Sixteen years of hurt have finally come to an end for Ipswich Town. A curse, that had lingered for longer than that on most abandoned burial grounds, was banished in conclusive fashion as East Anglian rivals Norwich City were defeated 3-1 and generally outclassed.

Goals from man of the match Cedric Kipré, the mercurial Jaden Philogene and Jack Clarke were the decisive moments of the match, Norwich’s kamikaze attacking another factor. But the figure of Marcelino Núñez, who scored against Ipswich for Norwich in the last derby match two seasons ago then completed a £10m move to Suffolk in the summer, loomed throughout. Featuring on the cover of the programme and in the voices of the Ipswich support, even as he started the match on the bench, this was a transfer troll that ultimately achieved the desired effect.

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