Ipswich vs Watford 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 16': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Watford 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 21': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cédric Kipré with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Marc Bola (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces George Hirst.
- 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 72': Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Tom Ince.
- 72': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Kwadwo Baah.
- 72': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Vivaldo Semedo.
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Chuba Akpom.
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jacob Greaves replaces Ben Johnson.
- 83': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
- 90': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Hector Kyprianou.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1.
Game Information
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 27,184
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +26 | Coventry City | 14 | 31 | 1 |
| +12 | Stoke City | 14 | 27 | 3 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 26 | 2 |
| -3 | Millwall | 14 | 24 | 4 |
Statistics
 WAT |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.6 | Possession | 58.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 350 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 16 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 18 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 33 | Clearances | 22 |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Christian Walton (GK) |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 18 | Ben Johnson |
| 19 | Darnell Furlong |
| 29 | Chuba Akpom |
| 12 | Jens Cajuste |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 9 | George Hirst  |
| 11 | Jaden Philogene |
| 8 | Sindre Walle Egeli |
Watford (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 25 | James Abankwah |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou |
| 10 | Imran Louza |
| 34 | Kwadwo Baah |
| 7 | Tom Ince |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia |
| 18 | Vivaldo Semedo |
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