Ipswich held on for a 2-1 win at Tottenham to celebrate their first win of the season – and their first in the Premier League in 22 years.
The Tractor Boys have struggled to hold on to leads following their long-awaited return to England’s top flight this summer.
But they finally did enough to clinch all three points – and move out of the bottom three at the expense of Crystal Palace – Sammie Szmodics steering an overhead kick beyond Guglielmo Vicario to give them the lead.
Kieran McKenna’s side, wearing their pink third kit designed in collaboration with supporter and global music star Ed Sheeran – who was watching in the stands, doubled their advantage when Liam Delap bundled in just over 10 minutes later.
There was some boos from the home fans at half-time and within four minutes of the restart Spurs had the ball in the net, only for Dominic Solanke’s effort to be ruled out for handball.
That momentum faded until Rodrigo Bentancur gave them hope with 21 minutes left, heading home from a Pedro Porro corner.
But Solanke’s late effort, blocked by goalkeeper Arijanet Muric, was the closest they went to equalising as Ipswich secured their first top-flight victory since winning 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough in April 2002 – and their first away since a 2-1 victory at Everton in February 2002.
