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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').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21
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ESPN · Sep 13
Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close
Recap · Aug 28
Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham
ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Jul 31
Jude Bellingham cheers on Birmingham in win over Barcelona
ESPN · Jul 31
Birmingham City 2-2 Barcelona: Blues beat LaLiga champions on penalties in friendly - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 18
Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly
ESPN · May 2
Championship promotion race: Ipswich, Millwall, Wrexham - who's going up to the Premier League?

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1James BeadleG
  2. 2Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 3Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 4Jonathan PanzoLB
  5. 5Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 6Jay StansfieldAM
  7. 7Paik Seung-HoLM
  8. 8Jhon SolisRM
  9. 9August PriskeF
  10. 10Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 11Carlos VicenteAM-R
Ipswich10th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Christian WaltonG
  2. 2Jacob GreavesCD-L
  3. 3Dara O'SheaCD-R
  4. 4Ben JohnsonLB
  5. 5Darnell FurlongRB
  6. 6Marcelino NúñezAM
  7. 7Daniel NeilLM
  8. 8Azor MatusiwaRM
  9. 9George HirstF
  10. 10Jack ClarkeAM-L
  11. 11Kasey McAteerAM-R

Head to head

IPS leads series 1-0-4
Last meeting: Ipswich 2, Birmingham 2 (Sep 29)

Last 5

BIR
  • Lvs BLK0-1
  • L@ DER0-1
  • Tvs SHU1-1
  • Wvs QPR1-0
  • L@ CHA0-1
IPS
  • Tvs MIL1-1
  • W@ SHW2-0
  • T@ STK3-3
  • Tvs LEI1-1
  • Wvs HUL1-0

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Game info

Venue
Portman Road, Ipswich, England · Attendance 29,381
Officials
Adam Herczeg

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesIPS leads series 1-0-4

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