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

Ali McCann

50'

65'

S. Egeli

Wes Burns

65'

Jack Taylor

65'

Jens Cajuste

Lewis Gibson

Goal

72'

78'

Ben Johnson

Darnell Furlong

78'

Chuba Akpom

A. Mehmeti

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

81'

Alfie Devine

81'

82'

Jack Clarke

92'

Penalty goal

Jack 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
Leif Davis #3
Darnell Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
Jack Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
Jacob Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey McAteer #20
Dan 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

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

David Robert Edmund

David Robert Edmund Button

Goalkeeper

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early May 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Doubtful

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
Leif Davis #3
Darnell Furlong #19	78'
Jens Cajuste #12	65'
A. Matusiwa #5
A. Mehmeti #33	78'
Jack Clarke #47	92' 82'
Wes Burns #7	65'
Iván Azón #31	46'

Substitutes

Alex Palmer #1
Jacob Greaves #24
Ben Johnson #18	78'
Kasey McAteer #20
Dan 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

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

David Robert Edmund

David Robert Edmund Button

Goalkeeper

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early May 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Doubtful

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
Ben Whiteman #4
J. Thompson #15	33'
Pol Valentín #2
Thierry Small #26
Ali McCann #8	50'
Alfie Devine #21	81'
Daniel Jebbison #9

Substitutes

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

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

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.