Ipswich edge Palace 3-2 with 90th-minute Flemming winner
Zian Flemming scored in the 90th minute to give Ipswich Town a 3-2 win away at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday 12 September 2026. It was a back-and-forth afternoon that swung three times before Flemming settled it at the death, according to The Guardian.
Both sides arrived with leaky defences. Palace and Ipswich had each conceded eight goals in their opening four matches. Ipswich are newly promoted this season after a summer of heavy rebuilding.
Palace struck first. Anan Khalaili scored his first goal for the club to put the hosts ahead. Daichi Kamada created it, and the shot reached the net via a deflection off Ipswich defender Leif Davis.
Ipswich hit back quickly. Emersonn equalised from a Leif Davis cross. Then Davis turned scorer just before half-time. He nodded home after Dara O’Shea’s cross came off Emersonn’s shoulder and fell for him.
The game changed again early in the second half. Palace defender Axel Disasi was sent off by referee Chris Kavanagh for a reckless challenge on Jack Clarke. Disasi caught Clarke just below the knee with raised studs.
Palace refused to fold with ten men. Jorgen Strand Larsen made it 2-2 with 15 minutes left. The finish set up a frantic ending.
Flemming delivered it. Leif Davis looped a header against the crossbar and Flemming scrambled the rebound home. It was quite a moment for the striker, the last of 14 summer signings in a club-record £190m spend by Ipswich.
There was a patched-up look to both teams. Palace were without injured captain Dean Henderson. Walter Benitez made only his second Premier League start in goal, and 18-year-old Honest Ahanor was handed a debut in defence. For Ipswich, Kjell Scherpen started in goal, while Jack Clarke came into the starting line-up in place of Daizen Maeda, according to Ipswich Town. Gary O’Neil was the Ipswich manager overseeing the win.
What makes this stand out is the noise a late winner makes. Ipswich’s new group are still learning each other’s names. Palace, down to ten and missing their captain, kept pushing. For fans, this is why you stay until the end. One header off the bar, one scramble, and an entire away end has a memory for the season.
