English Premier League

Manchester City vs Ipswich Town, 2026-27 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Manchester City
  • 19': Phil Foden
  • 34': Erling Haaland
  • 69': Erling Haaland
FT
3 - 2
Ipswich Town
  • 21': Daizen Maeda
  • 90': Zian Flemming (P)
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Erling Haaland brace helps Man City hold off Ipswich at defiant Etihad Stadium

Erling Haaland struck twice as defiant Manchester City marched on at the top of the Premier League by holding on for a 3-2 win over Ipswich.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 2': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Florentino (Ipswich Town).
  • 4': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 5': Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City).
  • 9': Emersonn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 9': Offside, Ipswich Town. Emersonn is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town).
  • 14': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 19': Goal! Manchester City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku following a fast break.
  • 21': Goal! Manchester City 1, Ipswich Town 1. Daizen Maeda (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoul Ouattara.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly with a cross.
  • 24': Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
  • 24': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town).
  • 26': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Emersonn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Walton.
  • 31': Foul by Florentino (Ipswich Town).
  • 31': Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
  • 34': Goal! Manchester City 2, Ipswich Town 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a cross.
  • 36': Foul by Emersonn (Ipswich Town).
  • 36': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Marc Guéhi.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Ipswich Town 1.
  • 46': Foul by Emersonn (Ipswich Town).
  • 46': Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Jérémy Doku (Manchester City).
  • 48': Foul by Florentino (Ipswich Town).
  • 48': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Substitution, Manchester City. Enzo Fernández replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
  • 51': Foul by Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town).
  • 51': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emersonn.
  • 54': Emersonn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City).
  • 54': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Emersonn (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Florentino.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 60': Handball by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 60': Offside, Ipswich Town. Abdoul Ouattara is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  • 63': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Ipswich Town).
  • 63': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Emersonn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a fast break.
  • 69': Goal! Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Azor Matusiwa replaces Florentino.
  • 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdul Fatawu replaces Daizen Maeda.
  • 73': Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Matheus Nunes because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Elliot Anderson replaces Phil Foden.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo replaces Jérémy Doku.
  • 78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Zian Flemming replaces Emersonn.
  • 78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Julio Enciso.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City). Assisted by Jacob Greaves with a headed pass.
  • 80': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jacob Greaves is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Ipswich Town).
  • 82': Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Offside, Manchester City. Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 85': Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a headed pass.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) header from very close range misses to the left.
  • 85': Offside, Manchester City. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
  • 85': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 85': VAR Decision: No Goal Manchester City 3-1 Ipswich Town.
  • 87': Penalty Ipswich Town. Abdul Fatawu draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by Marc Guéhi (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty Ipswich Town.
  • 88': Delay in match (Ipswich Town). VAR checking.
  • 88': Delay in match (Manchester City). VAR checking.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Goal! Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 2. Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jacob Greaves.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+3': Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+3': Elliot Anderson (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 90'+7': Abdul Fatawu (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 90'+7': Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
  • 90'+11': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 90'+12': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+12': Ayyoub Bouaddi (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+12': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 3, Ipswich Town 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 1
30.2 Possession 69.8
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
253 Accurate Passes 674
313 Passes 745
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
15 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
51 Long Balls 51
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 10
28 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 5
25 Effective Clearances 12
25 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 60,817

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 7 +12 21
2 Arsenal 6 +5 15
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 +13 13
4 Chelsea 7 +4 13
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
3 Rúben Dias
33 Nico O'Reilly
27 Matheus Nunes
47 Phil Foden
32 Ayyoub Bouaddi
8 Mateo Kovacic
9 Erling Haaland
11 Jérémy Doku
7 Iliman Ndiaye
Manchester City Substitutes:
Gerónimo Rulli, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Enzo Fernández, Abdukodir Khusanov, Antoine Semenyo, Elliot Anderson, Allan Elias, Josko Gvardiol, Rayan Cherki.

IPS Ipswich Town (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
28 Christian Walton (GK)
6 Issa Diop
24 Jacob Greaves
26 Dara O'Shea
25 Exequiel Palacios
12 Florentino
3 Leif Davis Yellow Card
42 Abdoul Ouattara
19 Emersonn
10 Julio Enciso
38 Daizen Maeda
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Cedric Kipre, Jack Clarke, Zian Flemming, Darnell Furlong, Chuba Akpom, Kjell Scherpen, Jaden Philogene, Fatawu Issahaku, Azor Matusiwa.

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