English League Championship

Ipswich Town vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Ipswich Town
  • 21': Jaden Philogene
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1 - 1
Watford
  • 16': Imran Louza

About

Ipswich Town are hosting Watford at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  • 3': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 3': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  • 12': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 16': Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Watford 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 21': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cédric Kipré with a through ball.
  • 23': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 29': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
  • 35': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
  • 36': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 37': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste with a cross.
  • 38': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
  • 42': Offside, Ipswich Town. Cédric Kipré is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 45'+1': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 50': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 54': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 54': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
  • 57': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Vivaldo Semedo (Watford).
  • 59': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
  • 59': Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Marc Bola (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces George Hirst.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Jaden Philogene.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sindre Egeli.
  • 66': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Egil Selvik (Watford).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Tom Ince.
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Kwadwo Baah.
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Vivaldo Semedo.
  • 74': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 74': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by James Abankwah.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sindre Egeli with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Chuba Akpom.
  • 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jacob Greaves replaces Ben Johnson.
  • 80': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Greaves.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
  • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 88': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 90': Substitution, Watford. Moussa Sissoko replaces Hector Kyprianou.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 1, Watford 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 1
41.6 Possession 58.4
4 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 404
350 Passes 485
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 28
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 45
16 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
33 Effective Clearances 22
33 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 27,184

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

IPS Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Christian Walton (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
26 Dara O'Shea
18 Ben Johnson
19 Darnell Furlong
29 Chuba Akpom
12 Jens Cajuste
5 Azor Matusiwa
9 George Hirst Yellow Card
11 Jaden Philogene
8 Sindre Walle Egeli
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
David Button, Ashley Young, Ivan Azón, Jack Clarke, Cameron Humphreys, Kasey McAteer, Jack Taylor, Jacob Greaves, Marcelino Núñez.

WAT Watford (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Egil Selvik (GK)
6 Matthew Pollock
25 James Abankwah
16 Marc Bola Yellow Card
2 Jeremy Ngakia
5 Hector Kyprianou
10 Imran Louza
34 Kwadwo Baah Yellow Card
7 Tom Ince
20 Mamadou Doumbia
18 Vivaldo Semedo
Watford Substitutes:
Moussa Sissoko, Nestory Irankunda, Othmane Maamma, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Max Alleyne, James Morris, Nathan Baxter, Jeremy Petris, Edo Kayembe.

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