Manchester United vs Ipswich match stats & report

5–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 2 · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref Craig Pawson, England

Manchester United stats & fixtures · Ipswich stats & fixtures

Manchester United beat Ipswich 5–2 in the Premier League on 30 August 2026. Expected goals finished 4.56–2.01. Manchester United had 60% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Ipswich match statistics

Manchester UnitedIpswich

60% Ball possession 40%
4.56 Expected goals (xG) 2.01
33 Total shots 9
11 Shots on target 5
10 Shots off target 3
12 Blocked shots 1
19 Shots inside the box 6
8 Corners 4
7 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
546 Passes 359
89% Pass accuracy 83%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

29' Goal L. Davis (assist I. Fatawu) Ipswich
33' Yellow card S. Lukić Ipswich
37' Yellow card I. Fatawu Ipswich
40' Goal Bruno Fernandes (assist Matheus Cunha) Manchester United
56' Own goal J. Greaves Manchester United
60' Yellow card J. Greaves Ipswich
61' Penalty scored Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
68' Goal Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
82' Goal B. Mbeumo (assist Bruno Fernandes) Manchester United
90' Goal C. Akpom (assist J. Enciso) Ipswich
90+3' Yellow card B. Mbeumo Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Michael Carrick

1 S. Lammens

23 L. Shaw 6 Lisandro Martínez 5 H. Maguire 2 Diogo Dalot

37 K. Mainoo 18 Y. Tielemans

9 M. Rashford 8 Bruno Fernandes 19 B. Mbeumo

10 Matheus Cunha

Bench K. Darlow , N. Mazraoui , P. Dorgu , L. Yoro , A. Heaven , Andrey Santos , J. Zirkzee , B. Sesko , S. Lacey

Ipswich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Gary O'Neil

37 K. Scherpen

3 L. Davis 24 J. Greaves 6 I. Diop 26 D. O'Shea

32 M. Núñez 23 S. Lukić

38 D. Maeda 10 J. Enciso 7 I. Fatawu

19 Emersonn

Bench C. Walton , C. Kipré , D. Furlong , E. Palacios , A. Ouattara , J. Clarke , K. McAteer , S. Egeli , C. Akpom

Out and doubtful

A. Matusiwa Ipswich Out — Muscle Injury
J. Philogene Ipswich Out — Ankle Injury
M. de Ligt Manchester United Out — Back Injury
M. Ugarte Manchester United Out — Knee Injury
Florentino Ipswich Out — Inactive
J. Taylor Ipswich Out — Knee Injury
A. Diallo Manchester United Out — Injury
C. Baleba Manchester United Out — Ankle Injury
M. Mount Manchester United Out — Foot Injury
T. Heaton Manchester United Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Manchester United at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Ipswich away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United vs Ipswich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Feb 25	Manchester United v Ipswich	3–2
24 Nov 24	Ipswich v Manchester United	1–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Manchester United vs Ipswich head-to-head record