LIVE BLOG: Ipswich Town v Buxton - FA Cup Second Round

Buxton face one of the biggest matches in their history on Sunday as they travel to League One high-flyers Ipswich Town in the second round of the Emirates FA Cup.
Buxton are at Ipswich Town's Portman Road in the FA Cup this afternoon.Buxton are at Ipswich Town's Portman Road in the FA Cup this afternoon.
Buxton are at Ipswich Town's Portman Road in the FA Cup this afternoon.

Our man Mark Duffy is at Portman Road to bring you a live blog on the game, which kicks off at 5pm.

Join the blog from around 4pm to get the latest team news and then updates throughout the game.

Ipswich Town v Buxton - LIVE

Key Events

  • Match kicks off at 5pm
  • Team news from around 4.15pm
  • Hundreds of Bucks fans have made the long trip to Suffolk
  • Ipswich team: Walton, Keogh, Davis, Morsy (c), Burns, Chaplin, Burgess, Ahadme, Vincent-Young, Edwards, Humphreys. Subs: Hladky, Edmundson, Woolfenden, Jackson, Armin, Siziba, Agbaje, Ward, Chirewa.
  • Buxton team: Richardson, Conway, Moult, Meikle, Kirby, Elliott, Poole, Brisley, Newton (c), McKay, Osborne. Subs: Hudson, Granite, De Girolamo, Gilchrist, Tasdemir, Bunn, Boden, Sherwood, Sargent

Full credit to the Bucks fans who have been in good voice all afternoon, the announcement of how many have travelled being greeted with respectful applause from the 9,000 home fans who appreciate the efforts made today.

The Bucks just had their best spell too, with that chance from Conway looking like it might be the goal they desired but it wasn’t to be...yet.

3-0

Third Buxton change sees Conway replaced by Matt Sargent.

3-0

Best moment so far for Buxton as Max Conway nicks in and goes around the keeper but sees his shot cleared off the line by Armin, Harry Bunn’s follow up deflected wide.

3-0

74’ GOAL FOR IPSWICH

Conor Chaplin from 25 yards out makes it 3-0 to the hosts with a lovely strike. Game over.

3-0

There are 9,817 here today, including 518 from Buxton.

Apologies again for the lack of updates - the WiFi keeps dropping out at bad times. Bleedin’ technology...

Sorry for the delay - having WiFi problems here.

While away, Edwards volleyed wide for the hosts, while Buxton have brought on Harry Bunn and Scott Boden for Elliott and McKay.

2-0

Sub Tawanda Chirewa lets fly from distance but Theo Richardson pushes the effort away. The hosts have begun the second-half well as you’d expect and are in the hunt for a third.

2-0

Sub Tawanda Chirewa lets fly from distance but Theo Richardson pushes the effort away. The hosts have begun the second-half well as you’d expect and are in the hunt for a third.

2-0

Second-half is under way - two changes for Ipswich with Albie Armin and Tawanda Chirewa replacing Leif Davis and Cameron Humphreys.

2-0

Some pics of the action so far, courtesy of Matchday Images.