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Ipswich Town vs Leicester City

FA Cup
Ipswich
IPS
3-1
Final
Leicester
LEI
Portman Road

Match pulse

IPSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLEI
43%Possession57%
15Shots22
9On target9
5Corners3
7Saves6
11Fouls13
40'Olabade AlukoLEI49'Cameron HumphreysIPS54'Jack ClarkeIPS65'Cedric KipreIPS70'Louis PageLEI
Team1H2HT
IPS033
LEI011

Who won: Ipswich 3-1

Ipswich Town beat Leicester City 3-1 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Portman Road. Goals for Ipswich: Sindre Walle Egeli (62') and Marcelino Núñez (71', 90'+1'). Goals for Leicester: Olabade Aluko (67').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.2Marcelino NúñezAM
  2. 28.1Christian WaltonG
  3. 37.3Sindre Walle EgeliLM
  4. 47.3Chuba AkpomF
  5. 56.7Jack ClarkeAM-R
  6. 66.6Dara O'SheaCD-R
  7. 76.6Kasey McAteerAM-L
  8. 86.5Cameron HumphreysRM
  9. 96.5Jakub StolarczykG
  10. 106.5Bobby De Cordova-ReidSUB
  11. 116.4Abdoul OuattaraLB
  12. 126.3Darnell FurlongRB

Team stats

IPSLEI
11Fouls13
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
11Offsides1
5Corner Kicks3
7Saves6
42.7Possession57.3
15SHOTS22
9ON GOAL9
0.6On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
301Accurate Passes427
366Passes501
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
6Accurate Crosses2
20Crosses9
0.3Cross %0.2
48Long Balls32
17Accurate Long Balls16
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots9
7Effective Tackles6
15Tackles10
0.5Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions9
14Effective Clearances21
14Clearances21

Player of the game

Marcelino Núñez

IPS · 2 G

8.2

Deserved to win

21%
IPS · 1.34 xG
23%
Draw
56%
LEI · 2.15 xG

Leicester deserved better: 56% on chances, lost 1-3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Ipswich Town 3, Leicester City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 3, Leicester City 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Foul

    Foul by Christian McFarlane (Leicester City).

  4. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Tudor Mendel-Idowu (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. 90'+6'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).

    W. Alves

  6. 90'+5'

    Offside

    Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.

  7. 90'+5'

    Offside

    Offside, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom is caught offside.

  8. 90'+4'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Núñez

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Charlie Campton replaces Marcelino Núñez.

    M. Compton

  9. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Wes Burns (Leicester City).

  10. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    M. Núñez · ast C. Humphreys

    Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Leicester City 1. Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Humphreys.

    IPS 3 - 1 LEI
  12. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  13. 90'

    Free kick won

    Tom Watson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Tudor Mendel-Idowu (Ipswich Town).

  15. 89'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Watson.

    W. Alves

  16. 87'IPS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.

  17. 87'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Leif Davis.

    C. Akpom

  18. 87'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.

    T. Watson

  19. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Ipswich Town. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.

  20. 83'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

    S. Walle Egeli

  21. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Howell

    Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Harry Howell.

    W. Alves

  22. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Clarke

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Daizen Maeda replaces Jack Clarke.

    D. Maeda

  23. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. McAteer

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Tudor Mendel-Idowu replaces Kasey McAteer.

    T. Mendel-Idowu

  24. 78'

    Free kick won

    Jayden Joseph (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 78'

    Foul

    Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).

Leaders

IPSLEI
Total Shots
Chuba Akpom
4
Tom Watson
6
Accurate Passes
Cedric Kipre
42
Luke Thomas
96
Defensive Interventions
Marcelino Núñez
11
Christian McFarlane
12
Saves
Christian Walton
7
Jakub Stolarczyk
6

Season seriesLEI leads series 2-0-3