在11月1日的英超联赛第9轮中，伊普斯维奇队与赫尔城队战成2比2平。赛后，伊普斯维奇队的主教练奥尼尔对球队的表现在访谈中给予了高度评价。
"According to O'Neal, 'Our performance on the field was superior, and we should have dealt a more severe blow to the opposition in the first half. We inadvertently handed them two goals, yet our team delivered an astonishing comeback.'"
在整场比赛中，唯一的遗憾便是那粒失球，我们的失误付出了沉重的代价。然而，在客场作战的背景下，我们无论是在进攻还是防守上都牢牢掌控了比赛的节奏。我坚信，年轻球员们的表现堪称卓越。
对赫尔城下半场的战术调整有所预判，他们的表现确实有所增强，然而，整体实力仍不及我们，我们无疑是更为卓越的队伍。客场取得一分对于我们至关重要。我对赫尔城的比赛进行了深入研究，发现很少有球队能在控球方面达到我们的水平。
Challenging as it is to play away from home, we remain undeterred and are fully committed to preparing for our upcoming match against Bournemouth. The players have shown remarkable resilience, and while mistakes are inevitable, it's disheartening that our two errors have led to conceded goals. I am not pleased with both of their goals, particularly the second one, which was entirely preventable.
我深感欣慰于球队今日所展现出的卓越竞技水平，尤其难得的是在客场逆境中成功扭转局势，确立了领先地位。即便在对方主场炽热的氛围中，球队仍能在1-2落后的不利形势下重新夺回比赛的主动权，这种韧性和恢复力实属罕见。我们的年轻球员们展现了非凡的战斗精神，目前的关键是继续保持这种高昂的竞技状态。面对实力强劲的赫尔城队，我对球员们的出色表现感到无比自豪。