Ipswich vs Southampton 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Own Goal by Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Southampton. Ipswich Town 1, Southampton 0.
- 29': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Southampton 1. Jay Robinson (Southampton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
- 41': Welington (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Southampton 1.
- 56': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
- 69': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Jay Robinson.
- 69': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Mateus Fernandes.
- 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Jack Clarke.
- 72': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Jack Taylor.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Ryan Fraser because of an injury.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Tyler Dibling replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Ben Johnson.
- 86': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cameron Humphreys replaces Azor Matusiwa.
- 90'+5': Shea Charles (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,128
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5 | Stoke City | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +4 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| +3 | Bristol City | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Statistics
 SOU |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 285 | Accurate Passes | 269 |
| 353 | Passes | 339 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 20 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 25 | Clearances | 29 |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 3 | Leif Davis |
| 18 | Ben Johnson |
| 23 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 14 | Jack Taylor  |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 9 | George Hirst |
| 11 | Jaden Philogene |
| 47 | Jack Clarke |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 17 | Joshua Quarshie |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 24 | Shea Charles |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 34 | Welington |
| 26 | Ryan Fraser |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 46 | Jay Robinson |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
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