Loan report: Enciso scores first Ipswich goal in Chelsea draw

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Paraguayan key figure in Tractor Boys' 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Charlie Hanson

2025-04-14T18:00+01:00

Julio Enciso. 📷 by ITFC / Matchday Images.

Julio Enciso scored his first goal for Ipswich Town on Saturday as they claimed a 2-2 draw against Chelsea.

The Paraguay international got between Chelsea’s centre-backs to poke home, before teeing up Ben Johnson for the Tractor Boys’ second of the afternoon. The result leaves Kieran McKenna's team 14 points from safety with six games to play.

Julio Enciso gets away from Marc Cucurella. 📷 by ITFC/Matchday Images.

Julio wasn’t the only one on the scoresheet for their loan club, as Abdallah Sima made it three goals in his last three starts for Stade Brest in Ligue 1. Having netted in wins over Angers and Monaco, the 23-year-old helped his team to a 3-3 draw with St Etienne.

Strasbourg also kept pace with the Champions League chasers in the French top tier, despite their 2-2 draw with Nice. The result extended Valentin Barco’s unbeaten run with Liam Rosenior’s team to nine games.

⚡ Le doublé de 𝐋𝐮𝐝𝐨' 𝐀𝐣𝐨𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐞
🔥 Un 6e but pour 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗮 en @Ligue1

Le résumé et les buts de la rencontre sont à découvrir ici 👇#ASSESB29 3⃣-3⃣
— Stade Brestois 29 (@SB29) April 14, 2025

In Austria, Sturm Graz went three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a vital 2-1 win over fellow title hopefuls RB Salzburg. Malick Yalcouye and Kjell Scherpen both started as they secured their victory, despite playing the final 30 minutes with ten men after Gregory Wuthrich’s sending off. Meanwhile, in The Netherlands, Ibrahim Osman came on for the final 20 minutes of Feyenoord’s 2-0 win over Fortuna Sittard, with Jakub Moder netting both goals for his team.

Back in the EFL, Jeremy Sarmiento came on for the final 15 minutes of Burnley’s 2-1 win over Norwich City, moving the Clarets five points clear of third place Sheffield United in the Championship.

Luca Barrington played 75 minutes of Grimsby Town’s 2-2 draw with Harrogate Town in League Two, while in League One Kamari Doyle played an hour in a 3-1 defeat for Crawley Town to Leyton Orient, while Caylan Vickers also got 60 minutes for Mansfield Town in a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town.

💫 Another sensational performance from our young star, Harry Lee.

Hopefully the three points are a nice birthday present as well 😅 🎉#UpTheBoro #UTB pic.twitter.com/X0dK2Fhi2G
— Gosport Borough FC (@GosportBFC) April 12, 2025

Outside of the top four tiers, Harry Lee helped Gosport Borough to back-to-back wins as they beat Hanwell Town 3-0, while Lorenz Ferdinand’s Havant & Waterlooville drew 1-1 at Taunton Town.

The following were named in the matchday squad for their teams, but didn't get off the bench: Amario Cozier-Duberry (Blackburn Rovers), Evan Ferguson (West Ham), James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday) and Andrew Moran (Stoke City).