English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Ipswich Town LWLLW 2
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Manchester City WWWWL 3
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IPS112
MNC213
Etihad Stadium · 60,817 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Erling Haaland brace helps Man City hold off Ipswich at defiant Etihad Stadium

Erling Haaland struck twice as defiant Manchester City marched on at the top of the Premier League by holding on for a 3-2 win over Ipswich.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
1
30.2
Possession
69.8
8
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
674
313
Passes
745
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
6
15
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
51
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
10
28
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
5
25
Effective Clearances
12
25
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:36 Did Man City's changes help them gain victory vs. Ipswich? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-0

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 33Nico O'ReillyLB
  5. 27Matheus NunesRB
  6. 47Phil FodenAM
  7. 32Ayyoub BouaddiLM
  8. 8Mateo KovacicRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 11Jérémy DokuAM-L
  11. 7Iliman NdiayeAM-R

IPS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Christian WaltonG
  2. 6Issa DiopCD
  3. 24Jacob GreavesCD-L
  4. 26Dara O'SheaCD-R
  5. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  6. 12FlorentinoCM-R
  7. 3Leif DavisLM
  8. 42Abdoul OuattaraRM
  9. 19EmersonnF
  10. 10Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. 38Daizen MaedaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Manchester City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a fast break.
  2. 21' Goal! Manchester City 1, Ipswich Town 1. Daizen Maeda (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoul Ouattara.
  3. 34' Goal! Manchester City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a cross.
  4. 49' Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  5. 49'
  6. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 50'
  8. 50' Substitution, Manchester City. Enzo Fernández replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  9. 61' Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  10. 69' Goal! Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye following a fast break.
  11. 71' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Azor Matusiwa replaces Florentino.
  12. 71' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdul Fatawu replaces Daizen Maeda.
  13. 73' Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  15. 75'
  16. 76' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 76'
  18. 76' Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Matheus Nunes because of an injury.
  19. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Elliot Anderson replaces Phil Foden.
  20. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Jérémy Doku.
  21. 78' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Zian Flemming replaces Emersonn.
  22. 78' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Julio Enciso.
  23. 85'
  24. 87'
  25. 87'
  26. 88' Delay in match (Manchester City). VAR checking.
  27. 88' Delay in match (Ipswich Town). VAR checking.
  28. 90' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 90'
  30. 90'
  31. 90' Goal! Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 2. Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  32. 90'+1' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jacob Greaves.
  33. 90'+7' Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  34. 90'+12' Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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