Ipswich Town vs Leicester City, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

· English Carabao Cup

Ipswich Town

62': Sindre Walle Egeli
71': Marcelino Núñez
90'+1': Marcelino Núñez

FT
3 - 1

Leicester City

67': Olabade Aluko

About

Ipswich Town are hosting Leicester City at Portman Road, Ipswich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
2': Attempt missed. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
4': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a cross.
6': Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Harry Howell.
9': Attempt saved. Louis Page (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Tom Watson.
9': Offside, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
11': Attempt blocked. Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Olabade Aluko (Leicester City).
15': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town).
15': Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town).
16': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdoul Ouattara.
20': Attempt saved. Christian McFarlane (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Louis Page.
21': Attempt missed. Christian McFarlane (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
22': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town).
22': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
22': Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt blocked. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sindre Egeli.
24': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
26': Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Leicester City).
27': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
28': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Admir Bristric (Leicester City).
29': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Christian McFarlane.
30': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
30': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tom Watson.
33': Attempt saved. Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Cameron Humphreys with a cross.
35': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Sammy Braybrooke.
35': Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
38': Attempt saved. Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Harry Howell.
38': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
39': Christian Walton (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Tom Watson (Leicester City).
39': Offside, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
40': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Olabade Aluko (Leicester City).
40': Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt blocked. Harry Howell (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Admir Bristric.
44': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
45': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Christian Walton.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Christian McFarlane (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Leicester City 0.
45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Leicester City 0.
46': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Christian McFarlane (Leicester City).
47': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
47': Abdoul Ouattara (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Harry Howell (Leicester City).
48': Foul by Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town).
48': Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt blocked. Christian McFarlane (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Conor Chaplin (Leicester City).
51': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
51': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
51': Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt blocked. Louis Page (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Howell.
54': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
54': Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Woyo Coulibaly (Leicester City).
55': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
55': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Howell.
55': Attempt saved. Harry Howell (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Olabade Aluko.
57': Delay in match because of an injury Olabade Aluko (Leicester City).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Substitution, Leicester City. Liam Cullen replaces Admir Bristric.
61': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Conor Chaplin.
61': Cameron Humphreys (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Tom Watson (Leicester City).
62': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Leicester City 0. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
63': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Leif Davis replaces Abdoul Ouattara.
63': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Humphreys.
64': Attempt saved. Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Leif Davis.
64': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
65': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
65': Harry Howell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Louis Page.
66': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
67': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross.
67': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Leicester City 1. Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid following a corner.
68': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Braybrooke.
69': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
70': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City).
70': Louis Page (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
71': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Leicester City 1. Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Olabade Aluko (Leicester City).
74': Substitution, Leicester City. Jayden Joseph replaces Woyo Coulibaly.
74': Substitution, Leicester City. Wes Burns replaces Olabade Aluko because of an injury.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Offside, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
78': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
78': Jayden Joseph (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Tudor Mendel-Idowu replaces Kasey McAteer.
81': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Daizen Maeda replaces Jack Clarke.
81': Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Harry Howell.
83': Attempt missed. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
86': Offside, Ipswich Town. Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
87': Attempt blocked. Tom Watson (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
87': 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.
87': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
89': Attempt missed. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Watson.
90': Foul by Tudor Mendel-Idowu (Ipswich Town).
90': Tom Watson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': 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.
90'+3': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Wes Burns (Leicester City).
90'+4': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Charlie Campton replaces Marcelino Núñez.
90'+5': Offside, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
90'+5': Offside, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
90'+6': 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).
90'+7': Tudor Mendel-Idowu (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Foul by Christian McFarlane (Leicester City).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 3, Leicester City 1.
0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 3, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

LEI		IPS
13	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	11
3	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	7
57.3	Possession	42.7
22	SHOTS	15
9	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
427	Accurate Passes	301
501	Passes	366
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	20
0.2	Cross %	0.3
32	Long Balls	48
16	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	7
10	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	8
21	Effective Clearances	14
21	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 21,559

Line-Ups

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Christian Walton (GK)
4	Cedric Kipre
26	Dara O'Shea
42	Abdoul Ouattara
2	Darnell Furlong
32	Marcelino Núñez
8	Sindre Walle Egeli
30	Cameron Humphreys
29	Chuba Akpom
20	Kasey McAteer
47	Jack Clarke

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Leif Davis, Tudor Mendel-Idowu, Julio Enciso, Jacob Greaves, Chiedozie Ogbene, Matthew Charles Compton, Daizen Maeda, Kjell Scherpen, Sasa Lukic.

Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
33	Luke Thomas
32	Olabade Aluko
8	Conor Chaplin
18	Christian McFarlane
26	Woyo Coulibaly
25	Louis Page
36	Sammy Braybrooke
23	Tom Watson
20	Harry Howell
9	Amir Bristric

Leicester City Substitutes:

Alex McCarthy, Will Alves, Liam Cullen, Wes Burns, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jayden Joseph, Riley Carr, Harry Souttar, Tommy Neale.

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