Ipswich Town vs Sunderland

Premier League

Ipswich

1-0-0

2-1

Final

Sunderland

0-0-1

Portman Road

Match pulse

IPSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTSUN

38%Possession63%

10Shots11

3On target4

3Corners5

2Saves1

12Fouls14

36'Danny BallardSUN55'Nilson AnguloSUN63'Luke O'NienSUN

Team	1H	2H	T
IPS	1	1	2
SUN	1	0	1

Who won: Ipswich 2-1

Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2-1 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Portman Road. Goals for Ipswich: Emersonn (24') and Jack Clarke (90'). Goals for Sunderland: Nilson Angulo (39').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

IPSSUN

12Fouls14

0Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

1Offsides4

3Corner Kicks5

2Saves1

37.5Possession62.5

10SHOTS11

3ON GOAL4

0.3On Target %0.4

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

258Accurate Passes484

325Passes549

0.8Pass Completion %0.9

4Accurate Crosses4

14Crosses23

0.3Cross %0.2

53Long Balls58

22Accurate Long Balls34

0.4Long Balls %0.6

1Blocked Shots4

15Effective Tackles8

23Tackles16

0.7Tackle %0.5

7Interceptions9

33Effective Clearances12

33Clearances12

Referee

Farai Hallam

18 yellows, 0 reds in 4 games · 22.5 fouls a game

4.5

Cards a game

league 4.4

9th most of 16

Player of the game

Emersonn

IPS · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

44%

IPS · 1.12 xG

30%

Draw

26%

SUN · 0.79 xG

Ipswich created better chances: they win this game 44% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Sunderland 1.
Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Sunderland 1.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Kjell Scherpen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Habib Diarra (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
H. Diarra
90'+2'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoul Ouattara following a fast break.
J. Clarke
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
GOAL90'
Goal! Right footed shot
J. Clarke · ast S. Lukic
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.
IPS 2 - 1 SUN
88'
Free kick won
Reinildo Mandava (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town).
87'SUN
Foul
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
87'
Free kick won
Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'SUN
Corner awarded
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Issa Diop.
85'
Foul
Foul by Noah Sadiki (Sunderland).
85'SUN
Free kick won
Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'
Foul
Foul by Thomas Meunier (Sunderland).
84'
Free kick won
Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Free kick won
Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'IPS
Foul
Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
82'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Thomas Meunier (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Kjell Scherpen (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
T. Meunier
80'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Núñez
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sindre Egeli replaces Marcelino Núñez.
S. Egeli
80'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Maeda
Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdoul Ouattara replaces Daizen Maeda.
A. Ouattara
80'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Le Fée
Substitution, Sunderland. Habib Diarra replaces Enzo Le Fée.
H. Diarra
80'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Hume
Substitution, Sunderland. Chris Rigg replaces Trai Hume.
C. Rigg
79'IPS
Free kick won
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.