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Ipswich Town vs Birmingham City

Championship
Ipswich
20-12-7
2-1
Final
Birmingham
14-11-16
Portman Road

Match pulse

IPSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
54%Possession46%
11Shots9
5On target4
6Corners4
3Saves3
11Fouls19
38'Demarai GrayBIR76'Jack TaylorIPS
Team1H2HT
IPS202
BIR101

Who won: Ipswich 2-1

Ipswich Town beat Birmingham City 2-1 on Monday, April 6, 2026 at Portman Road. Goals for Ipswich: Ben Johnson (41') and Kasey McAteer (45'). Goals for Birmingham: Carlos Vicente (32').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Birmingham City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Birmingham City 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City).

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).

  7. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross following a set piece situation.

    E. Laird

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).

  11. 89'

    Free kick won

    Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  13. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. McAteer

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Cédric Kipré replaces Kasey McAteer.

    C. Kipre

  14. 85'

    Delay in match because of an injury Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).

  15. 85'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.

  16. 85'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Attempt saved. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata.

  17. 84'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jaden Philogene with a cross following a corner.

  18. 83'IPS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.

  19. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Stansfield

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Marvin Ducksch replaces Jay Stansfield.

    M. Ducksch

  20. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Vicente

    Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.

    P. Roberts

  21. 78'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Christian Walton.

  22. 78'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Ibrahim Osman (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Ethan Laird.

  23. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).

  24. 76'

    Yellow card

    Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.

    J. Taylor

  25. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Núñez

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Marcelino Núñez.

    J. Taylor

Leaders

IPSBIR
Total Shots
Kasey McAteer
4
Jay Stansfield
2
Accurate Passes
Jacob Greaves
53
Jhon Solis
37
Saves
Christian Walton
3
James Beadle
3

Season seriesIPS leads series 1-0-4

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