Ipswich Town vs Preston North End 31/01/2026

Ipswich Town

Portman Road Stadium

31 Jan 2026, 16:00

1:1

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

J. Thompson

33'

2ND HALF

46'

George Hirst

Iván Azón

A. McCann

50'

65'

S. Egeli

Wes Burns

65'

Jack Taylor

65'

Jens Cajuste

Lewis Gibson

Goal

72'

78'

Ben Johnson

D. Furlong

78'

Chuba Akpom

A. Mehmeti

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

81'

Alfie Devine

81'

82'

J. Clarke

92'

Penalty goal

J. Clarke(Penalty goal)

Match statistics

67%Possession33%

528Passes Attempted264

441Completed Passes179

9Corners3

29Throw-ins11

16Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Christian Timothy

#28Walton

Cédric

#4Kipré

Dara Joseph

#26O'Shea

Leif

#3Davis

Darnell Anthony

#19Furlong

Jens-Lys Michel

#12Cajuste

Azor

#5Matusiwa

Anis

#33Mehmeti

Jack Raymond

#47Clarke

Wesley James

#7Burns

Iván

#31Azón Monzón

Starting XI

C. Walton #28
Cédric Kipré #4
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
D. Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
J. Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey Mcateer #20
D. Neil #6
Jack Taylor #14	65'
Chuba Akpom #29	78'
George Hirst #9	46'
S. Egeli #8	65'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Christian Timothy

#28Walton

Cédric

#4Kipré

Dara Joseph

#26O'Shea

Leif

#3Davis

Darnell Anthony

#19Furlong

Jens-Lys Michel

#12Cajuste

Azor

#5Matusiwa

Anis

#33Mehmeti

Jack Raymond

#47Clarke

Wesley James

#7Burns

Iván

#31Azón Monzón

Starting XI

C. Walton #28
Cédric Kipré #4
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
D. Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
J. Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey Mcateer #20
D. Neil #6
Jack Taylor #14	65'
Chuba Akpom #29	78'
George Hirst #9	46'
S. Egeli #8	65'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Liam

#6Lindsay

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Thierry

#26Small

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	⚽72'
Oddel Offiah #42
L. Lindsay #6
B. Whiteman #4
J. Thompson #15	33'
Pol Valentín #2
Thierry Small #26
A. McCann #8	50'
Alfie Devine #21	81'
Daniel Jebbison #9

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Andrija Vukcevic #3
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10	81'
N. Mawene #35
Lewis Dobbin #17
Miloš Luković #22
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

17

Wins

9

Draws

6

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2023 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

John Busby

Venue:

Portman Road Stadium

Capacity:

30 311

Ipswich Town vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Ipswich Town and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.