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# Birmingham City manager Garry Monk hails side's fighting spirit after Ipswich Town draw
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/birmingham-city-manager-garry-monk-hails-sides-fighting-spirit-after-ipswich-town-draw/
- Published: 2018-10-01T10:12:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-14T10:05:27.000Z
- Description: Birmingham City boss Garry Monk has hailed his side's fighting spirit after they salvaged a point at Ipswich Town.
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: Sport, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Birmingham City boss Garry Monk has hailed his side's fighting spirit after they salvaged a point at Ipswich Town.

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The Blues fell behind to first half goals from Jon Nolan and Matt Pennington.

But a Lukas Jutkiewicz strike early in the second period and a second from the striker on 68 minutes saw City earn a precious point.

Monk told [the club website](https://www.bcfc.com/news/articles/2018/reaction-blues-2-ipswich-town-2/?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk): "We showed fantastic spirit and belief to come back from 2-0 down.

"It’s not easy to come back from two goals down in any game, especially in the Championship. So, I have to give the players credit for that.: