Ipswich Town v Sunderland, 22 August 2026

Score2-1 to Ipswich Town
RefereeFarai Hallam
CompetitionPremier League
VenuePortman Road
Attendance29,669

View Ipswich Town v Sunderland head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 5 Ipswich Town won: 3 Drawn: 0 Sunderland won: 2 Ipswich Town scored: 9 Sunderland scored: 6 . This was the first meeting in the Premier League since Ipswich Town’s club competition record 5-0 win at Portman Road in December 2001.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Emersonn 24 G
Jack Clarke 90 G

Goals:

Nilson Angulo 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Marcelino Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Forward Emersonn

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Meunier Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Nilson Angulo Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Emersonn 66
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 66
Jack Clarke for Julio Enciso 71
Sindre Egeli for Marcelino Núñez 80
Abdoul Ouattara for Daizen Maeda 80

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Nilson Angulo 59
Omar Alderete for Luke O'Nien 67
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 67
Habib Diarra for Enzo Le Fée 80
Chris Rigg for Trai Hume 80

Cards:

Cards:

Dan Ballard 36 Y
Nilson Angulo 55 Y
Luke O'Nien 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Defender/Midfielder Cameron Humphreys
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward Sindre Egeli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

This was Ipswich Town’s first win in their opening game in their last five seasons in the Premier League (lost four). . The Tractor Boys avoided becoming the first team to lose ten consecutive home games in the Premier League since Watford in April 2022 (11). . They had now won six of their last 50 games in the Premier League (lost 32).

Comments:

Sunderland failed in their attempt to win their opening league game in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1952-53 in League Division One. . The Black Cats had now lost seven of their last 15 away games in the Premier League (won three). . They had now scored in 14 of their last 25 away league games (scored 20).

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Emersonn 24 G
Jack Clarke 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Marcelino Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Forward Emersonn

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Emersonn 66
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 66
Jack Clarke for Julio Enciso 71
Sindre Egeli for Marcelino Núñez 80
Abdoul Ouattara for Daizen Maeda 80

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Defender/Midfielder Cameron Humphreys
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke
Forward Sindre Egeli

Comments:

This was Ipswich Town’s first win in their opening game in their last five seasons in the Premier League (lost four). . The Tractor Boys avoided becoming the first team to lose ten consecutive home games in the Premier League since Watford in April 2022 (11). . They had now won six of their last 50 games in the Premier League (lost 32).

1 Sunderland

Manager: Régis Le Bris

Goals:

Nilson Angulo 39 G

Starting lineup:

Robin Roefs Goalkeeper
Trai Hume Defender
Dan Ballard Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Meunier Defender/Midfielder
Luke O'Nien Defender/Midfielder
Reinildo Defender/Midfielder
Noah Sadiki Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Nilson Angulo Midfielder
Enzo Le Fée Midfielder
Brian Brobbey Forward

Substitutions:

Chemsdine Talbi for Nilson Angulo 59
Omar Alderete for Luke O'Nien 67
Wilson Isidor for Brian Brobbey 67
Habib Diarra for Enzo Le Fée 80
Chris Rigg for Trai Hume 80

Cards:

Dan Ballard 36 Y
Nilson Angulo 55 Y
Luke O'Nien 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melker Ellborg
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Nordi Mukiele
Defender/Midfielder Habib Diarra
Midfielder Romaine Mundle
Midfielder Chris Rigg
Midfielder/Forward Jocelin Ta Bi
Midfielder/Forward Chemsdine Talbi
Forward Wilson Isidor

Comments:

Sunderland failed in their attempt to win their opening league game in three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1952-53 in League Division One. . The Black Cats had now lost seven of their last 15 away games in the Premier League (won three). . They had now scored in 14 of their last 25 away league games (scored 20).