English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
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Ipswich Town DDWWW 2
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Portman Road · 29,669 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Ipswich Town mark Premier League return with win over Sunderland as Jack Clarke pops up late

Jack Clarke fired newly-promoted Ipswich to an opening-day victory with a 90th-minute winner to down old club Sunderland.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
62.5
Possession
37.5
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
484
Accurate Passes
258
549
Passes
325
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
23
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
53
34
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
15
16
Tackles
23
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
33
12
Clearances
33

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

IPS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 37Kjell ScherpenG
  2. 24Jacob GreavesCD-L
  3. 6Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 3Leif DavisLB
  5. 26Dara O'SheaRB
  6. 10Julio EncisoAM
  7. 23Sasa LukicLM
  8. 32Marcelino NúñezRM
  9. 19EmersonnF
  10. 38Daizen MaedaAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 13Luke O'NienCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 12Thomas MeunierRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 27Noah SadikiRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 10Nilson AnguloAM-L
  11. 32Trai HumeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Sunderland 0. Emersonn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso following a fast break.
  2. 36' Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 39' Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Sunderland 1. Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 55' Nilson Angulo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 59' Substitution, Sunderland. Chemsdine Talbi replaces Nilson Angulo.
  6. 63' Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  8. 66' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Emersonn.
  9. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Omar Alderete replaces Luke O'Nien.
  10. 67' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
  11. 70' Delay in match because of an injury Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town).
  12. 70'
  13. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 71' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
  15. 71'
  16. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Trai Hume.
  17. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Habib Diarra replaces Enzo Le Fée.
  18. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdoul Ouattara replaces Daizen Maeda.
  19. 80' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sindre Egeli replaces Marcelino Núñez.
  20. 90' Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.

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