Charlton 2-0 Ipswich: Jayden Stockley, Alex Gilbey condemn John McGreal to opening defeat as interim Town boss
Wednesday 8 December 2021 08:32, UK
Jayden Stockley and Alex Gilbey struck to condemn new Ipswich interim manager John McGreal to a 2-0 defeat at The Valley.
The Tractor Boys, who sacked Paul Cook on Saturday, failed to have a shot on target to cap off a woeful display.
The Addicks went ahead in the 26th minute with Stockley claiming his 14th goal of the season in all competitions.
The centre-forward was in the right place to hammer in after Christian Walton could only parry Conor Washington's low drive.
Charlton nearly added a second on the half-hour mark but Walton plunged to his left to turn away Stockley's strike with the loose ball evading Washington and Elliot Lee.
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The Tractor Boys were indebted to Walton for keeping them in the contest.
He produced a point-blank stop to deny Ben Purrington soon after the resumption of the second half and also used his left leg to repel Washington's left-footed shot.
But Charlton finally got the second goal they fully merited in the 88th minute as Gilbey collected a Lee pass, stepped purposefully inside George Edmundson and calmly slotted across Walton.
