Ipswich 3-1 Leicester — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
Ipswich beat Leicester 3-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at Portman Road, Ipswich. Sindre Egeli, Olabade Aluko, Marcelino Núñez got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Ipswich have won 0 and Leicester 2, 3 draws.
Match timeline
- 40'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 49'Foul
- 54'Foul
- 61'
- 61'
- 1-062'assist: Jack Clarke
- 63'out: L. Davis
- 65'Foul
- 1-167'
- 70'Foul
- 2-171'assist: Chuba Akpom
- 74'
- 74'
- 80'
- 81'
- 81'
- 3-190+1'assist: C. Humphreys
- 90+4'out: C. Compton
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Ipswich
- 8.9Marcelino NúñezM
- 8.0Christian WaltonG
- 7.6Jack ClarkeM
- 7.5Dara O'SheaD
- 7.3Chuba AkpomF
- 7.2Sindre EgeliM
- 7.2Cédric KipréD
- 7.0Cameron HumphreysM
- 7.0Abdoul OuattaraD
- 6.7Leif DavisD
- 6.6Tudor Mendel-IdowuM
- 6.5Kasey McAteerM
- 6.3Darnell FurlongD
- 6.3Daizen MaedaF
Leicester
- 7.2Jakub StolarczykG
- 6.7Thomas WatsonM
- 6.7Jayden JosephM
- 6.7Woyo CoulibalyD
- 6.7Harry HowellM
- 6.6Bobby De Cordova-ReidF
- 6.6Olabade AlukoD
- 6.5William AlvesM
- 6.5Wes BurnsF
- 6.5Christian McFarlaneD
- 6.5Samuel BraybrookeM
- 6.3Louis PageM
- 6.3Conor ChaplinM
- 6.3Luke ThomasD
- 6.3Liam CullenF
- 6.2Admir BristrićF
Line-ups
Substitutes
IpswichGary O'Neil
Substitutes
- 23Saša LukićM
- 3Leif DavisD6.7
- 21Chiedozie OgbeneF
- 38Daizen Maeda81'F6.3
- 37Kjell ScherpenG
- 10Julio EncisoM
- 24Jacob GreavesD
- 43Tudor Mendel-IdowuM6.6
- 40Charlie ComptonM
LeicesterRussell Martin
Substitutes
- 29Alex McCarthyG
- 14Bobby De Cordova-Reid61'F6.6
- 11Liam Cullen61'F6.3
- 15Harry SouttarD
- 7Wes BurnsF6.5
- 37William Alves81'M6.5
- 2Jayden JosephM6.7
- 50Tommy NealeM
- 60Riley CarrF
Team statistics
Ipswich
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino Núñez | 94 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 8.9 |
| Christian Walton | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Jack Clarke | 81 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Dara O'Shea | 96 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Chuba Akpom | 96 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Sindre Egeli | 96 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Cédric Kipré | 96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Cameron Humphreys | 96 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Abdoul Ouattara | 63 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Leif Davis | 33 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tudor Mendel-Idowu | 16 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Kasey McAteer | 80 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Darnell Furlong | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daizen Maeda | 15 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
Leicester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Stolarczyk | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Thomas Watson | 96 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jayden Joseph | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Woyo Coulibaly | 74 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Harry Howell | 81 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | 6.7 |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 35 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Olabade Aluko | 74 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| William Alves | 15 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Wes Burns | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christian McFarlane | 96 | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Samuel Braybrooke | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Louis Page | 96 | – | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Conor Chaplin | 61 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luke Thomas | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Liam Cullen | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Admir Bristrić | 61 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
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