Nathan Broadhead on target as Ipswich beat Bournemouth for survival lifeline

Nathan Broadhead scored his first ever Premier League goal as Ipswich beat faltering Bournemouth 2-1 to breathe new life into their survival bid.

Bournemouth, bidding to bounce back from Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City, were boosted by the return from suspension of defenders Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez.

Ipswich were without Leif Davis and Omari Hutchinson while former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips was fit enough only for a place on the bench.

Bournemouth dominated possession in the early exchanges but their passing was not as crisp as manager Andoni Iraola would have liked.

Lewis Cook’s corner threatened to cause havoc in the Ipswich defence before being nodded behind by centre-back Dara O’Shea.

O’Hara then had to make a last-ditch lunge to turn Dango Outtara’s teasing low delivery out for another corner with the lively Alex Scott waiting to tap home.

Evanilson looked like he would get the chance to break the deadlock in the 26th minute after being played in by Outtara only for O’Shea to slide in to block his attempt.

Ipswich, who had lost their last five league games, threatened the Bournemouth goal for the first time when Ben Johnson played the ball over the top of their defence but Liam Delap was unable to reach the pass.

Brighton loanee Julio Enciso also sent a 25-yard curler flying over the angle of post and crossbar as the Tractor Boys warmed to their task.

O’Shea came to his team’s rescue once more by clearing Scott’s close-range strike off the line before Palmer made an excellent flying save to deny the Bournemouth midfielder’s rebound effort.

Moments after that double escape Broadhead fired Kieran McKenna’s men into a shock lead.

Enciso breezed past a cluster of defenders before