Rushworth's