Ranked: Ipswich Town’s 5 best performers v Plymouth

Ipswich Town stayed in contention for the playoffs after beating Plymouth at Portman Road on Saturday. 

Their latest win meant Kieran McKenna’s men are now unbeaten in 11 games and reduced the gap between them and the top six to five points with six games left to play.

After conceding a last minute equaliser to fellow playoff chasers Oxford last week, Ipswich needed to respond and were made to work hard for their three points.

Sam Morsy’s first half effort was enough to hand the Tractor Boys the win, but couldn’t find the second ensuring Plymouth were always in the game.

However, a solid defensive displayed reduced Plymouth to just three shots, with Christian Walton having a quiet Saturday in the Ipswich goal.

Now the dust has settled from their win, we have decided to take a look at Ipswich’s top five performers in this clash using statistics gathered from WhoScored.

5. James Norwood – 6.9 WhosScored rating

There were several players who picked up a 6.9 rating but we’ve decided to put James Norwood because of his assist for the Sam Morsy winner.

It wasn’t a vintage display from Norwood in front of goal as he had four shots where he only worked the Plymouth keeper just once. However, his overall play contributed massively to their win. As mentioned, he picked up the assist, linking up well with Morsy, showing intelligence that goes unnoticed at times in games from the number ten.

4. Dominic Thompson – 7.0 WhoScored rating

It was a steady display from the on-loan Brentford defender. His solid outing ensured Ipswich didn’t have to worry about crosses coming from the Plymouth right, helping his side to a clean sheet in the process.

Having made two interceptions and two blocks, he was always switched on from a defensive