Ipswich Town vs Sunderland – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Ipswich Town
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Ipswich Town defeated Sunderland 2–1 on 22 August 2026 at Portman Road Stadium in Premier League.
Lineups
Ipswich Town: (4-2-3-1) Leif Davis, Issa Diop, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Julio Enciso, Emersonn, Saša Lukić, Jacob Greaves, Dara O'Shea, Marcelino Núñez, Kjell Scherpen, Daizen Maeda.
Sunderland: (4-2-3-1) Dan Ballard, Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, Thomas Meunier, Luke O'Nien, Reinildo Mandava, Robin Roefs, Noah Sadiki, Enzo Le Fée, Trai Hume, Granit Xhaka.
Substitutions
Ipswich Town: Chuba Akpom for Emersonn, Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Jack Clarke for Julio Enciso, Sindre Walle Egeli for Marcelino Núñez, Abdoul Ouattara for Daizen Maeda.
Sunderland: Chemsdine Talbi for Nilson Angulo, Omar Alderete for Luke O'Nien, Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey, Habib Diarra for Enzo Le Fée, Chris Rigg for Trai Hume.
Sidelined players
Sunderland: Aji Alese, Jenson Seelt.
Match statistics
Ipswich Town had 38% of the possession, compared with 62% for Sunderland.
Ipswich Town registered 10 shots, with 3 on target. Sunderland had 11 shots, with 4 on target.
Ipswich Town won 3 corners, while Sunderland won 5.
Top players
Ipswich Town: Emersonn scored 1 goal, Julio Enciso provided 1 assist, and Dara O'Shea was the highest-rated player (7.5).
Sunderland: Nilson Angulo scored 1 goal and Granit Xhaka was the highest-rated player (7.4).