Ipswich earn cathartic win to mark Premier League return

IPSWICH, England, Aug 22 : Jack Clarke's late strike secured a cathartic victory on Saturday for newly promoted Ipswich Town, whose 2-1 win over Sunderland underscored the club's desire to shake off the memories of a dismal 2024-25 Premier League campaign.Ipswich won only once after December 2024 as their return to the top flight following two decades in the lower tiers ended in a 19th-place finish and relegation back to the Championship.But the club earned another promotion last season, and marked their return to the big time with a victory that drew an emotional response from the roaring crowd at Portman Road."They pushed us on, they kept us going ... we finished really strong and that's a credit to the fans," Ipswich captain Dara O'Shea, who has been at the club since 2024, said. Ipswic