Ipswich beat Birmingham 2-1 to boost promotion push
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- Ipswich Town came from behind to beat Birmingham City 2-1 at Portman Road on 6 April 2026, with Ben Johnson (41st minute) and Kasey McAteer (45th minute) overturning Carlos Vicente's 32nd-minute opener for the visitors.
- Kasey McAteer scored his first Ipswich goal to complete the turnaround, firing under goalkeeper James Beadle after a Jack Clarke-George Hirst buildup.
- Birmingham manager Chris Davies said his side were "robbed" of a point after August Priske's 70th-minute equalizer was ruled out for the ball going out of play, claiming the linesman "60 yards away" had "guessed falsely."
- Kieran McKenna described the result as "the first comeback win of the season" and praised his side's reaction after a "big body blow" in the first half.
- Ipswich survived late pressure when goalkeeper Christian Walton pushed a shot from Ibrahim Osman onto the post in the 85th minute, and Dara O'Shea blocked Ethan Laird's follow-up.
- Town hold games in hand over their immediate promotion rivals, a margin the source flags as central to their chances of an automatic Premier League return.
- Attendance at Portman Road was 29,381.
Why it matters: Ipswich's first comeback win of the season arrives at a critical juncture in the Championship promotion race, with games in hand over rivals giving them a tangible edge — but the controversial disallowed Birmingham goal leaves a grievance that could carry weight if the automatic spots come down to goal difference or head-to-head tiebreakers.
