Ipswich vs Bristol City
Ref: Dean Whitestone, EnglandPortman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk · 30,311 cap
Match recap
Ipswich beat Bristol City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Clarke and Clarke scored for Ipswich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.08 for Ipswich versus 0.71 for Bristol City. Ipswich sit 2nd in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Clarke
Assist: Cajuste
27'
⇄
Vyner
40'
Neto Borges
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Clarke
Assist: Azón
59'
⇄
Sykes
59'
⇄
Riis
59'
⇄
Neto Borges
60'
Sam Morsy
Yellow Card
62'
Dickie
Yellow Card
⇄
Burns
⇄
Cajuste
Furlong
Yellow Card
⇄
Azón
⇄
Núñez
74'
Tanner
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Atkinson
⇄
Clarke
87'
Randell
Yellow Card
89'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
IpswichBristol City
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.08VS0.71
Attack3 · 1 won
11
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
4
9
Corners
2
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
51%
Possession
49%
472
Total passes
460
384
Accurate passes
376
81%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 1 won
19
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
6
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
1
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Ipswich
4-2-3-1
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Ipswich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. DavisD
- 4C. KipréD
- 5A. MatusiwaM
- 7W. BurnsM
- 12J. CajusteM
- 19D. FurlongD
- 26D. O'SheaD
- 28C. WaltonG
- 31Iván AzónF
- 32M. NúñezM
- 47J. ClarkeM
Substitutes
- 1A. PalmerG
- 8S. EgeliF
- 9G. HirstF
- 14J. TaylorM
- 15A. YoungD
- 18B. JohnsonD
- 20K. McAteerM
- 23S. SzmodicsF
- 24J. GreavesD
Bristol City
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4A. RandellM
- 5R. AtkinsonD
- 10S. TwineF
- 11A. MehmetiF
- 14Z. VynerM
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 21Neto BorgesM
- 23R. VítekG
Substitutes
- 3C. PringD
- 12J. KnightM
- 13J. LumleyG
- 20S. BellF
- 24H. RobertsD
- 29Leo PecoverM
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 40Sam MorsyM
- 44George EarthyM
Ipswich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke | M | 84 | 9.3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Dara O'Shea(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Azor Matusiwa | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Leif Davis | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Christian Walton | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Azón | F | 72 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Cédric Kipré | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Wes Burns | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jens Cajuste | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Darnell Furlong | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcelino Núñez | M | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sindre Walle Egeli | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Greaves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Palmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ashley Young | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sammie Szmodics | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Hirst | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Randell | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Neto Borges | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| George Tanner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Scott Twine | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Vyner | M | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Robert Atkinson | D | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robert Dickie(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Anis Mehmeti | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Knight | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Bell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Lumley | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Pecover | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Pring | D | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Morsy | M | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Earthy | M | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |