City are undone by yet another defensive error

HEADER FROM NUNEZ AND GOAL FROM OLD BOY AKPOM SEAL TIGERS' FATE AGAINST TRACTOR BOYS

- By BARRY COOPER

Chuba Akpom celebrates scoring Ipswich's second goal

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Two goals in four second-half minutes after a flurry of changes were enough to see Ipswich Town beat Hull City 2-0 at the MKM Stadium and end the Tigers' six-game unbeaten home record.

City had dealt well with the visitors for 68 minutes and fashioned some promising openings before ex-Tiger Jaden Philogene came off the bench to set up Marcelino Nunez to head in.

Then moments later another former Tiger Chuba Akpom, turned in from close range, despite what looked to be an offside position.

Missing a host of key first-team players, the changes made by Kieran McKenna off the bench proved the difference in the final stages, with City succumbing to a second straight defeat despite a battling display and one that was well organised and disciplined for so much of it.

Sergej Jakirovic made three changes to the side beaten at QPR on Saturday, with one of those enforced with Matt Crooks missing through suspension.

Darko Gyabi was his replacement, while there were returns to the starting XI for Semi Ajayi and Joel Ndala for John Egan and Enis Destan, who dropped to the bench.