English Premier League

Ipswich Town vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Ipswich Town
  • Red Card 32': Leif Davis
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0 - 4
Arsenal
  • 14': Leandro Trossard
  • 28': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 69': Leandro Trossard
  • 88': Ethan Nwaneri

Arsenal crush Ipswich 4-0 to delay Liverpool title party

IPSWICH, England, April 20 - Arsenal cantered to a 4-0 victory over Ipswich Town to end Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League title on Sunday, with Leandro Trossard scoring twice and the hosts' Leif Davis sent off for a dangerous tackle on...

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 13': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 13': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 19': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 19': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  • 25': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 28': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
  • 32': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 32': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the red card.
  • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cameron Burgess replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 45': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
  • 45': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Ipswich Town).
  • 45'+1': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 45'+3': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Julio Enciso.
  • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 47': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 51': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
  • 51': Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 53': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
  • 57': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Mikel Merino.
  • 57': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 63': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
  • 63': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Burgess.
  • 64': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 69': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 69': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 3. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice following a corner.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Declan Rice.
  • 73': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 74': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
  • 74': Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Offside, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 79': Offside, Ipswich Town. George Hirst is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
  • 82': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Massimo Luongo replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 82': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Liam Delap replaces George Hirst.
  • 83': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
  • 83': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 85': Foul by Sam Morsy (Ipswich Town).
  • 85': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 88': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 4. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin replaces Sam Morsy.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+1': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+2': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Arsenal 4.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
12 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 3
75 Possession 25
24 SHOTS 4
7 ON GOAL 0
0.3 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
685 Accurate Passes 199
752 Passes 250
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 4
0.2 Cross % 0.5
31 Long Balls 36
22 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
9 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
2 Interceptions 12
7 Effective Clearances 39
7 Clearances 39

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 29,549

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 15 +19 33
2 Manchester City 15 +19 31
3 Aston Villa 15 +7 30
4 Chelsea 15 +10 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IPS Ipswich Town (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
31 Alex Palmer (GK)
24 Jacob Greaves
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis Red Card
40 Axel Tuanzebe
12 Jens Cajuste
5 Sam Morsy
47 Jack Clarke
18 Ben Johnson
27 George Hirst
9 Julio Enciso
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Somtochukwu Boniface, Luke Woolfenden, Jack Taylor, Ben Godfrey, Conor Chaplin, Christian Walton, Massimo Luongo, Liam Delap, Cameron Burgess.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
15 Jakub Kiwior
2 William Saliba
17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
4 Ben White
41 Declan Rice
23 Mikel Merino
8 Martin Ødegaard
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Ethan Nwaneri, Jack Francis, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Thomas Partey, Raheem Sterling, Jurriën Timber, Kieran Tierney, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Neto.

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