Ipswich Town vs Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Portman Road Stadium

31 Jan 2026, 16:00

1:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

J. Thompson

33'

2ND HALF

46'

George Hirst

Iván Azón

A. McCann

50'

65'

S. Egeli

Wes Burns

65'

Jack Taylor

65'

Jens Cajuste

Lewis Gibson

Goal

72'

78'

Ben Johnson

D. Furlong

78'

Chuba Akpom

A. Mehmeti

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

81'

Alfie Devine

81'

82'

J. Clarke

92'

Penalty goal

J. Clarke(Penalty goal)

Match statistics

67%Possession33%

528Passes Attempted264

441Completed Passes179

9Corners3

29Throw-ins11

16Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Walton

#28C. Walton

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

Jens Cajuste

#12Jens Cajuste

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

A. Mehmeti

#33A. Mehmeti

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

Wes Burns

#7Wes Burns

Iván Azón

#31Iván Azón

Starting XI

C. Walton #28
Cédric Kipré #4
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
D. Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
J. Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey Mcateer #20
D. Neil #6
Jack Taylor #14	65'
Chuba Akpom #29	78'
George Hirst #9	46'
S. Egeli #8	65'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Walton

#28C. Walton

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

Jens Cajuste

#12Jens Cajuste

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

A. Mehmeti

#33A. Mehmeti

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

Wes Burns

#7Wes Burns

Iván Azón

#31Iván Azón

Starting XI

C. Walton #28
Cédric Kipré #4
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
D. Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
J. Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey Mcateer #20
D. Neil #6
Jack Taylor #14	65'
Chuba Akpom #29	78'
George Hirst #9	46'
S. Egeli #8	65'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

David Cornell

#13David Cornell

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	⚽72'
Oddel Offiah #42
L. Lindsay #6
B. Whiteman #4
J. Thompson #15	33'
Pol Valentín #2
Thierry Small #26
A. McCann #8	50'
Alfie Devine #21	81'
Daniel Jebbison #9

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Andrija Vukcevic #3
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10	81'
N. Mawene #35
Lewis Dobbin #17
Miloš Luković #22
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

11

Wins

9

Draws

12

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2023 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

John Busby

Venue:

Portman Road Stadium

Capacity:

30 311

Ipswich Town vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Ipswich Town and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.

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