Delap delivers for desperate Ipswich to fire slim hopes

If Ipswich could have been forgiven for having next season's Championship already in mind, Bournemouth are plunging their own depths of disappointment. Winless since mid-February, European dreams fade fast, defeat to the strugglers following exit from the FA Cup. Still nine points shy of safety, Kieran McKenna's team's chances remain remote. The only certainty appears that Liam Delap, scorer of a rampaging second goal, will be playing Premier League football next season but their small chance is far better than no chance at all.

- John Brewin

Ipswich have seen survival hopes crumble. The revivals of Everton, West Ham and most obviously Wolves have trampled on any seeds of a comeback; Wolves' defeat of the Hammers on Tuesday was another dagger to hearts. Back in December, Ipswich took the game to Bournemouth only to be denied at the last. Here they set up with far greater pragmatism. Six changes from a 4-2 home defeat to Nottingham Forest suggested McKenna had done plenty of thinking.