English League Championship

Ipswich Town vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Ipswich Town
  • 90'+2': Jack Clarke (P)
FT
1 - 1
Preston North End
  • 72': Lewis Gibson

About

Ipswich Town are hosting Preston North End at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
  • 9': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
  • 12': Ali McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
  • 12': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
  • 12': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Small with a cross.
  • 24': Handball by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
  • 25': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 25': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Wes Burns with a headed pass.
  • 28': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ali McCann with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 31': Offside, Ipswich Town. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leif Davis.
  • 33': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Iván Azón.
  • 35': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Leif Davis.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
  • 36': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town).
  • 36': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
  • 38': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 39': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
  • 41': David Cornell (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town).
  • 45': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Preston North End 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Iván Azón.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ali McCann.
  • 48': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 48': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 50': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison following a fast break.
  • 55': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
  • 55': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Thierry Small.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 60': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town).
  • 60': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 63': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Offside, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 65': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sindre Egeli replaces Wes Burns.
  • 66': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  • 68': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town).
  • 70': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 71': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross.
  • 72': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Preston North End 1. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 75': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 77': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 77': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  • 78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson replaces Darnell Furlong.
  • 79': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 80': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 80': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Alfie Devine.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury David Cornell (Preston North End).
  • 82': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Taylor with a through ball.
  • 84': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 87': Delay in match (Ipswich Town).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Penalty Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty conceded by Pol Valentín (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Preston North End 1. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sindre Egeli with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Kipré.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
  • 90'+9': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Preston North End 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 1, Preston North End 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 3
32.5 Possession 67.5
11 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
178 Accurate Passes 444
263 Passes 533
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 30
0.4 Cross % 0.2
74 Long Balls 49
16 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
15 Effective Tackles 8
24 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 11
49 Effective Clearances 20
49 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 27,549

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

IPS Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Christian Walton (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis
19 Darnell Furlong
33 Anis Mehmeti
12 Jens Cajuste
5 Azor Matusiwa
31 Ivan Azón
47 Jack Clarke Yellow Card
7 Wes Burns
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Jack Taylor, Kasey McAteer, Alex Palmer, Ben Johnson, Jacob Greaves, Chuba Akpom, George Hirst, Sindre Walle Egeli, Daniel Neil.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
13 David Cornell (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
19 Lewis Gibson
42 Odeluga Offiah
4 Benjamin Whiteman
15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
26 Thierry Small
2 Pol Valentín
9 Daniel Jebbison
21 Alfie Devine
8 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
Preston North End Substitutes:
Lewis Dobbin, Jamal Lewis, Jack Walton, Milos Lukovic, Ed Nolan, Mads Frökjaer, Andrija Vukcevic, Michael Smith, Noah Mawene.

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