Leicester vs Ipswich
Ref: Thomas Kirk, EnglandKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Leicester beat Ipswich 3–1 in their Championship fixture. De Cordova-Reid, Fatawu, and Ayew scored for Leicester; Cajuste replied for Ipswich. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.97 for Leicester versus 1.28 for Ipswich. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Ipswich are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
De Cordova-Reid
Assist: Thomas
31'
Taylor
Yellow Card
⚽
Fatawu
Second Half
⚽
Ayew
Assist: Ricardo Pereira
64'
⇄
Taylor
64'
⇄
Núñez
64'
⇄
Matusiwa
⇄
De Cordova-Reid
71'
⚽
Cajuste
77'
⇄
Philogene
78'
⇄
Furlong
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Ayew
90+2'
Clarke
Yellow Card
⇄
James
Thomas
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 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterIpswich
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.97VS1.28
Attack3 · 3 won
11
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
2
3
Shots in the box
10
8
Shots outside box
3
1
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
376
Total passes
508
298
Accurate passes
436
79%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
1
6
Blocked shots
5
-0.77
Goals prevented
-0.77
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Ipswich
4-2-3-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 4B. NelsonD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidM
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 22O. SkippM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 20P. DakaF
- 25L. PageM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
- 56O. AlukoD
- 65J. EvansF
Ipswich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. DavisD
- 4C. KipréD
- 5A. MatusiwaM
- 9G. HirstF
- 11J. PhilogeneM
- 14J. TaylorM
- 19D. FurlongD
- 26D. O'SheaD
- 28C. WaltonG
- 32M. NúñezM
- 47J. ClarkeM
Substitutes
- 1A. PalmerG
- 12J. CajusteM
- 15A. YoungD
- 18B. JohnsonD
- 20K. McAteerM
- 23S. SzmodicsF
- 24J. GreavesD
- 29C. AkpomF
- 31Iván AzónF
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/5 |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | M | 65 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 79 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Oliver Skipp | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jake Evans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olabade Aluko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Ipswich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Kipré | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dara O'Shea(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Azor Matusiwa | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jack Clarke | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| George Hirst | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Darnell Furlong | D | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Philogene-Bidace | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Marcelino Núñez | M | 64 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leif Davis | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Christian Walton | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jacob Greaves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Palmer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Azón | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jens Cajuste | M | 26 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ashley Young | D | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sammie Szmodics | F | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chuba Akpom | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |