Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 1 | 2026-08-22 23:00 JST
2 – 1
24' Emersonn 90' J. Clarke
Match summary The Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture between Ipswich Town and Sunderland was played on August 22. Ipswich Town narrowly beat Sunderland 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Ipswich Town scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Sunderland had more possession (62% to 38%) and more shots (11 to 10), but Ipswich Town were more efficient and took the win. Ipswich Town scored 2 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Ipswich Town 0, Sunderland 3.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 37 Scherpe 3 Davis 24 Grea ves 6 Diop 26 O'Shea 23 Lukic 32 Nunez 38 Maeda 10 Enciso 7 Fatawu 19 Emerson
4-2-3-1 22 Roefs 17 Mand ava 13 O'Nien 5 Ball ard 12 Meun ier 34 Xhaka 27 Sadiki 10 Angulo 28 Fee 32 Hume 9 Brobbey
1.8 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
View as table Ipswich Town Stat Sunderland 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 38% Possession 62% 1.8 Expected goals (xG) 0.66 10 Shots 11 3 Shots on target 4 6 Shots off target 3 1 Blocked shots 4 8 Shots inside the box 5 2 Shots outside the box 6 3 Corner kicks 5 1 Offsides 4 12 Fouls 14 333 Passes 557 262 Accurate passes 489 2 Goalkeeper saves 1 0 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Farai Hallam, England
Player stats Ipswich Town Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Kjell Scherpen 0 13(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1(1) DF Dara O'Shea 0 2 2 24(67%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 90 2 2 10(8) DF Issa Diop 0 1 31(79%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 2 7(1) DF Jacob Greaves 0 3 34(83%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 90 10(8) DF Leif Davis 0 1 25(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 4(3) MF Marcelino Núñez 1 0 2(100%) 2 1 39(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 80 1 8(4) MF Saša Lukić 0 1 38(84%) 1 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 1 7(1) MF Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 0 3(100%) 4 5(50%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.7 66 2 1 18(10) MF Julio Enciso 2 0 4(57%) 1 19(86%) 1 0 0 1 2 7.6 71 1 1 11(7) MF Daizen Maeda 1 0 4 1 9(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 80 10(4) FW Emersonn 3 2 1 2(100%) 1 9(82%) 0 0 0 1 7.9 66 2 10(7) MF Kasey McAteer 0 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 24 3(1) FW Chuba Akpom 0 1 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 24 10(4) FW Jack Clarke 2 1 1 1 5(100%) 0 0 0 7.6 19 1(1) DF Abdoul Ouattara 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 10 1 FW Sindre Walle Egeli 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 10 2(1) GK Christian Walton 0 0 0 0 DF Darnell Furlong 0 0 0 0 DF Cédric Kipré 0 0 0 0 MF Cameron Humphreys 0 0 0 0
Sunderland Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Robin Roefs 0 1(100%) 35(76%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 3(3) DF Thomas Meunier 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 54(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 2 9(5) DF Daniel Ballard 0 2 53(91%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.2 90 15(6) DF Luke O'Nien 0 1(100%) 1 1 48(87%) 0 1 0 2 6.3 67 6(2) DF R.マンダバ Mandava 0 1(100%) 3 47(89%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.7 90 2 3 14(8) MF Noah Sadiki 1 1 0 4(80%) 51(89%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 90 2 11(8) MF Granit Xhaka 0 1(100%) 3 70(93%) 0 0 0 1 4 7.7 90 2 2 12(8) MF Trai Hume 2 0 3 18(78%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 80 3 1 7(3) MF Enzo Le Fée 0 1(20%) 1 39(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 80 11(3) MF Nilson Angulo 2 1 1 1 18(86%) 0 1 0 1 7.2 59 1 12(4) FW Brian Brobbey 1 1 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 67 5(None) FW Chemsdine Talbi 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 31 3(None) DF Omar Alderete 0 34(92%) 0 0 0 6.2 23 1(1) FW Wilson Isidor 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 6.3 23 3(None) MF Chris Rigg 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.5 10 MF Habib Diarra 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 10 GK Melker Ellborg 0 0 0 0 DF Nordi Mukiele 0 0 0 0 FW Jocelin Ta Bi 0 0 0 0 FW Romaine Mundle 0 0 0 0
Lineups Ipswich Town Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 37 K. Scherpen Starter DF 26 D. O'Shea Starter DF 6 I. Diop Starter DF 24 J. Greaves Starter DF 3 L. Davis Starter MF 32 M. Nunez Starter MF 23 S. Lukic Starter MF 7 I. Fatawu Starter MF 10 J. Enciso Starter MF 38 D. Maeda Starter FW 19 Emersonn Bench DF 42 A. Ouattara Bench FW 47 J. Clarke Bench MF 20 K. McAteer Bench FW 8 S. W. Egeli Bench FW 29 C. Akpom
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 28 C. Walton Bench DF 4 C. Kipre Bench DF 2 D. Furlong Bench MF 30 C. Humphreys
Sunderland Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 22 R. Roefs Starter DF 12 T. Meunier Starter DF 5 D. Ballard Starter DF 13 L. O'Nien Starter DF 17 R. Mandava Starter MF 27 N. Sadiki Starter MF 34 G. Xhaka Starter MF 32 T. Hume Starter MF 28 E. Le Fee Starter MF 10 N. Angulo Starter FW 9 B. Brobbey Bench DF 15 O. Alderete Bench MF 11 C. Rigg Bench MF 19 H. Diarra Bench FW 7 C. Talbi Bench FW 18 W. Isidor
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 M. Ellborg Bench DF 20 N. Mukiele Bench FW 37 J. Ta Bi Bench FW 14 R. Mundle
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 24' Ipswich Town ⚽ Goal Emersonn 1-0 1H 36' Sunderland 🟨 Yellow card Daniel Ballard 1H 39' Sunderland ⚽ Goal N. Angulo 1-1 2H 10' Sunderland 🟨 Yellow card Nilson Angulo 2H 14' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Angulo → IN C. Talbi 2H 18' Sunderland 🟨 Yellow card Luke O'Nien 2H 21' Ipswich Town 🔄 Substitution OUT I. Fatawu → IN K. McAteer 2H 21' Ipswich Town 🔄 Substitution OUT Emersonn → IN C. Akpom 2H 22' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT L. O'Nien → IN O. Alderete 2H 22' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Brobbey → IN W. Isidor 2H 26' Ipswich Town 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Enciso → IN J. Clarke 2H 35' Ipswich Town 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Maeda → IN A. Ouattara 2H 35' Ipswich Town 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Nunez → IN S. W. Egeli 2H 35' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Hume → IN C. Rigg 2H 35' Sunderland 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Le Fee → IN H. Diarra 2H 45' Ipswich Town ⚽ Goal J. Clarke 2-1
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