By Kazeem Ugbodaga
In a day of drama, chaos and roaring emotion at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea staged an astonishing comeback from two goals down to deny Ipswich Town a famous win.
For 30 agonising minutes, Chelsea were stunned into silence as Ipswich threatened to tear up the script with a fearless first-half assault that left the Blues in tatters.
It all began in the 19th minute when Julio Enciso silenced the home crowd with a razor-sharp strike into the centre of the goal after Chelsea’s defence was caught napping.
The travelling fans had barely caught their breath before Benjamin Johnson made it 2-0 in the 31st minute, nodding into an empty net following a crisp passing move that left the Blues utterly bewildered.
A moment of VAR suspense followed, but after a tense pause, referee Stuart Attwell confirmed the goal would stand — sparking wild scenes on the Ipswich bench.
Stamford Bridge was in shock. Chelsea had rattled the post earlier through Nicolas Jackson, but by halftime they were staring down the barrel of an embarrassing home defeat.
Barely a minute into the second half, the tide turned. Ipswich defender Axel Tuanzebe — under no real pressure — inexplicably diverted the ball past his own goalkeeper in a calamitous own goal, giving Chelsea a lifeline and a reason to believe.
The pressure intensified. Stamford Bridge roared. Chelsea pushed, prodded, and piled forward.
Then, in the 79th minute, the moment of magic arrived. Jadon Sancho, the England international, still searching for consistency in blue, stepped up and lashed an unstoppable rocket from just outside the box into the top right corner, a strike of stunning precision and ferocity that nearly took the net off to make it 2-2.
Ipswich, to their credit, fought bravely to the end, but the momentum had swung violently in Chelsea’s favour. The final whistle drew a chorus of mixed emotions — relief, frustration, and admiration for the relegation-threatened side
