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Ipswich Town vs Arsenal

FA Cup
Ipswich
IPS
2-4
Final
Arsenal
ARS
Portman Road

Match pulse

IPSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTARS
41%Possession59%
8Shots12
3On target6
3Corners2
2Saves1
11Fouls13
34'Kasey McAteerIPS87'Marcelino NúñezIPS
Team1H2HT
IPS022
ARS224

Who won: Arsenal 4-2

Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 4-2 on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Portman Road. Goals for Ipswich: Anis Mehmeti (62') and Chuba Akpom (90'+1'). Goals for Arsenal: Max Dowman (7', 47'), Noni Madueke (16') and Mikel Merino (58').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Max DowmanAM
  2. 27.5Noni MaduekeAM-R
  3. 37.0Anis MehmetiLM
  4. 47.0Mikel MerinoLM
  5. 56.9Martín ZubimendiRB
  6. 66.9Eberechi EzeAM-L
  7. 76.7Chuba AkpomSUB
  8. 86.5Viktor GyökeresF
  9. 96.4Jack ClarkeSUB
  10. 106.3Leif DavisSUB
  11. 116.3Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  12. 126.3Bruno GuimarãesRM

Team stats

IPSARS
11Fouls13
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides1
3Corner Kicks2
2Saves1
40.9Possession59.1
8SHOTS12
3ON GOAL6
0.4On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
341Accurate Passes521
400Passes584
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses0
11Crosses6
0.1Cross %0.0
46Long Balls22
27Accurate Long Balls7
0.6Long Balls %0.3
0Blocked Shots6
16Effective Tackles11
26Tackles17
0.6Tackle %0.6
14Interceptions9
25Effective Clearances18
25Clearances18

Player of the game

Max Dowman

ARS · 2 G

8.5

Deserved to win

26%
IPS · 0.76 xG
33%
Draw
42%
ARS · 1.05 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 42% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Arsenal 4.
  2. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Arsenal 4.
  3. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    C. Akpom · ast L. Davis

    Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Arsenal 4. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leif Davis.

    IPS 2 - 4 ARS
  4. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  5. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).

  6. 90'

    Free kick won

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

  7. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Ezri Konsa (Arsenal).

  8. 89'

    Free kick won

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

  9. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Theo Julienne (Arsenal).

  10. 89'

    Free kick won

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

  11. 87'

    Yellow card

    Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Núñez

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    Marli Salmon (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town).

  14. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Zubimendi

    Substitution, Arsenal. Ife Ibrahim replaces Martín Zubimendi.

    I. Ibrahim

  15. 84'ARS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.

  16. 82'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Florentino

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sasa Lukic replaces Florentino.

    S. Lukic

  18. 81'IPS

    Offside

    Offside, Ipswich Town. Cédric Kipré is caught offside.

  19. 80'IPS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Theo Julienne.

  20. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).

    C. Tzolis

  21. 79'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino.

    C. Tzolis

  22. 78'

    Offside

    Offside, Ipswich Town. Leif Davis is caught offside.

  23. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).

  24. 77'

    Free kick won

    Florentino (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Madueke

    Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Noni Madueke.

    M. Ødegaard

Leaders

IPSARS
Total Shots
Anis Mehmeti
2
Max Dowman
3
Accurate Passes
Jacob Greaves
49
Myles Lewis-Skelly
74
Defensive Interventions
Cedric Kipre
16
Marli Salmon
13
Saves
Christian Walton
2
Kepa Arrizabalaga
1

Season seriesARS leads series 4-1