English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 8': Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  • 43': Fatawu Issahaku
  • 52': Jordan Ayew
FT
3 - 1
Ipswich Town
  • 71': Jens Cajuste

About

Leicester City are hosting Ipswich Town at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jordan James.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 8': Goal! Leicester City 1, Ipswich Town 0. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 12': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Leif Davis.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 18': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 19': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 19': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
  • 25': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town).
  • 26': Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 28': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Foul by Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town).
  • 31': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
  • 33': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 33': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Marcelino Núñez.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 43': Goal! Leicester City 2, Ipswich Town 0. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 45': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leif Davis.
  • 45'+2': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 2, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 2, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 46': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
  • 47': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 51': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 51': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! Leicester City 3, Ipswich Town 0. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  • 60': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town).
  • 60': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 62': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Azor Matusiwa.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sam Szmodics replaces Marcelino Núñez.
  • 64': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Jack Taylor.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James.
  • 69': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 71': Goal! Leicester City 3, Ipswich Town 1. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jordan Ayew.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 75': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 75': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a headed pass.
  • 77': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 77': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Jaden Philogene.
  • 78': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Darnell Furlong.
  • 78': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 79': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 80': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Silko-Amari Thomas.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Kipré.
  • 84': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 85': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
  • 86': Offside, Leicester City. Abdul Fatawu is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town).
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+2': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Jordan James.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+5': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+7': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Ipswich Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 3, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 1
57.9 Possession 42.1
13 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
436 Accurate Passes 298
508 Passes 376
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
27 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 54
22 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 6
9 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 16
20 Effective Clearances 45
20 Clearances 45

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 28,948

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
4 Watford 25 +8 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Ben Nelson
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
22 Oliver Skipp
6 Jordan James
9 Jordan Ayew
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Patson Daka, Wout Faes, Louis Page, Jake Evans, Olabade Aluko, Asmir Begovic, Silko Thomas, Julián Carranza, Hamza Choudhury.

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

No. Name
28 Christian Walton (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis
19 Darnell Furlong
32 Marcelino Núñez
14 Jack Taylor Yellow Card
5 Azor Matusiwa
9 George Hirst
11 Jaden Philogene
47 Jack Clarke Yellow Card
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Ben Johnson, Alex Palmer, Ivan Azón, Kasey McAteer, Jacob Greaves, Ashley Young, Jens Cajuste, Sammie Szmodics, Chuba Akpom.

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