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Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Jean-Phillipe Mateta gave Crystal Palace their first away win of the season against fellow league-strugglers, Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Tuesday evening. Ipswich looked to bag their first home victory of the season against visitors, but were outclassed by the Eagles who took the lion’s share of possession early on.Clear cut chances were not in abundance for either side, though Palace made considerably more shots in the first half.Ipswich began to show their teeth towards the end of the first half, and came back into the second half looking like they might cause serious problems for the visitors.It was Mateta who ended the deadlock in the 59th minute, as he found the net, and despite fleeting opportunities for both sides, neither were able to capitalise on them to add any more to the tally.TALKING POINT – Can Ipswich stop the rot?To be almost halfway through the season and not have managed a single home win in that time is a grim statistic for the home side. It is nonetheless easier to understand after a match like tonight, in which neither side looked particularly threatening. Ipswich will have opportunities to pick up points before the brutal festive calendar gets into full swing, against the likes of Wolves, and potentially Newcastle and Bournemouth. On the strength of a display such as this, it’s increasingly hard to see a change in their fortunes.MAN OF THE MATCH – Jean-Phillipe MatetaThe goal by Mateta was really the only redeeming feature of an otherwise frustrating match, but to give Mateta his dues, it was a goal befitting a higher caliber fixture.IPSWICH: Muric 5, Clarke 5, O’Shea 6, Greaves 5, Davis 5, Morsy 5, Cajuste 5, Clarke 5, Burns 5, Hutchinson 5, Delap 6. Subs: Chaplin 5, Taylor 5, Al-Hamadi 5, Broadhead 5.CRYSTAL PALACE: Henderson 5, Munoz 6, Chalobah 6, Lacroix 6, Guehi 5, Mitchell 5, Hughes 6, Doucoure 6, Sarr 6, Eze 6, Mateta 7. Subs: Lerma 5, Richards 5, Devenny 5.Jean-Phillipe Mateta chips the ball over the keeper from the far corner of the box to give Palace the advantage.Palace have ended Ipswich’s unbeaten run of 28 midweek league games.Crystal Palace had 22 touches in the box to Ipswich’s 12.

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