Head-to-Head: Arsenal vs Ipswich

Arsenal vs Ipswich is a rare matchup where Arsenal’s scale meets Ipswich’s chance to contest the status gap. Arsenal won 1–0 at the Emirates on 27 December 2024 and 4–0 at Portman Road on 20 April 2025. The first result was decided by a single goal, while the second showed Arsenal’s ability to widen the margin. Ipswich’s home setting still gives the fixture a distinct competitive question. A future meeting will test whether the underdog can keep that question open.

Past matches, Arsenal vs Ipswich

15 September 2026 Round of 32

Ipswich

2 - 4

Arsenal
20 April 2025 Regular Season - 33

Ipswich

0 - 4

Arsenal

Portman Road
27 December 2024 Regular Season - 18

Arsenal

1 - 0

Ipswich

Emirates Stadium

Match center

Ipswich

2 - 4

15 September 2026

Arsenal

Starting eleven

Substitutes Ipswich

1
G
26
D
38
F
23
M
10
M
8
F
3
D
47
F
29
F

Arsenal Substitutes

D
15
G
30
F
7
M
8
D
33
F
29
M
44
M
45
F
17

Match events

45'

90'

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7'
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Max Dowman Normal Goal (Asst: Eberechi Eze)
16'
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Noni Madueke Normal Goal
34'

Kasey McAteer Yellow Card
45'

Ezri Konsa Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães
47'
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Max Dowman Normal Goal (Asst: Martín Zubimendi)
58'
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Mikel Merino Normal Goal
61'

Jack Clarke Jaden Philogene-Bidace
61'

Chuba Akpom Zian Flemming
62'
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Anis·Mehmeti Normal Goal (Asst: Jack Clarke)
64'

Theo Julienne Bruno Guimarães
68'

Leif Davis Abdoul Ouattara
69'

Sindre Walle Egeli Kasey McAteer
76'

Christos Tzolis Eberechi Eze
76'

Martin Odegaard Noni Madueke
81'

Saša Lukić Florentino Luís
85'

Ifeoluwa David Ibrahim Martín Zubimendi
87'

Marcelino Núñez Yellow Card
90' +1
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Chuba Akpom Normal Goal (Asst: Leif Davis)

Stats for this game

Matchup Arsenal VS Ipswich

Arsenal provide the benchmark

Arsenal and Ipswich have occupied different historical roles in English football, so Arsenal naturally provide the stronger reference in this pairing. Their 1–0 home victory on 27 December 2024 showed a controlled margin at the Emirates, while the 4–0 win at Portman Road on 20 April 2025 supplied a more decisive example. These scorelines point to Arsenal’s ability to manage the fixture in contrasting ways without requiring a permanent identity for the matchup.

Ipswich’s route is through competitiveness

Ipswich’s interest lies in reducing the distance between expectation and outcome. The Portman Road setting gives the challenger a different emotional and competitive environment, while the 1–0 Arsenal win in north London demonstrates that the first step can be keeping the margin narrow. The 4–0 return result shows the risk if Arsenal are allowed to establish control, but it does not remove the value of another meeting: different players, stakes and settings can change the contest’s texture. Arsenal bring the scale and technical benchmark; Ipswich bring the possibility of making that benchmark work for every goal and every phase. A future fixture will ask whether Ipswich can force another close examination of the hierarchy or Arsenal can turn their advantage into separation once more.