Ipswich Town vs Preston North End

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

C. Walton

#28C. Walton

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

Jens Cajuste

#12Jens Cajuste

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

A. Mehmeti

#33A. Mehmeti

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

Wes Burns

#7Wes Burns

Iván Azón

#31Iván Azón

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 February 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late April 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Marcelino Ignacio

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

C. Walton

#28C. Walton

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

Jens Cajuste

#12Jens Cajuste

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

A. Mehmeti

#33A. Mehmeti

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

Wes Burns

#7Wes Burns

Iván Azón

#31Iván Azón

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 February 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late April 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Marcelino Ignacio

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-2-1

David Cornell

#13David Cornell

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

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

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

32 matches

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

11

Wins

9

Draws

12

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

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.