Ipswich v Wigan
Ipswich Town lost ground on the Championship's top two as they were held by struggling Wigan in an uninspiring goalless draw.
Jay Tabb had Town's best chance of the first half, lashing over when put through by Tyrone Mings.
Wigan's James Perch headed wide from a Don Cowie corner after the break and at the other end David McGoldrick nodded straight at Ali Al Habsi.
Freddie Sears had a late chance for Town, but neither side deserved to win.
Fourth-placed Ipswich are 19 places and 29 points above relegation-threatened Wigan, but Mick McCarthy's promotion-chasing side lacked the creativity to unlock the languishing Latics.
Wins for leaders Bournemouth, as well as promotion rivals Derby and Middlesbrough over the weekend, left Town three points off the top two.
And while Malky Mackay's Wigan will be pleased to have come away from Portman Road with a point, it did little to brighten their survival prospects, as they are seven points adrift of safety.
Wigan were able to bring on striker Billy McKay for his debut following a move from Inverness, where he has scored 10 times this term, but he was unable to affect the outcome.
Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy:
"I'm not going to make any excuses. Neither side played very well. We didn't deserve to win the game so I am delighted with the point from the game.
"I have always said we are not that good that we are going to win every game. But it takes about 75 points to make the play-offs so we now need 24.
"If you look through Wigan's team, you can't tell me that's a team in the bottom three. They ought to be challenging where we are."
Wigan boss Malky Mackay:
"I think we were terrific. I have watched Ipswich four times this season as a neutral and I knew they grinded teams down before scoring and winning - that is why they are near the top of the league.
"We had to make sure we matched that and we did. There was very little between the two teams. Anyone watching that game couldn't have said who was near the top and who was near the bottom."
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (4)
Ipswich Town
- 33 Bialkowski
- 04 Chambers
- 05 Smith Booked
- 06 Berra
- 03 Mings
- 11 Anderson (Bishop - 45' )
- 08 Skuse
- 17 Bru
- 18 Tabb (Parr - 83' )
- 10 McGoldrick
- 16 Hunt (Sears - 65' )
Substitutes
- 02 Parr
- 12 Hunt
- 20 Sears
- 27 Bishop
- 28 Clarke
- 29 Ambrose
- 35 Kenny
Wigan Athletic
- 26 Al Habsi
- 24 Perch Booked
- 25 Barnett
- 27 Ridgewell
- 03 Taylor
- 36 Kvist Booked
- 19 Cowie
- 14 Huws
- 33 Waghorn (Mckay - 78' )
- 32 Fortuné
- 11 McClean Booked
Substitutes
- 01 Carson
- 10 Mckay
- 17 Boyce
- 28 Pearce
- 30 Kiernan
- 37 Flores
- 43 Cosgrove
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
90:00 +3:08 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
90:00 +0:11Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
90:00 +0:11Don Cowie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89:23Offside, Wigan Athletic. Marc-Antoine Fortuné tries a through ball, but Billy McKay is caught offside.
87:54Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
87:05Offside, Ipswich Town. Jonathan Parr tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
86:38Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by William Kvist.
84:33Foul by David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town).
84:33Leon Barnett (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83:43Tyrone Mings (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83:43Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic).
82:47 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jonathan Parr replaces Jay Tabb.
80:02Attempt missed. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Tabb with a cross following a set piece situation.
79:24 BookingBooking James Perch (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
79:19David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79:19Foul by James Perch (Wigan Athletic).
77:47 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Wigan Athletic. Billy McKay replaces Martyn Waghorn.
76:31Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
76:31Liam Ridgewell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Wigan Athletic. James Perch tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
74:40Offside, Wigan Athletic. Ali Al Habsi tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
74:21Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David McGoldrick with a cross.
74:00Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74:00Dangerous play by Don Cowie (Wigan Athletic).
71:10Attempt saved. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a cross.
69:25Offside, Ipswich Town. Teddy Bishop tries a through ball, but Tommy Smith is caught offside.
69:04Teddy Bishop (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69:04Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Wigan Athletic).
66:55Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66:08Delay in match Don Cowie (Wigan Athletic) because of an injury.
65:18Offside, Wigan Athletic. James Perch tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
64:15 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces Noel Hunt.
63:16Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
62:20Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
61:32Attempt missed. James Perch (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Don Cowie with a cross following a corner.
61:01Corner, Wigan Athletic. Conceded by Christophe Berra.
60:09Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emyr Huws.
58:58Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58:58Foul by William Kvist (Wigan Athletic).
58:38David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58:38Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Wigan Athletic).
56:10Foul by Tyrone Mings (Ipswich Town).
56:10James McClean (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52:41Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52:41Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Wigan Athletic).
52:03Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52:03Foul by James Perch (Wigan Athletic).
50:01Offside, Wigan Athletic. William Kvist tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
46:09David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46:09Foul by William Kvist (Wigan Athletic).
45:00Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Teddy Bishop replaces Paul Anderson.
45:00 +2:08 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Wigan Athletic 0.
43:50Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43:50Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Wigan Athletic).
43:14Offside, Ipswich Town. Christophe Berra tries a through ball, but Noel Hunt is caught offside.
42:20Attempt saved. Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noel Hunt with a cross.
41:45Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41:45Foul by William Kvist (Wigan Athletic).
40:09Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Martyn Waghorn.
39:34 BookingBooking James McClean (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39:27Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39:27Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
38:02Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Tabb.
36:50Offside, Wigan Athletic. Emyr Huws tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
34:41 BookingBooking William Kvist (Wigan Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34:22Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34:22Foul by William Kvist (Wigan Athletic).
32:37Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
32:37William Kvist (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31:19Offside, Wigan Athletic. Don Cowie tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
30:46 BookingBooking Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30:32Foul by Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town).
30:32Martyn Waghorn (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29:44Attempt missed. Noel Hunt (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
29:33Attempt blocked. David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
28:27Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28:27Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Wigan Athletic).
24:40Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
24:40Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19:54Foul by David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town).
19:54James Perch (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18:10Offside, Wigan Athletic. Marc-Antoine Fortuné tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
17:33Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
17:33Don Cowie (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16:46Offside, Wigan Athletic. Ali Al Habsi tries a through ball, but Marc-Antoine Fortuné is caught offside.
16:29Foul by Tyrone Mings (Ipswich Town).
16:29Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12:54Attempt missed. Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyrone Mings with a through ball.
10:45Foul by Noel Hunt (Ipswich Town).
10:45Liam Ridgewell (Wigan Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9:35Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9:35Foul by James McClean (Wigan Athletic).
7:27Offside, Wigan Athletic. Ali Al Habsi tries a through ball, but James McClean is caught offside.
6:59Attempt saved. William Kvist (Wigan Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emyr Huws.
5:55Attempt missed. Jay Tabb (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Anderson with a cross.
4:15Attempt missed. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Wigan Athletic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Perch with a cross.
1:50Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by James Perch.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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