Ipswich Town manager Paul Cook not overly concerned by 3-0 home defeat to Millwall in final pre-season match

Ipswich Town closed out pre-season with a 3-0 defeat to Championship side Millwall at Portman Road yesterday, writes Jacob Henderson.

A brace from Benik Afobe and one from Jed Wallace saw the visitors run out comfortable winners over Paul Cook's League One side.

Conor Chaplin came on in the second half for his first appearance in a Town shirt; the forward having signed for the club from Barnsley on Tuesday.

Vaclav Hladky made a smart stop in just the eighth minute when he stuck a leg out to block George Saville's low header.

Fourteen minutes later Joe Pigott tried his luck from outside the area, but former Town shot-stopper, Bartosz Bialkowski, comfortably gathered.

Millwall's Danny McNamara was booked just after the half-hour mark for a rash challenge on Armando Dobra.

In the 37th minute the hosts almost scored one straight off the training pitch, but Wes Burns' improvised toe poke struck the foot of the post.

And two minutes after Millwall broke the deadlock. Hladky got to his right and saved well, but Afobe comfortably swept in the rebound from close range.

Three minutes after half-time Lee Evans forced Bialkowski into a save with a well-struck free-kick from about 30 yards out.

Two goals in four minutes then put the away side in complete control. Afobe capped off a smart move by firing in with 50 played, before the Lions caught Town out with a quick corner and Wallace drilled into the back of the net on 54.

Chaplin and Vincent-Young combined well with 17 minutes left to play, but the latter's effort from the middle of the penalty box was blocked.

A total of 17 players were used on the day as Cook continued to get his side prepared for the first game of the Sky Bet League One season next Saturday, with Morecambe the visitors to Portman Road (3pm).

Meanwhile, the club held its first Fans' Forum event at the club on Thursday evening, something set to become a regular event under the new owners.

Town’s CEO Mike Ashton was joined by chairman Mike O’Leary and manager Paul Cook at the Q&A session with more than 100 invited Blues fans –including SuffolkNews columnist Martin Lambert and former writer Joey Sadler – in the Sir Bobby Robson Suite.

Catch up with what was said in the video below, along with Lambert's Talking Town podcast special giving the fans' reaction to it.

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