Stoke City vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

35': Milan Smit
44': Bae Jun-Ho
90'+6': Milan Smit (P)

FT
3 - 3

Ipswich Town

49': Eric Bocat (OG)
64': Jack Taylor
82': George Hirst

About

Stoke City are hosting Ipswich Town at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
2': Foul by Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
2': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
5': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
5': Milan Smit (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt saved. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
6': Attempt saved. Milan Smit (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
7': Christian Walton (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
8': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tomás Rigo.
9': Offside, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón is caught offside.
12': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
12': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Offside, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is caught offside.
16': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
17': Attempt blocked. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
17': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
18': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Wes Burns with a cross following a corner.
20': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
22': Attempt blocked. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leif Davis.
22': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
22': Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
24': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Junior Tchamadeu.
25': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
26': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
29': Foul by Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
29': Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
30': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
33': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
34': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
34': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt saved. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
35': Attempt missed. Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
35': Goal! Stoke City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Milan Smit (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Rigo.
37': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Stoke City).
39': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
41': Milan Smit (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
42': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
42': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
43': Offside, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo is caught offside.
44': Goal! Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
45': Foul by Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
45': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay in match (Ipswich Town).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
45'+3': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 0.
46': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
46': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis.
49': Own Goal by Eric-Junior Bocat, Stoke City. Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
50': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Maksym Talovierov.
51': Attempt missed. Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
54': Foul by Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
54': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Jack Clarke.
56': Attempt missed. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leif Davis with a headed pass.
57': Offside, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón is caught offside.
58': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
58': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt saved. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Anis Mehmeti with a through ball.
60': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
62': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Leif Davis.
62': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
64': Goal! Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 2. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
66': Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
68': Offside, Stoke City. Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Iván Azón.
69': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Jack Taylor.
70': Substitution, Stoke City. Syd Agina replaces Eric-Junior Bocat because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Gibson replaces Junior Tchamadeu.
72': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
73': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
74': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Million Manhoef.
74': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
75': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Wes Burns.
75': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
77': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tatsuki Seko.
78': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
80': Offside, Stoke City. Milan Smit is caught offside.
80': Attempt blocked. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasey McAteer with a cross.
80': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Syd Agina.
81': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
82': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
82': Goal! Stoke City 2, Ipswich Town 3. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Kipré with a through ball.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
85': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town).
85': Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson replaces Jack Clarke.
86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dan Neil replaces Azor Matusiwa.
87': Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Cissé following a fast break.
88': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town).
88': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by George Hirst.
89': Attempt missed. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lamine Cissé following a corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Million Manhoef (Stoke City).
90'+4': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea following a set piece situation.
90'+4': Penalty conceded by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+4': Penalty Stoke City. Lamine Cissé draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+5': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Goal! Stoke City 3, Ipswich Town 3. Milan Smit (Stoke City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Stoke City 3, Ipswich Town 3.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 3, Ipswich Town 3.

Statistics

IPS		STK
14	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
9	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	3
60.2	Possession	39.8
17	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
340	Accurate Passes	192
421	Passes	281
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	0
21	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.0
45	Long Balls	57
20	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
4	Blocked Shots	3
4	Effective Tackles	9
12	Tackles	15
0.3	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	5
29	Effective Clearances	40
29	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,330

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Tommy Simkin (GK)
40	Maksym Talovierov
26	Ashley Phillips
17	Eric Bocat
22	Junior Tchamadeu
10	Bae Jun-Ho
12	Tatsuki Seko
19	Tomás Rigo
49	Milan Smit
21	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
42	Million Manhoef

Stoke City Substitutes:

Raphael-Pijus Otegbayo, Lamine Cisse, Ben Gibson, Jerome Osei Kyremeh, Chinonso Chibueze, Frank Fielding, Steven N'Zonzi, Gabriel Kelly, Syd Agina.

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
14	Jack Taylor
5	Azor Matusiwa
31	Ivan Azón
47	Jack Clarke
7	Wes Burns

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Ben Johnson, Kasey McAteer, Alex Palmer, Chuba Akpom, Sindre Walle Egeli, Jens Cajuste, Jacob Greaves, Daniel Neil, George Hirst.

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