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Man United vs Ipswich: match report

Manchester United hosted Ipswich Town at Old Trafford on Sunday 30 August 2026, in the Premier League (round 2). Craig Pawson is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Man United 5-2 Ipswich. Goals: Leif Davis 29' for Ipswich; Bruno Fernandes 40' for Man United; Jacob Greaves 56' (own goal) for Man United; Bruno Fernandes 61' (pen) for Man United; Bruno Fernandes 68' for Man United; Bryan Mbeumo 82' for Man United; Chuba Akpom 90'+1' for Ipswich. Attendance: 74,148.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 29' Goal: Leif Davis (Ipswich) 0-1
  • 33' Yellow card: Sasa Lukic (Ipswich)
  • 37' Yellow card: Fatawu Issahaku (Ipswich)
  • 40' Goal: Bruno Fernandes (Man United) 1-1
  • 56' Own goal: Jacob Greaves (Man United) 2-1
  • 60' Yellow card: Jacob Greaves (Ipswich)
  • 61' Penalty: Bruno Fernandes (Man United) 3-1
  • 68' Goal: Bruno Fernandes (Man United) 4-1
  • 82' Goal: Bryan Mbeumo (Man United) 5-1
  • 90'+1' Goal: Chuba Akpom (Ipswich) 5-2
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Bryan Mbeumo (Man United)
Match stats (contains the result)
60.4%Possession39.6%
33Shots9
11Shots on target5
8Corners4
7Fouls12
0Offsides1
3Saves6
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Man United 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Carrick

  1. 1 Senne Lammens GK
  2. 2 Diogo Dalot DEF
  3. 5 Harry Maguire DEF
  4. 6 Lisandro Martínez DEF
  5. 23 Luke Shaw DEF
  6. 18 Youri Tielemans MID
  7. 37 Kobbie Mainoo MID
  8. 19 Bryan Mbeumo FWD
  9. 8 Bruno Fernandes MID
  10. 9 Marcus Rashford FWD
  11. 10 Matheus Cunha FWD

Bench

  • 3 Noussair Mazraoui DEF
  • 15 Leny Yoro DEF
  • 17 Andrey Santos MID
  • 30 Benjamin Sesko FWD
  • 13 Patrick Dorgu FWD
  • 12 Karl Darlow GK
  • 26 Ayden Heaven DEF
  • 11 Joshua Zirkzee FWD
  • 31 Shea Lacey FWD

Ipswich 4-2-3-1

Coach: Gary O'Neil

  1. 37 Kjell Scherpen GK
  2. 26 Dara O'Shea DEF
  3. 6 Issa Diop DEF
  4. 24 Jacob Greaves DEF
  5. 3 Leif Davis DEF
  6. 32 Marcelino Núñez MID
  7. 23 Sasa Lukic MID
  8. 7 Abdul Fatawu FWD
  9. 10 Julio Enciso MID
  10. 38 Daizen Maeda FWD
  11. 19 Emersonn FWD

Bench

  • 29 Chuba Akpom MID
  • 25 Exequiel Palacios MID
  • 42 Abdoul Ouattara DEF
  • 2 Darnell Furlong DEF
  • 20 Kasey McAteer FWD
  • 28 Christian Walton GK
  • 4 Cédric Kipré DEF
  • 47 Jack Clarke FWD
  • 8 Sindre Walle Egeli FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 26 February 2025: Manchester United 3-2 Ipswich Town
  • Sunday 24 November 2024: Ipswich Town 1-1 Manchester United
  • Wednesday 23 September 2015: Manchester United 3-0 Ipswich Town
  • Saturday 27 April 2002: Ipswich Town 0-1 Manchester United
  • Saturday 22 September 2001: Manchester United 4-0 Ipswich Town