Ipswich vs Sunderland - Premier League, Regular Season - 1 (22 August 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 1 
Portman Road Stadium
Ipswich vs Sunderland
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Ipswich beat Sunderland thanks to Jack Clarke's late winner
Jack Clarke struck a 90th-minute winner against former club Sunderland as Ipswich opened their Premier League season with a 2-1 victory.
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Ipswich Town vs Sunderland preview: tactical test at Portman Road
Ipswich Town spent over £100m on 10 arrivals as Sunderland bring continuity into the opening-day tactical test at Portman Road.
Lineups & ratings
Ipswich
4-2-3-1 Coach Gary O'Neil
23
26
O'Shea
6
3
38 ↓80'
37
Scherpen
10 ↓71'
24
Greaves
32 ↓80'
7 ↓66'
19 ↓66'
- 20 Kasey McAteer for I. Fatawu
- 29 Chuba Akpom for Emersonn
- 47 Jack Clarke for J. Enciso
- 8 Sindre Walle Egeli for M. Nunez
- 42 Abdoul Ouattara for D. Maeda
- 2 Darnell Furlong
- 4
- 28 Christian Walton
- 30 Cameron Humphreys
Sunderland
4-2-3-1 Coach Regis Le Bris
12
Meunier
34
13 ↓67'
28 ↓80'
17
9 ↓67'
5
32 ↓80'
22
10 ↓59'
27
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi for N. Angulo
- 15 Omar Alderete for L. O'Nien
- 18 Wilson Isidor for B. Brobbey
- 11 Chris Rigg for T. Hume
- 19 Habib Diarra for E. Le Fee
- 14
- 20
- 31
- 37
Bench · Ipswich
- 20 Kasey McAteer for I. Fatawu
- 29 Chuba Akpom for Emersonn
- 47 Jack Clarke for J. Enciso
- 8 Sindre Walle Egeli for M. Nunez
- 42 Abdoul Ouattara for D. Maeda
- 2 Darnell Furlong
- 4
- 28 Christian Walton
- 30 Cameron Humphreys
Bench · Sunderland
- 7 Chemsdine Talbi for N. Angulo
- 15 Omar Alderete for L. O'Nien
- 18 Wilson Isidor for B. Brobbey
- 11 Chris Rigg for T. Hume
- 19 Habib Diarra for E. Le Fee
- 14
- 20
- 31
- 37