'Probably my third or second best goal'

Ipswich Town winger Jaden Philogene was content to let his boots do the talking as his latest spectacular goal kept them firmly in the Championship play-off picture.

Philogene curled the ball perfectly into the far corner after it was played into his path by Marcelino Nunez, his seventh goal of the campaign, and that was enough to secure a 1-0 home win over Stoke City.

"It's probably my third or second best (of the season)," he told BBC Radio Suffolk.

"We've worked on it in training, he gave me the one two and when it left my foot I didn't know it was going in but I knew it was going to be a good shot."

Philogene's tally in 2025-26 also includes a hat-trick against Sheffield United and a 30-yard strike in the East Anglia derby against Norwich City.

Asked about his opinion of Chile international Nunez, who joined Town from arch-rivals Norwich in the summer, Philogene simply replied: "What a player - he's always smiling and making me smile."

And on his personal goals tally so far, he said: "It's ok, I'd like a few more. I've got my own goals (target), I wouldn't say it, but double figures, of course."

Ipswich are away to Leicester City, who were relegated from the Premier League alongside them in May, on Saturday, before hosting bottom club Sheffield Wednesday in their final game before Christmas.

"It's a big game against a tough opponent (at Leicester). We've just got to keep playing our game, keep playing well and we'll see the result on Saturday," Philogene added.