SWANSEA CITY 1
Yates 31
IPSWICH TOWN 2
Broadhead 13, Chaplin 35
KIERAN McKenna insisted he was unaffected by weekend wins for fellow promotion challengers Leeds and Southampton after his Ipswich side’s victory at Swansea.
First-half goals from Nathan Broadhead and Conor Chaplin – his 50th for Ipswich – proved enough to beat hosts Swansea, who are now only four points above the relegation zone.
It was Ipswich’s second away win the space of four days and came after second-placed Leeds had won their lunchtime appointment at Plymouth and Southampton had beaten West Brom on Friday.
“I know (those wins) had zero impact on me, that’s the honest truth,” said Ipswich boss Mc-Kenna, whose side are a point behind Southampton and three adrift of Leeds with a game in hand.
“Sometimes you worry things like that will infiltrate the group and they will worry about other teams’ results.
“I don’t get any sense of that from the group whatsoever. They share my feeling that they are doing incredibly to be as competitive as we have been at this level.”
Chaplin scored his 50th Ipswich goal to restore a first-half Ipswich lead that had been wiped out by Jerry Yates.
Earlier, Kyle Naughton’s mistake allowed Broadhead to set up Leif Davis for a 20-yard shot that Carl Rushworth helped over the bar.
Cameron Burgess planted Sam Morsy’s inviting cross wide, but Ipswich hit the front after Omari Hutchinson slipped Broadhead through and the Wales international advanced to produce a deft finish.
Kieffer Moore might have doubled the lead from Davis’ corner but his header was misdirected and Rushworth held another attempt from the Wales striker.
Yates had managed a rare home effort an
