Arsenal v Ipswich Town, 27 December 2024

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,271

View Arsenal v Ipswich Town head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Arsenal won: 9 Drawn: 2 Ipswich Town won: 0 Arsenal scored: 24 Ipswich Town scored: 4 . Arsenal remained unbeaten in 14 league meetings since a 2-1 loss at Portman Road in League Division One on 15 September 1984 (won 11).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Kai Havertz 23 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Aro Murić Goalkeeper
Leif Davis Defender
Jacob Greaves Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Luke Woolfenden Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Gabriel Jesus 72
Thomas Partey for Declan Rice 87

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Sammie Szmodics 71
Ali Al Hamadi for Liam Delap 80
Nathan Broadhead for Ben Johnson 80
Jack Taylor for Jens Cajuste 80
Harry Clarke for Luke Woolfenden 90+1

Cards:

Kai Havertz 54 Y

Cards:

Leif Davis 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Harry Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Midfielder/Forward Wes Burns
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal remained unbeaten in 42 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since November 2010. . The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 12 home games in the Premier League (won nine) and were now the only team unbeaten at home in this Premier League season. . They had now kept a clean sheet in four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021.

Comments:

League position: 19th . Ipswich Town now remained without a win in 18 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four since a 1-0 win at Liverpool on 14 January 1995. . Town had now conceded one goal in each of seven of their last nine games in the Premier League. . They had now lost 18 of their last 29 games in the Premier League (won three).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kai Havertz 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Gabriel
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Jesus
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Mikel Merino for Gabriel Jesus 72
Thomas Partey for Declan Rice 87

Cards:

Kai Havertz 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal remained unbeaten in 42 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since November 2010. . The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 12 home games in the Premier League (won nine) and were now the only team unbeaten at home in this Premier League season. . They had now kept a clean sheet in four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2021.

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Aro Murić Goalkeeper
Leif Davis Defender
Jacob Greaves Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Luke Woolfenden Defender
Ben Johnson Defender/Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder/Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Sammie Szmodics 71
Ali Al Hamadi for Liam Delap 80
Nathan Broadhead for Ben Johnson 80
Jack Taylor for Jens Cajuste 80
Harry Clarke for Luke Woolfenden 90+1

Cards:

Leif Davis 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender/Midfielder Harry Clarke
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Midfielder/Forward Wes Burns
Forward Conor Chaplin
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 19th . Ipswich Town now remained without a win in 18 away games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top four since a 1-0 win at Liverpool on 14 January 1995. . Town had now conceded one goal in each of seven of their last nine games in the Premier League. . They had now lost 18 of their last 29 games in the Premier League (won three).