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Ipswich Town vs Preston North End
31 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
John BusbyChampionship 2025/2026 · 20 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Ipswich TownMin
Preston North End- 33′
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
George Hirst
Substitution
Off: Iván Azón
46′ Kieran McKenna
Yellowcard
Argument
50′- 50′
Alistair Edward McCann
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Sindre Walle Egeli
Substitution
Off: Wes Burns
65′ - ⇄
Jack Taylor
Substitution
Off: Jens Cajuste
65′ - 72′⚽
Lewis Gibson 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Chuba Akpom
Substitution
Off: Anis Mehmeti
78′ - ⇄
Ben Johnson
Substitution
Off: Darnell Furlong
78′ - 81′⇄
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
Jack Clarke
Yellowcard
Argument
82′- ⚽
Jack Clarke 1-1
Penalty · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.64 | |
| 78 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7.26 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.77 | |
| 78 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6.73 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.24 | |
| 46 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.63 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 44 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6.56 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.74 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.54 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.81 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Ipswich Town
Latest: Bristol City · 2–0
Match stats
20 Jan 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Bristol City · 2025/2026
Preston North End
Latest: Middlesbrough · 0–4
Match stats
24 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Middlesbrough · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Ipswich Town’s ground: 7 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Ipswich Town’s home games with Preston North End’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Ipswich Town
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Ipswich Town
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Ipswich Town
Preston North End
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Ipswich Town
Preston North End
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.