English League Championship

FT Monday, December 29, 2025
Ipswich Town WWLWD 2
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Coventry City LDWDW 0
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Match Report

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Ipswich close in on Championship leaders with win at Coventry

Ipswich closed the gap on the Championship's top two with an impressive 2-0 win at Coventry, ending the leaders' unbeaten home record this season.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
5
59.3
Possession
40.7
18
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
304
Accurate Passes
175
385
Passes
257
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
53
23
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
9
11
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
8
27
Effective Clearances
21
27
Clearances
21

Head to Head

IPS leads series 4-1

Lineups

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 26Luke WoolfendenCD-R
  4. 33Miguel Ángel BrauLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 29Victor TorpRM
  9. 11Haji WrightF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

IPS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Christian WaltonG
  2. 4Cedric KipreCD-L
  3. 26Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 24Jacob GreavesLB
  5. 19Darnell FurlongRB
  6. 32Marcelino NúñezAM
  7. 14Jack TaylorLM
  8. 5Azor MatusiwaRM
  9. 31Ivan AzónF
  10. 47Jack ClarkeAM-L
  11. 8Sindre Walle EgeliAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 63' Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 72' Goal! Coventry City 0, Ipswich Town 1. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  4. 75' Substitution, Coventry City. Josh Eccles replaces Jack Rudoni.
  5. 75' Substitution, Coventry City. Jamie Allen replaces Victor Torp.
  6. 78' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Iván Azón because of an injury.
  7. 78' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Wes Burns replaces Sindre Egeli.
  8. 79' Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Haji Wright.
  9. 83' Goal! Coventry City 0, Ipswich Town 2. Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez following a fast break.
  10. 87' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene replaces Jack Clarke.
  11. 87' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Jack Taylor.
  12. 88' Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+4' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cameron Humphreys replaces Marcelino Núñez.

EFL Championship News

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