Manchester United v Ipswich Town, 30 August 2026

Score5-2 to Manchester United
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance74,148

View Manchester United v Ipswich Town head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Manchester United won: 7 Drawn: 4 Ipswich Town won: 2 Manchester United scored: 32 Ipswich Town scored: 13 . Ipswich Town now remained without a win at Old Trafford in all competitions since a 2-1 win on 7 May 1984 in League Division One.

5 Manchester United

Manager: Michael Carrick

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Bruno Fernandes 40 G
Jacob Greaves own goal 56 OG
Bruno Fernandes penalty 61 P
Bruno Fernandes 68 G
Bryan Mbeumo 82 G

Goals:

Leif Davis 29 G
Chuba Akpom 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

Noussair Mazraoui for Luke Shaw 73
Leny Yoro for Diogo Dalot 74
Andrey Santos for Kobbie Mainoo 80
Patrick Dorgu for Marcus Rashford 80
Benjamin Seško for Matheus Cunha 80

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Emersonn 46
Exequiel Palacios for Marcelino Núñez 62
Darnell Furlong for Daizen Maeda 73
Abdoul Ouattara for Saša Lukić 73
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 83

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 90+3 Y

Cards:

Saša Lukić 33 Y
Abdul Fatawu 37 Y
Jacob Greaves 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Shea Lacey
Forward Benjamin Seško
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

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

Comments:

League position: 10th . Manchester United had now faced newly promoted teams in their first two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2009-10 (Birmingham City and Burnley). . United had now been credited with 80 own goals in games in the Premier League: more than any other team in the division, exceeding Liverpool's previous record of 79. . Bruno Fernandes had now scored his second hat-trick in the Premier League, previously against Leeds United in 2021-22. Both came in the Red Devils' opening home game of a season in the division.

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was Ipswich Town’s first league defeat since a 2-0 loss at Portsmouth in the League Championship on 14 April 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Tractor Boys failed in their attempt to win their first two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1993-94. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 21 games in the Premier League (conceded 55 goals).

5 Manchester United

Manager: Michael Carrick

Goals:

Bruno Fernandes 40 G
Jacob Greaves own goal 56 OG
Bruno Fernandes penalty 61 P
Bruno Fernandes 68 G
Bryan Mbeumo 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Senne Lammens
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Luke Shaw
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha
Midfielder/Forward Bryan Mbeumo
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Substitutions:

Noussair Mazraoui for Luke Shaw 73
Leny Yoro for Diogo Dalot 74
Andrey Santos for Kobbie Mainoo 80
Patrick Dorgu for Marcus Rashford 80
Benjamin Seško for Matheus Cunha 80

Cards:

Bryan Mbeumo 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Darlow
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Dorgu
Defender/Midfielder Ayden Heaven
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Andrey Santos
Midfielder/Forward Shea Lacey
Forward Benjamin Seško
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

League position: 10th . Manchester United had now faced newly promoted teams in their first two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 2009-10 (Birmingham City and Burnley). . United had now been credited with 80 own goals in games in the Premier League: more than any other team in the division, exceeding Liverpool's previous record of 79. . Bruno Fernandes had now scored his second hat-trick in the Premier League, previously against Leeds United in 2021-22. Both came in the Red Devils' opening home game of a season in the division.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Leif Davis 29 G
Chuba Akpom 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

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

Substitutions:

Chuba Akpom for Emersonn 46
Exequiel Palacios for Marcelino Núñez 62
Darnell Furlong for Daizen Maeda 73
Abdoul Ouattara for Saša Lukić 73
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 83

Cards:

Saša Lukić 33 Y
Abdul Fatawu 37 Y
Jacob Greaves 60 Y

On the bench:

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

Comments:

League position: 12th . This was Ipswich Town’s first league defeat since a 2-0 loss at Portsmouth in the League Championship on 14 April 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Tractor Boys failed in their attempt to win their first two games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1993-94. . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 21 games in the Premier League (conceded 55 goals).