Manchester United FC 5 - 2 Ipswich Town FC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Meetings between Manchester United and Ipswich Town have a recent history of high-scoring scorelines, including a 3-2 home win for Manchester United in February 2025. This latest encounter on 30 August 2026 continued that pattern as Manchester United recorded a 5-2 victory in the Premier League. L. Davis opened the scoring for Ipswich Town in the 29th minute with an assist from I. Fatawu. B. Fernandes equalised for Manchester United in the 40th minute, assisted by M. Cunha. An own goal by J. Greaves in the 56th minute put Manchester United ahead, before B. Fernandes scored a penalty in the 61st minute and added another goal from open play in the 68th minute. B. Fernandes finished the match with a standout rating of 10. B. Mbeumo scored in the 82nd minute with an assist from B. Fernandes, and C. Akpom scored for Ipswich Town in the 90th minute, assisted by J. Enciso. Kjell Scherpen received a rating of 8.3 for Ipswich Town.
Manchester United entered the match following a mixed run of results that included a recent away defeat at Hull City. Ipswich Town arrived with three wins from their last five outings, having beaten Sunderland in their most recent fixture. Despite Ipswich Town holding an initial table position above their hosts following a strong start to the term, Manchester United dominated the statistics with 60 percent possession and 33 total shots compared to nine for the visitors. Kjell Scherpen and B. Fernandes produced the standout individual performances of the afternoon.
The result alters the early league standings for both clubs in the 20-team division after two matches played. Manchester United moved up to 10th place in the table, while Ipswich Town dropped to 12th position. Manchester City currently leads the division with six points.
Following this match, Manchester United will play away against Everton on 6 September, while Ipswich Town will host Liverpool on 4 September.
Manchester United entered the match following a mixed run of results that included a recent away defeat at Hull City. Ipswich Town arrived with three wins from their last five outings, having beaten Sunderland in their most recent fixture. Despite Ipswich Town holding an initial table position above their hosts following a strong start to the term, Manchester United dominated the statistics with 60 percent possession and 33 total shots compared to nine for the visitors. Kjell Scherpen and B. Fernandes produced the standout individual performances of the afternoon.
The result alters the early league standings for both clubs in the 20-team division after two matches played. Manchester United moved up to 10th place in the table, while Ipswich Town dropped to 12th position. Manchester City currently leads the division with six points.
Following this match, Manchester United will play away against Everton on 6 September, while Ipswich Town will host Liverpool on 4 September.
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Match stats
Man United v Ipswich Town
60%
Possession
40%
4.56
Expected goals (xG)
2.01
33
Shots
9
11
Shots on target
5
19
Shots inside the box
6
8
Corners
4
561
Passes
369
89%
Pass accuracy
83%
3
Saves
6
7
Fouls
12
0
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
10.0
Top rated
Bruno Fernandes · Man United
90'
· 3 goals · 1 assist
Key moments
- 29' ⚽ L. Davis · assist I. Fatawu · Ipswich Town
- 33' 🟨 Saša Lukić · Ipswich Town
- 37' 🟨 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku · Ipswich Town
- 40' ⚽ B. Fernandes · assist M. Cunha · Man United
- 56' ⚽ J. Greaves (og) · Man United
- 60' 🟨 Jacob Greaves · Ipswich Town
- 61' ⚽ B. Fernandes (pen) · Man United
- 68' ⚽ B. Fernandes · Man United
- 82' ⚽ B. Mbeumo · assist B. Fernandes · Man United
- 90+3' 🟨 Bryan Mbeumo · Man United
- 90' ⚽ C. Akpom · assist J. Enciso · Ipswich Town
Man United
4-2-3-1- 1 Senne Lammens 90' 7.7
- 5 Harry Maguire 90' 6.7
- 6 Lisandro Martínez 90' 6.3
- 18 Youri Tielemans 90' 8.2
- 19 Bryan Mbeumo ⚽ 🟨 90' 8.0
- 8 Bruno Fernandes (c) ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ 🅰️ 90' 10.0
- 37 Kobbie Mainoo 80' 7.9
- 9 Marcus Rashford 80' 6.9
- 10 Matheus Cunha 🅰️ 80' 7.0
- 2 Diogo Dalot 74' 6.9
- 23 Luke Shaw 73' 7.0
- 3 Noussair Mazraoui · sub 17' 6.2
- 15 Leny Yoro · sub 16' 6.2
- 13 Patrick Dorgu · sub 10' 6.3
- 17 Andrey Santos · sub 10' 6.7
- 30 Benjamin Šeško · sub 10' 6.3
Ipswich Town
4-2-3-1- 37 Kjell Scherpen 90' 8.3
- 26 Dara O'Shea (c) 90' 5.0
- 6 Issa Diop 90' 7.2
- 24 Jacob Greaves 🟨 90' 4.9
- 3 Leif Davis ⚽ 90' 6.3
- 10 Julio Enciso 🅰️ 90' 7.0
- 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 🅰️ 🟨 83' 6.5
- 23 Saša Lukić 🟨 73' 6.7
- 38 Daizen Maeda 73' 6.3
- 32 Marcelino Núñez 62' 6.0
- 19 Emersonn 45' 6.3
- 29 Chuba Akpom · sub ⚽ 45' 7.2
- 25 Exequiel Palacios · sub 28' 6.3
- 2 Darnell Furlong · sub 17' 6.0
- 42 Abdoul Ouattara · sub 17' 6.2
- 20 Kasey McAteer · sub 15' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Man United
16th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -2
Ipswich Town
10th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +1
Form going into the match
Man United