Ipswich vs Preston

Championship 31 Jan 2026, 15:00
Ipswich
Ipswich
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Portman Road 👤 J. Busby Round 30

Match report

Ipswich were held to a 1-1 draw by Preston in the Championship on 31 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Ipswich had 14 shots to Preston's 11.

The match was played at Portman Road, with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 14 - 11 On target 4 - 4 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Lewis Gibson
Preston · 1 goal
8 Dara O'Shea 97 passes (89% accurate)
8 Azor Matusiwa 65 passes (92% accurate)
7 Jack Clarke 1 goal
7 Darnell Furlong captained the side
First half vs second half
Ipswich stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 9–7
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–3
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 5–1 4–2
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 1
130 Attacks 62
67 Dangerous Attacks 29
3 On Target 4
12 Off Target 6
14 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 4
14 Shots Inside Box 8
0 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 9
9 Corners 3
1 Offsides 1
67% Ball Possession 33%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
526 Passes Total 263
439 Passes Accurate 179
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Ipswich · 4-2-3-1
28 C. Walton
19 D. Furlong 26 D. O'Shea 4 C. Kipré 3 L. Davis
5 A. Matusiwa 12 J. Cajuste
7 W. Burns 33 A. Mehmeti 47 J. Clarke
31 I. Azón
Preston · 3-4-2-1
13 D. Cornell
6 L. Lindsay 19 L. Gibson 42 O. Offiah
2 P. Valentín 15 J. Thompson 4 B. Whiteman 26 T. Small
8 A. McCann 21 A. Devine
9 D. Jebbison
Ipswich
Coach
Kieran McKenna
Substitutes
  • 9 George Hirst
  • 14 Jack Taylor
  • 8 Sindre Walle Egeli
  • 18 Ben Johnson
  • 29 Chuba Akpom
  • 1 Alex Palmer
  • 24 Jacob Greaves
  • 6 Dan Neil
  • 20 Kasey McAteer
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 18 Jamal Lewis
  • 36 Ed Nolan
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 17 Lewis Dobbin
  • 22 Miloš Luković
  • 24 Michael Smith
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ G. Hirst ↓ I. Azon Ipswich
  • 65' ↑ J. Taylor ↓ J. Cajuste Ipswich
  • 65' ↑ S. W. Egeli ↓ W. Burns Ipswich
  • 78' ↑ B. Johnson ↓ D. Furlong Ipswich
  • 78' ↑ C. Akpom ↓ A. Mehmeti Ipswich
  • 81' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ A. Devine Preston
Cards
  • 33' J. Thompson Preston
  • 50' K. McKenna Ipswich
  • 50' A. McCann Preston
  • 82' J. Clarke Ipswich
Head-to-head
Ipswich 2 1 draws 2 Preston
2026-01-31 Ipswich vs Preston 1 - 1
2025-08-23 Preston vs Ipswich 1 - 0
2024-02-03 Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 3 - 2
2023-10-07 Ipswich Town vs Preston North End 4 - 2
2023-07-19 Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 1 - 2
Recent form
Ipswich D D W D D
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Ipswich vs Preston?
Ipswich drew 1-1 against Preston on 31 January 2026.
Who won Ipswich vs Preston?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Ipswich vs Preston played?
The match was played at Portman Road.