"Ipswich Town are winless in their last two Championship fixtures but allowed a proven second-tier striker to join the team immediately outside the play-off places. Despite their recent dip, Ipswich are one of the teams responsible for the pressure that's piling up on Championship leaders Coventry City. Middlesbrough have drawn level on points with the Sky Blues and Hull City are four points behind, but Ipswich have directly taken six points from Frank Lampard's side. The Tractor Boys put five past Coventry without reply in their two league meetings this season."
"30-year-old Sammie Szmodics is a known quantity at Championship level. He scored 27 league goals for Blackburn Rovers in 2023-24, which persuaded promoted Ipswich to take him to Portman Road and into the Premier League. He's only scored once in his limited playing time in the second division this season and was permitted to reunite with former Rovers manager John Eustace with a loan to Derby County seventh in the table and only six points behind Ipswich for the rest of the season."
"We'll see what the summer brings, said McKenna, as reported by the East Anglian Daily Times. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. [Szmodics] had two big injuries in the calendar year of 2025, both with complicated recoveries that have held him back a little bit. So there's obvious football things there. But in the end it wasn't a football decision, it wasn't related to his foo"
Ipswich Town have slipped to two winless Championship fixtures but remain one of the highest-scoring teams and are exerting pressure on leaders Coventry City. Ipswich beat Coventry comprehensively twice this season and have taken six points from Frank Lampard's side. Sammie Szmodics, 30, scored 27 league goals for Blackburn in 2023-24 but has managed only one Championship goal this season in limited minutes. Szmodics reunited with former manager John Eustace on loan at Derby, who sit seventh and six points behind Ipswich. Injuries in 2025 and non-football factors influenced the loan and Szmodics' short-term future is uncertain.
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