Ipswich vs Blackpool 2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round
Introduction
Ipswich Town are hosting Blackpool
at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.
Match Commentary
- 23': Ashley Young (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Blackpool 0. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
- 47': Andrew Lyons (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Brown replaces Lee Evans.
- 70': Substitution, Blackpool. Josh Bowler replaces Tom Bloxham.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces Chuba Akpom.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sam Szmodics replaces Wes Burns.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sindre Egeli replaces Jack Clarke.
- 73': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 77': Substitution, Blackpool. Scott Banks replaces George Honeyman.
- 86': Danny Imray (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Blackpool 0. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Elkan Baggott replaces Ben Johnson.
- 90'+6': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Blackpool 1. Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Blackpool 1.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 27,527
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 27,527
Statistics
 BLP |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.5 | Possession | 70.5 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 32 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 191 | Accurate Passes | 551 |
| 245 | Passes | 597 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 12 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 36 | Clearances | 16 |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 18 | Ben Johnson |
| 15 | Ashley Young  |
| 47 | Jack Clarke |
| 14 | Jack Taylor |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
| 11 | Jaden Philogene |
| 7 | Wes Burns |
Blackpool (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 4 | Oliver Casey |
| 26 | Zachary Ashworth |
| 2 | Andy Lyons |
| 22 | Christopher Hamilton |
| 30 | Danny Imray |
| 7 | Lee Evans |
| 8 | Albie Morgan |
| 10 | George Honeyman |
| 14 | Tom Bloxham |
| 11 | Ashley Fletcher |
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