Premier League 2026-27 | Matchday 2 | 2026-08-31 00:30 JST
5–2
- 40' B. Fernandes
- 61' B. Fernandes
- 68' B. Fernandes
- 82' B. Mbeumo
- 29' L. Davis
- 56' J. Greaves (OG)
- 90' C. Akpom
Match summary
Manchester United and Ipswich Town met in the Premier League 2026-27 Matchday 2 on August 31. Manchester United came out on top of a thrilling 5-2 shootout against Ipswich Town. It was 1-1 at half-time. In the second half, Manchester United scored 4 and Ipswich Town scored 1, with Manchester United coming out on top.
Manchester United controlled the game with 60% possession and 33 shots (9 for their opponents). Manchester United scored 5 from 11 shots on target. Yellow cards: Manchester United 1, Ipswich Town 3.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-2-3-1
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| Manchester United | Stat | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 4.56 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.01 |
| 33 | Shots | 9 |
| 11 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 12 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 19 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 14 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 561 | Passes | 369 |
| 502 | Accurate passes | 305 |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Craig Pawson, England
Player stats
Manchester United
| 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 | Senne Lammens | 0 | 17(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Diogo Dalot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 26(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 2(1) | ||||
| DF | Harry Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 90 | 3 | 8(6) | ||||
| DF | Lisandro Martínez | 1 | 0 | 78(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 4(3) | ||||||||
| DF | Luke Shaw | 0 | 4 | 40(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 2 | 7(6) | ||||||
| MF | Youri Tielemans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 64(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.2 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 7(6) | ||
| MF | Kobbie Mainoo | 0 | 4(80%) | 3 | 46(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.9 | 80 | 2 | 12(9) | |||||
| MF | Bryan Mbeumo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23(92%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 8(5) | |||
| MF | Bruno Fernandes | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2(67%) | 1 | 1 | 54(86%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 7(3) | |
| MF | Marcus Rashford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2(67%) | 3 | 24(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 80 | 3 | 10(7) | |||
| FW | Matheus Cunha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20(95%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 80 | 2 | 6(2) | ||||
| DF | Noussair Mazraoui | 0 | 19(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 17 | 2(1) | |||||||||
| DF | Leny Yoro | 0 | 16(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 16 | 2 | 3(None) | |||||||
| DF | Patrick Dorgu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 1 | 2(2) | |||||
| MF | Andrey Santos | 0 | 3 | 13(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 10 | 5(3) | |||||||
| FW | Benjamin Šeško | 0 | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| GK | Karl Darlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Ayden Heaven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Shea Lacey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Joshua Zirkzee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 22(63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 90 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| DF | Dara O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 28(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 5(None) | |||||||
| DF | Issa Diop | 0 | 2(100%) | 5 | 43(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 4(2) | |||||
| DF | Jacob Greaves | 0 | 1 | 4 | 42(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.9 | 90 | 7(4) | |||||
| DF | Leif Davis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3(None) | ||||
| MF | Saša Lukić | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32(84%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 8(4) | ||||
| MF | Marcelino Núñez | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 4(1) | ||||||
| MF | Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | 0 | 3(33%) | 1 | 10(67%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 83 | 3 | 13(4) | |||||
| MF | Julio Enciso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 21(84%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 10(5) | |||
| MF | Daizen Maeda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 73 | 5(2) | |||||
| FW | Emersonn | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 45 | 1 | 8(1) | ||||||
| FW | Chuba Akpom | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 45 | 4(1) | ||||||
| MF | Exequiel Palacios | 0 | 1 | 25(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5(3) | ||||
| DF | Darnell Furlong | 0 | 9(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 5(1) | ||||||||
| DF | Abdoul Ouattara | 0 | 11(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 17 | ||||||||||
| MF | Kasey McAteer | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 15 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| GK | Christian Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Cédric Kipré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Sindre Walle Egeli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Jack Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Manchester United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | S. Lammens |
| Starter | DF | 2 | D. Dalot |
| Starter | DF | 5 | H. Maguire |
| Starter | DF | 6 | L. Martinez |
| Starter | DF | 23 | L. Shaw |
| Starter | MF | 18 | Y. Tielemans |
| Starter | MF | 37 | K. Mainoo |
| Starter | MF | 19 | B. Mbeumo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | B. Fernandes |
| Starter | MF | 9 | M. Rashford |
| Starter | FW | 10 | M. Cunha |
| Bench | DF | 3 | N. Mazraoui |
| Bench | DF | 13 | P. Dorgu |
| Bench | DF | 15 | L. Yoro |
| Bench | MF | 17 | Andrey Santos |
| Bench | FW | 30 | B. Sesko |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | K. Darlow |
| Bench | DF | 26 | A. Heaven |
| Bench | FW | 11 | J. Zirkzee |
| Bench | FW | 31 | S. Lacey |
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 | 23 | S. Lukic |
| Starter | MF | 32 | M. Nunez |
| Starter | MF | 7 | I. Fatawu |
| Starter | MF | 10 | J. Enciso |
| Starter | MF | 38 | D. Maeda |
| Starter | FW | 19 | Emersonn |
| Bench | DF | 2 | D. Furlong |
| Bench | MF | 25 | E. Palacios |
| Bench | DF | 42 | A. Ouattara |
| Bench | MF | 20 | K. McAteer |
| Bench | FW | 29 | C. Akpom |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 28 | C. Walton |
| Bench | DF | 4 | C. Kipre |
| Bench | FW | 47 | J. Clarke |
| Bench | FW | 8 | S. W. Egeli |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 29' | Ipswich Town | ⚽ Goal | L. Davis | 0-1 |
| 1H 33' | Ipswich Town | 🟨 Yellow card | Saša Lukić | |
| 1H 37' | Ipswich Town | 🟨 Yellow card | Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | |
| 1H 40' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | B. Fernandes | 1-1 |
| 2H 1' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Emersonn → IN C. Akpom | |
| 2H 11' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | J. Greaves | 1-2 |
| 2H 15' | Ipswich Town | 🟨 Yellow card | Jacob Greaves | |
| 2H 16' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | B. Fernandes | 2-2 |
| 2H 17' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Nunez → IN E. Palacios | |
| 2H 23' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | B. Fernandes | 3-2 |
| 2H 28' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Shaw → IN N. Mazraoui | |
| 2H 28' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Maeda → IN D. Furlong | |
| 2H 28' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Lukic → IN A. Ouattara | |
| 2H 29' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Dalot → IN L. Yoro | |
| 2H 35' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Rashford → IN P. Dorgu | |
| 2H 35' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Mainoo → IN Andrey Santos | |
| 2H 35' | Manchester United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Cunha → IN B. Sesko | |
| 2H 37' | Manchester United | ⚽ Goal | B. Mbeumo | 4-2 |
| 2H 38' | Ipswich Town | 🔄 Substitution | OUT I. Fatawu → IN K. McAteer | |
| 2H 45+3' | Manchester United | 🟨 Yellow card | Bryan Mbeumo | |
| 2H 45' | Ipswich Town | ⚽ Goal | C. Akpom | 4-3 |
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