Ipswich 3–1 Leicester City

League Cup · 2026/27

League Cup·Full time

Ipswich
  • S. W. Egeli 62
  • M. Nunez 71
  • M. Nunez 90
  • Cameron HumphreysBooked on 49 mins
  • Jack ClarkeBooked on 54 mins
  • Cédric KipréBooked on 65 mins

3–1

HT 0–0

Tuesday 25 August at 19:45

Leicester CityLeicester City
  • O. Aluko 67
  • Booked on 40 minsOlabade Aluko
  • Booked on 70 minsLouis Page

Portman Road Stadium · Referee: Lewis Smith, England

Ipswich · 4-2-3-1

28Christian Walton
42Abdoul Ouattara
4Cédric KipréBooked 65'
26Dara O'Shea
2Darnell Furlong
8Sindre Walle Egeli
30Cameron HumphreysBooked 49'
20Kasey McAteer
32Marcelino Núñez
47Jack ClarkeBooked 54'
29Chuba Akpom

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 28Christian Walton

Defence

  1. 42Abdoul Ouattara
  2. 4Cédric KipréBooked 65'
  3. 26Dara O'Shea
  4. 2Darnell Furlong

Midfield

  1. 8Sindre Walle Egeli
  2. 30Cameron HumphreysBooked 49'
  3. 20Kasey McAteer
  4. 32Marcelino Núñez
  5. 47Jack ClarkeBooked 54'

Attack

  1. 29Chuba Akpom

Bench

  • 3Leif Davis
  • 43Tudor Mendel-Idowu
  • 38Daizen Maeda
  • 37Kjell Scherpen
  • 24Jacob Greaves
  • 40Charlie Compton
  • 10Julio Enciso
  • 21Chiedozie Ogbene
  • 23Saša Lukić

Leicester City · 4-1-4-1

1Jakub Stolarczyk
18Christian McFarlane
33Luke Thomas
32Olabade AlukoBooked 40'
26Woyo Coulibaly
8Conor Chaplin
23Tom Watson
25Louis PageBooked 70'
36Sammy Braybrooke
20Harry Howell
9Admir Bristrić

Starting XI

Goalkeeper

  1. 1Jakub Stolarczyk

Defence

  1. 18Christian McFarlane
  2. 33Luke Thomas
  3. 32Olabade AlukoBooked 40'
  4. 26Woyo Coulibaly

Midfield

  1. 8Conor Chaplin
  2. 23Tom Watson
  3. 25Louis PageBooked 70'
  4. 36Sammy Braybrooke
  5. 20Harry Howell

Attack

  1. 9Admir Bristrić

Bench

  • 14Bobby De Cordova-Reid
  • 11Liam Cullen
  • 2Jayden Joseph
  • 7Wes Burns
  • 37William Alves
  • 29Alex McCarthy
  • 15Harry Souttar
  • 50Tommy Neale
  • 60Riley Carr