EFL Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-09-16 04:00 JST
2–4
- 62' A. Mehmeti
- 90+1' C. Akpom
- 7' M. Dowman
- 16' N. Madueke
- 47' M. Dowman
- 58' Mikel Merino
Match summary
The EFL Cup Round of 32 fixture between Ipswich Town and Arsenal was played on September 16. Arsenal came out on top of a thrilling 4-2 shootout against Ipswich Town. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time. In the second half, Arsenal scored 2 and Ipswich Town scored 2.
Scorers: Ipswich Town – A. Mehmeti and C. Akpom; Arsenal – Mikel Merino, N. Madueke and M. Dowman (2 goals). Assists: Ipswich Town – L. Davis and J. Clarke; Arsenal – Martín Zubimendi and E. Eze.
Arsenal controlled the game with 58% possession and 12 shots (8 for their opponents). Arsenal scored 4 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
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| Ipswich Town | Stat | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 42% | Possession | 58% |
| 8 | Shots | 12 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 0 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots inside the box | 9 |
| 2 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 400 | Passes | 583 |
| 339 | Accurate passes | 520 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: S. Barrott
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Z. Flemming | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 4 | 0 | 12(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.43 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 12(7) |
| MF | Florentino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 4 | 0 | 27(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.09 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 14(5) |
| DF | D. Furlong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.09 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2(0) | |
| DF | J. Greaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 3(3) | |
| DF | C. Kipré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 8(6) | |
| MF | K. McAteer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 2 | 0 | 17(81%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5.97 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 13(5) |
| MF | A. Mehmeti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0(0%) | 5 | 0 | 24(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.82 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 15(10) |
| MF | M. Núñez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 0 | 42(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.42 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 11(3) |
| DF | A. Ouattara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 27(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.24 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 5(3) |
| GK | A. Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | D. O'Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | D. Maeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | S. Lukić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.83 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | J. Enciso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | S. Egeli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2(2) | |
| DF | L. Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7(70%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | J. Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(100%) | 1 | 0 | 13(93%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4(3) |
| FW | C. Akpom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.15 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| MF | J. Philogene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 0 | 0 | 14(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.16 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 4(2) |
| GK | C. Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.74 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) |
Arsenal
| 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | M. Salmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.47 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 12(7) | |
| FW | C. Tzolis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | B. Saka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | M. Ødegaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.97 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) | |
| GK | I. Meslier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | E. Konsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.33 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | |
| MF | T. Julienne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.07 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2(1) | |
| MF | I. Ibrahim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | K. Havertz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | R. Calafiori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Martín Zubimendi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(33%) | 4 | 0 | 53(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 9(5) |
| MF | Mikel Merino | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 44(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.84 | 90 | 4 | 1 | 12(5) |
| MF | N. Madueke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4(80%) | 0 | 2 | 26(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 9(6) |
| DF | M. Lewis-Skelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.14 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9(3) | |
| FW | V. Gyökeres | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 9(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.38 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) |
| MF | E. Eze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(25%) | 0 | 1 | 27(87%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 7(2) |
| MF | M. Dowman | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3(38%) | 3 | 1 | 23(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.85 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 17(8) |
| MF | Bruno Guimarães | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(25%) | 4 | 1 | 59(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 10(5) |
| GK | Kepa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.94 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gabriel Magalhães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.45 | 45 | 0 | 2 |
Lineups
Ipswich Town
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 28 | C. Walton |
| Starter | DF | 2 | D. Furlong |
| Starter | DF | 4 | C. Kipré |
| Starter | DF | 24 | J. Greaves |
| Starter | DF | 42 | A. Ouattara |
| Starter | MF | 12 | Florentino |
| Starter | MF | 33 | A. Mehmeti |
| Starter | MF | 20 | K. McAteer |
| Starter | MF | 32 | M. Núñez |
| Starter | MF | 11 | J. Philogene |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Z. Flemming |
| Bench | MF | 23 | S. Lukić |
| Bench | FW | 8 | S. Egeli |
| Bench | DF | 3 | L. Davis |
| Bench | FW | 47 | J. Clarke |
| Bench | FW | 29 | C. Akpom |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Palmer |
| Bench | DF | 26 | D. O'Shea |
| Bench | FW | 38 | D. Maeda |
| Bench | MF | 10 | J. Enciso |
Arsenal
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 13 | Kepa |
| Starter | DF | 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| Starter | DF | 89 | M. Salmon |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| Starter | DF | 49 | M. Lewis-Skelly |
| Starter | MF | 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| Starter | MF | 23 | Mikel Merino |
| Starter | MF | 20 | N. Madueke |
| Starter | MF | 56 | M. Dowman |
| Starter | MF | 10 | E. Eze |
| Starter | FW | 14 | V. Gyökeres |
| Bench | DF | 15 | E. Konsa |
| Bench | MF | 8 | M. Ødegaard |
| Bench | MF | 44 | I. Ibrahim |
| Bench | MF | 45 | T. Julienne |
| Bench | FW | 17 | C. Tzolis |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 30 | I. Meslier |
| Bench | FW | 7 | B. Saka |
| Bench | DF | 33 | R. Calafiori |
| Bench | FW | 29 | K. Havertz |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 7' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | M. Dowman | 0-1 |
| 1H 16' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | N. Madueke | 0-2 |
| 1H 34' | Ipswich Town | 🟨 Yellow card | K. McAteer | |
| 1H 45' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Gabriel Magalhães → IN E. Konsa | |
| 2H 2' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | M. Dowman | 0-3 |
| 2H 13' | Arsenal | ⚽ Goal | Mikel Merino | 0-4 |
| 2H 16' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Philogene → IN J. Clarke | |
| 2H 16' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Z. Flemming → IN C. Akpom | |
| 2H 17' | Ipswich Town | ⚽ Goal | A. Mehmeti | 1-4 |
| 2H 19' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Bruno Guimarães → IN T. Julienne | |
| 2H 23' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Ouattara → IN L. Davis | |
| 2H 24' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. McAteer → IN S. Egeli | |
| 2H 31' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Eze → IN C. Tzolis | |
| 2H 31' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Madueke → IN M. Ødegaard | |
| 2H 36' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Florentino → IN S. Lukić | |
| 2H 40' | Arsenal | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Martín Zubimendi → IN I. Ibrahim | |
| 2H 42' | Ipswich Town | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Núñez | |
| 2H 45+1' | Ipswich Town | ⚽ Goal | C. Akpom | 2-4 |
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