text: Kenwyne Jones came from the bench late on to score within three minutes of his Bournemouth debut and rescue a point away to Ipswich. The pass the parcel of the Championship top spot continued as Bournemouth could only draw after falling behind to an early Freddie Sears goal. They dominated the match, but had to wait until the 82nd minute for Jones, taken on loan from Cardiff 10 days ago, to power in a header. Kenwyne Jones (right) celebrates acrobatically after levelling for Bournemouth against Ipswich . Bournemouth's players mob Jones after he earned them a point from the game against Ipswich . Freddie Sears celebrates putting Ipswich ahead against Bournemouth at Portman Road after six minutes . Sears (left) converted from close range to put Ipswich ahead in the early exchanges of the game . Bournemouth (4-4-2): Boruc; Francis, Cook (Jones 79), Elphick, Daniels; Ritchie, Surman, Arter, Fraser (Smith 78); Pitman (Kermorgant 65), Wilson. Subs not used: Camp, Ward, Gosling, MacDonald. Manager: Eddie Howe . Booked: Arter . Goal: Jones, 82 . Ipswich (4-3-3): Bialkowski; Chambers, Smith, Berra, Fryers; Skuse, Tabb, Bishop (Chaplow 57); Varney (Clarke 90), Sears (Wood 79), Murphy. Subs not used: Gerken,, Anderson, Williams, McGoldrick. Manager: Mick McCarthy . Booked: Chambers . Goal: Sears, 6 . Referee: Robert Madley . Attendance: 22,672 . ‘We scored an un-Bournemouth goal,’ manager Eddie Howe admitted afterwards. ‘But it was equally effective as any, from a set piece. It’s good to see, we haven’t come back from being behind much this season. ‘Jones is a presence, but he’s more than that he’s got good feet, he was excellent when he came on. He’s very important in terms of scores like this and the situation the game was in. That’s when he’s probably going to play his biggest part. It’s his job to turn those into points for us. He could be invaluable.’ All it took was a split second lapse in concentration from Bournemouth’s defence and they were behind in only the sixth minute. The first half was still taking shape when Daryl Murphy was afforded time and space on the right inside the box to bring a cross under control with a lovely touch and pass into Sears to fire in first-time. The striker, formerly of West Ham, was so free he looked over to the linesman, fearing he was offside, but the flag stayed down and he notched up his 19th goal of the campaign. Ipswich goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski was diving left, right and centre for the remainder of the game to keep his side ahead. Twice he denied Ryan Fraser and again a powerful effort from Matt Ritchie. But Jones was thrown on in the 79th minute and rose to meet Ritchie’s left-hand side corner to finally beat the Polish keeper. Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy said: ’They put a very, very, very expensive acquisition on. He is pretty good in the air. I’ve just watched it and Tommy Smith is head-to-head with him, it’s one of those you get your head on it sometimes it flies in sometimes it doesn’t. He’s started to pay a bit back, I’d say.’ Ipswich manager Mick McCarthy shakes hands with Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe before the game . Bournemouth defender Steve Cook clears the ball under pressure from Ipswich forward Sears . Cook (left) of Bournemouth contests a header with Ipswich attacker Daryl Murphy . Bialkowski pulled off his save of the match in stoppage time, making a one-handed stop at full-stretch to reach substitute Yann Kermorgant’s header from another Ritchie corner. Bournemouth are unbeaten in seven, but no-one is able to get a grip at the top of the Championship table. ‘I’ve not known a league change hands so much,’ Howe added. ‘I’ve not known it so tight. It’s crazy. I said a few weeks ago there could be plenty more twists and turns. ‘I think everyone is hoping they can be the team which breaks away. With so few games to go now it looks unlikely. It all goes down to the team who can hold their nerve the most and who can continue to avoid the pressure of what’s at stake.’
target: Freddie Sears put Ipswich ahead from close range after six minutes .
  Mick McCarthy's side had the lead at the half-time interval .
  Kenwyne Jones equalised with a header on his Bournemouth debut .