Ipswich secured their first home win of the Premier League season for the 10th time as they beat Chelsea at Portman Road.
Liam Delap won and converted a first-half penalty before Omari Hutchinson – who began his career with the Blues – scored a second.
Chelsea had their chances, with Cole Palmer twice hitting the woodwork and Joao Felix having a goal ruled out for offside.
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But Enzo Maresca’s side failed to get past Christian Walton on his return in goal for Ipswich and missed the chance to finish second in the table.
Chelsea have just one point from three games as they stutter through the festive period and remain fourth.
Ipswich climb above Leicester but remain in the relegation zone in 18th – but they are now just one point behind Wolves and two behind Everton.
Delap has been a shining light for Ipswich this season and he did superbly well to curl a pass into the box past Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen – although the contact appeared light.
The striker buried the penalty – the first scored in the top flight by Ipswich since November 2001.
Palmer saw a free kick hit the post and a shot turned onto the crossbar by Walton before his cross was finished well by Felix. However, the Portuguese was offside.
And Ipswich stole a second on the break after Axel Disasi lost the ball, Delap continued and found Hutchinson for a smart reverse finish.
Chelsea finished the night with 20 shots, but failed to score in consecutive away league games for the first time in over five years.
