Match Report
Before the match
Man City came into the game with four wins and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring 13 goals and conceding seven, keeping three clean sheets. A 4-2 defeat at home to PSG (14 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 away to Liverpool on 11 October.
14 October: Man City lost 2-4 against PSG at home in Champions League, scoring two goals and allowing four. Against Liverpool in Premier League, Man City scored three and conceded zero on 11 October; the away from home result was 3-0. Man City's at home game on 20 September (Premier League) ended 5-3 against Sunderland, with five goals for and three against. On 13 September, Man United faced Man City in Premier League: Man City won 1-0 away from home, having scored one and conceded zero. Champions League, 8 September brought an away meeting with Porto; Man City won 2-0, a return of two goals scored and zero conceded.
Man City stood 1st in the results-based Premier League table before kickoff, with 18 points from six matches.
Ipswich Town: two wins and three defeats over five games; seven goals scored, 11 conceded. Latest: a 2-1 win at home to Fulham on 10 October.
On 10 October, Fulham faced Ipswich Town in Premier League: Ipswich Town won 2-1 at home, having scored two and conceded one. Premier League, 19 September brought an away meeting with Everton; Ipswich Town lost 0-1, a return of zero goals scored and one conceded. Ipswich Town visited Crystal Palace on 12 September (Premier League) and won 3-2; their goals totalled three, compared with two conceded. Liverpool travelled to face Ipswich Town (Premier League) on 4 September. For Ipswich Town, the score was 0-2: zero goals scored, two allowed. 2-5 was Ipswich Town's result against Man United on 30 August (Premier League), playing away from home; Ipswich Town lost, with two scored to five conceded.
nine points in six matches put Ipswich Town 10th in the pre-match results-based Premier League standings.
Earlier results between these sides included a 6-0 away win for Man City on 19 January 2025 and a 4-1 home win for Man City on 24 August 2024.
After the match
Man City edged past Ipswich Town 3-2 on 17 October 2026. Phil Foden opened the scoring in the 19th minute for Man City, set up by Jeremy Doku, to make it 1-0. Daizen Maeda levelled it in the 21st minute for Ipswich Town, set up by Abdoul Ouattara, to make it 1-1. Man City regained the lead through Erling Haaland in the 34th minute, set up by Mateo Kovačić, to make it 2-1. Erling Haaland added to the tally 69 minutes into the game for Man City, set up by Iliman Ndiaye, to make it 3-1. Zian Flemming pulled one back from the penalty spot late on, in the 90th minute for Ipswich Town to make it 2-3. Abdoul Ouattara (73'), Joško Gvardiol (90') and Leif Davis (90') were booked. 69.5% is Man City's winning probability here from current model ratings, alongside their recorded victory. one yellow card went to Man City. Man City: five substitutions. After coming on for Man City in minute 61, Joško Gvardiol was booked. two yellow cards went to Ipswich Town. Ipswich Town: five substitutions. Zian Flemming scored in minute 90 following entry for Ipswich Town in the 78th minute.