Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol City · Championship
Ipswich Town beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Ipswich Town and Bristol City met in the Championship at Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich on Tuesday, 20 January 2026.
Goalscorers
Ipswich Town: J. Clarke 8', 55'. Bristol City did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Ipswich Town had 11 shots with 3 on target, Bristol City 8 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 9 to Ipswich Town and 2 to Bristol City. Ipswich Town conceded 19 fouls, Bristol City 14. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (1 for Ipswich Town, 6 for Bristol City).
Line-ups
Ipswich Town started in a 4-2-3-1: C. Walton, D. Furlong, D. O'Shea, C. Kipré, L. Davis, A. Matusiwa, J. Cajuste, W. Burns, M. Núñez, J. Clarke, I. A. Monzón.
Bristol City started in a 3-4-2-1: R. Vítek, G. Tanner, R. Dickie, R. Atkinson, M. Sykes, A. Randell, Z. Vyner, N. Borges, S. Twine, A. Mehmeti, E. R. Jacobsen.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! Ipswich Town 1-0 Bristol City. J. Clarke (Ipswich Town) scores.
- 55'Goal! Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol City. J. Clarke (Ipswich Town) scores.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Ipswich Town vs Bristol City.
- 8'Goal! Ipswich Town 1-0 Bristol City. J. Clarke (Ipswich Town) scores.
- 8'Attempt blocked. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 18'Attempt blocked. J. Clarke (Ipswich Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 19'Attempt saved. E. R. Jacobsen (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 26'Attempt missed. C. Kipré (Ipswich Town), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 27'Substitution, Bristol City: S. Morsy comes on for Z. Vyner.
- 29'Attempt blocked. M. Núñez (Ipswich Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 30'Attempt missed. D. O'Shea (Ipswich Town), header. xG 0.01.
- 31'Attempt missed. I. A. Monzón (Ipswich Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 33'Attempt missed. S. Morsy (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 36'Attempt saved. I. A. Monzón (Ipswich Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 36'Attempt blocked. J. Cajuste (Ipswich Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 37'Attempt blocked. L. Davis (Ipswich Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 40'Yellow card for N. Borges (Bristol City).
- 44'Attempt saved. E. R. Jacobsen (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt saved. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 55'Goal! Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol City. J. Clarke (Ipswich Town) scores.
- 58'Attempt missed. N. Borges (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for N. Borges.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City: G. Earthy comes on for M. Sykes.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City: S. Armstrong comes on for E. R. Jacobsen.
- 60'Yellow card for S. Morsy (Bristol City).
- 60'Attempt missed. S. Twine (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 62'Yellow card for R. Dickie (Bristol City).
- 62'Attempt missed. G. Earthy (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 63'Substitution, Ipswich Town: K. McAteer comes on for W. Burns.
- 63'Substitution, Ipswich Town: J. Taylor comes on for J. Cajuste.
- 65'Attempt blocked. K. McAteer (Ipswich Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 71'Yellow card for D. Furlong (Ipswich Town).
- 72'Substitution, Ipswich Town: G. Hirst comes on for I. A. Monzón.
- 73'Substitution, Ipswich Town: S. Szmodics comes on for M. Núñez.
- 74'Yellow card for G. Tanner (Bristol City).
- 80'Substitution, Bristol City: H. Roberts comes on for R. Atkinson.
- 84'Substitution, Ipswich Town: A. Young comes on for J. Clarke.
- 87'Yellow card for A. Randell (Bristol City).
- 89'Yellow card for S. Armstrong (Bristol City).