Manchester City v Ipswich Town, 17 October 2026

Score3-2 to Manchester City
RefereeFarai Hallam
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium
Attendance60,817

View Manchester City v Ipswich Town head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Manchester City won: 7 Drawn: 1 Ipswich Town won: 3 Manchester City scored: 28 Ipswich Town scored: 16 . Manchester City had now won four consecutive meetings with Ipswich Town in all competitions for the first time: previously three from December 1994 to August 1996.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Phil Foden 19 G
Erling Haaland 34 G
Erling Haaland 69 G

Goals:

Daizen Maeda 21 G
Zian Flemming penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Erling Haaland

Starting lineup:

Christian Walton Goalkeeper
Leif Davis Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Jacob Greaves Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Abdoul Ouattara Midfielder
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda Midfielder/Forward
Emersonn Forward

Substitutions:

Enzo Fernández for Mateo Kovačić 50
Joško Gvardiol for Nico O'Reilly 61
Abdukodir Khusanov for Matheus Nunes 76
Elliott Anderson for Phil Foden 77
Antoine Semenyo for Jérémy Doku 77

Substitutions:

Abdul Fatawu for Daizen Maeda 71
Azor Matusiwa for Florentino Luís 71
Chuba Akpom for Julio Enciso 78
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 78
Jack Clarke for Jacob Greaves 90+1

Cards:

Joško Gvardiol 90+7 Y

Cards:

Abdoul Ouattara 73 Y
Leif Davis 90+12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Allan
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Forward Antoine Semenyo

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Azor Matusiwa
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now become the third team to win their first seven games of a Premier League season: previously Chelsea in 2005-06 and Liverpool in 2019-20. . They had now won their opening seven games of a season in the top division for the first time: previously six in 2016-17 and 2023-24 in the Premier League. . The attendance of 60,817 had now become the highest for a City home game since 63,326 witnessed their League Division One derby with Manchester United on 6 November 1971. . Erling Haaland scored in the 85th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

League position: 10th . Ipswich Town now remained without a win in their last 17 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top three (lost 15). . The Tractor Boys had now scored six goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half of their games: more than any other team so far in this Premier League season. . They had now kept a clean sheet in one of last 35 away games in the Premier League. . Ipswich Town were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute following a VAR review for a foul.

3 Manchester City

Manager: Enzo Maresca

Goals:

Phil Foden 19 G
Erling Haaland 34 G
Erling Haaland 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder Marc Guéhi
Defender/Midfielder Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder Nico O'Reilly
Midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Iliman N'Diaye
Forward Erling Haaland

Substitutions:

Enzo Fernández for Mateo Kovačić 50
Joško Gvardiol for Nico O'Reilly 61
Abdukodir Khusanov for Matheus Nunes 76
Elliott Anderson for Phil Foden 77
Antoine Semenyo for Jérémy Doku 77

Cards:

Joško Gvardiol 90+7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder/Forward Allan
Midfielder/Forward Rayan Cherki
Forward Antoine Semenyo

Comments:

League position: 1st . Manchester City had now become the third team to win their first seven games of a Premier League season: previously Chelsea in 2005-06 and Liverpool in 2019-20. . They had now won their opening seven games of a season in the top division for the first time: previously six in 2016-17 and 2023-24 in the Premier League. . The attendance of 60,817 had now become the highest for a City home game since 63,326 witnessed their League Division One derby with Manchester United on 6 November 1971. . Erling Haaland scored in the 85th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Daizen Maeda 21 G
Zian Flemming penalty 90 P

Starting lineup:

Christian Walton Goalkeeper
Leif Davis Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Jacob Greaves Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Florentino Luís Midfielder
Abdoul Ouattara Midfielder
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Daizen Maeda Midfielder/Forward
Emersonn Forward

Substitutions:

Abdul Fatawu for Daizen Maeda 71
Azor Matusiwa for Florentino Luís 71
Chuba Akpom for Julio Enciso 78
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 78
Jack Clarke for Jacob Greaves 90+1

Cards:

Abdoul Ouattara 73 Y
Leif Davis 90+12 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Azor Matusiwa
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Midfielder/Forward Jaden Philogene
Forward Chuba Akpom
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 10th . Ipswich Town now remained without a win in their last 17 games in the Premier League against a team starting the day in the top three (lost 15). . The Tractor Boys had now scored six goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half of their games: more than any other team so far in this Premier League season. . They had now kept a clean sheet in one of last 35 away games in the Premier League. . Ipswich Town were awarded a penalty in the 90th minute following a VAR review for a foul.