Ipswich Town v Fulham, 10 October 2026

Score2-1 to Ipswich Town
RefereeLewis Smith
CompetitionPremier League
VenuePortman Road
Attendance29,445
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Ipswich Town won: 2 Drawn: 3 Fulham won: 0 Ipswich Town scored: 7 Fulham scored: 5 . This was Ipswich Town's first win against Fulham in all competitions since a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage in the League Championship in December 2015.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

1 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

Goals:

Abdoul Ouattara 88 G
Dara O'Shea 90+1 G

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Emersonn

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Shea Charles Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Gonzalo García Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Jaden Philogene 63
Exequiel Palacios for Florentino Luís 63
Chuba Akpom for Julio Enciso 71
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 71
Sindre Egeli for Daizen Maeda 81

Substitutions:

Manuel Ángel for Shea Charles 71
Kevin for Oscar Bobb 76
Rodrigo Muniz for Josh King 76
Hugo Larsson for Gonzalo García 87
Emile Smith Rowe for Alex Iwobi 87

Cards:

Leif Davis 19 Y
Christian Walton 90+7 Y

Cards:

Josh King 44 Y
Calvin Bassey 51 Y
Manuel Ángel 84 Y
Emile Smith Rowe 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Jacob Greaves
Midfielder Azor Matusiwa
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward Sindre Egeli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Midfielder Hugo Larsson
Midfielder Manuel Ángel
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kevin

Comments:

League position: 9th . All three of Ipswich Town’s victories so far in this Premier League season had now come from winning goals scored in the 90th minute or later. . Town had now lost one of their last 20 home league games (won 12). . The Tractor Boys avoided failing to score in consecutive home league games for the first time since May 2025 in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 25 games in the Premier League (conceded 61 goals).

Comments:

League position: 20th . Fulham had now failed to win in their opening six games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2020-21 (six). . They had now lost seven of their last 24 games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal. . Calvin Bassey had now become the 28th player to make 100 appearances for the Whites in the Premier League.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Abdoul Ouattara 88 G
Dara O'Shea 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Emersonn

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Jaden Philogene 63
Exequiel Palacios for Florentino Luís 63
Chuba Akpom for Julio Enciso 71
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 71
Sindre Egeli for Daizen Maeda 81

Cards:

Leif Davis 19 Y
Christian Walton 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Jacob Greaves
Midfielder Azor Matusiwa
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward Sindre Egeli

Comments:

League position: 9th . All three of Ipswich Town’s victories so far in this Premier League season had now come from winning goals scored in the 90th minute or later. . Town had now lost one of their last 20 home league games (won 12). . The Tractor Boys avoided failing to score in consecutive home league games for the first time since May 2025 in the Premier League. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 25 games in the Premier League (conceded 61 goals).

1 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 55 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Shea Charles Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Gonzalo García Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Ángel for Shea Charles 71
Kevin for Oscar Bobb 76
Rodrigo Muniz for Josh King 76
Hugo Larsson for Gonzalo García 87
Emile Smith Rowe for Alex Iwobi 87

Cards:

Josh King 44 Y
Calvin Bassey 51 Y
Manuel Ángel 84 Y
Emile Smith Rowe 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Midfielder Hugo Larsson
Midfielder Manuel Ángel
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Kevin

Comments:

League position: 20th . Fulham had now failed to win in their opening six games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2020-21 (six). . They had now lost seven of their last 24 games in the Premier League when they scored the opening goal. . Calvin Bassey had now become the 28th player to make 100 appearances for the Whites in the Premier League.