Ipswich claimed their first home win of the Premier League season at the 10th time of asking by beating 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 hitting the woodwork twice and Joao Félix having a goal disallowed for offside.
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But Enzo Maresca’s side could not find a way past Christian Walton on his return to the Ipswich goal and missed the chance to finish second in the standings.
It is now just one point from three games for Chelsea, who stutter through the festive period and remain in fourth place.
Ipswich rise above Leicester but remain in the relegation zone in 18th place, but are now just one point behind Wolves and two behind Everton.
Delap has been a shining light for Ipswich this season and did magnificently well to reach a pass into the box before Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, although the contact seemed slight.
The forward scored the penalty, the first scored in the top flight by Ipswich since November 2001.
Palmer saw a free kick hit the post and Walton hit the crossbar before Felix finished his cross well. However, the Portuguese was offside.
And Ipswich stole a second on the break after Axel Disasi lost the ball, Delap followed and found Hutchinson for a clever reverse finish.
Chelsea finished the night with 20 shots, but failed to score in consecutive away league games for the first time in more than five years.
