A broken leg for Ipswich star Kieron Dyer overshadowed Town's 3-2 home win
over Watford.
Dyer was carried off 10 minutes after scoring Ipswich's opening goal.
He crumpled in a heap in the 26th minute, already the victim of two crushing
tackles earlier in the match - the second by Micah Hyde which had left him
limping quite badly.
The 20-year-old was called into the full England squad to face France last
month and has been instrumental in Ipswich's impressive season in which they are
now second in the First Division.
Ipswich led 3-0 with goals from Dyer, Mark Venus and David Johnson, with eight
minutes left when a double substitution heralded a brave Watford comeback.
Watford substitute Tommy Smith headed in a Hyde corner and three minutes later
fellow substitute Tommy Mooney set up an exciting finish when he beat Richard
Wright with a low 20-yard shot.
Ipswich were two up by the break, the first from Dyer who latched on to a Mark
Venus through ball which was dummied by Richard Naylor.
Dyer turned on the edge of the area to beat Alec Chamberlain but the pain was
etched on his face even at that point.
Venus got Town's second after a delayed free-kick, when Dyer was being taken
off.
Jamie Clapham touched the ball at the edge of the area to Venus who drove the
ball around the wall into Chamberlain's top right-hand corner.
Ipswich's third came in the 74th minute when Johnson ran on to Jim Magilton's
through ball and rounded the keeper to slide the ball home despite Steve
Palmer's effort to clear off the line.
Teams
Ipswich: Wright, Wilnis, Phetis (Stockwell 46), Clapham, Mowbray,
Venus, Dyer (Petta 29), Holland, Johnson, Naylor (Harewood 83),Magilton.
Goals: Dyer 17, Venus 27, Johnson 74.
Watford: Chamberlain, Bazeley, Kennedy, Page, Palmer, Robinson,
Daley (Iroha 61), Hyde, Smart (Mooney 77), Hazan,Easton (Smith 61).
Goals: Smith 82, Mooney 84.
Att: 18,818
Ref: T Heilbron (Newton Aycliffe).
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