Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Ipswich Town v Leicester City — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Ipswich Town 3–1 Leicester City. Full time. Ipswich Town go through. Carabao Cup second round, Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. Venue: Portman Road, Ipswich, England.

Ipswich Town

3–1

Leicester City

Ipswich Town go through

Kick-off (UK time): Tue 25 Aug 2026 · 19:45 BST
Round: Second round
Ground: Portman Road, Ipswich, England
Final whistle: 25 Aug 2026, 21:42 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Ipswich Town	Leicester City
First half	0	0
Second half	3	1

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance21559

RefereeLewis Smith

Ipswich Town v Leicester City highlights

2 videos

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Ipswich Town v Leicester City Highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT24 events

0'
Kick-off
40'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Olabade Aluko
49'
Yellow Card
Ipswich Town
Cameron Humphreys
54'
Yellow Card
Ipswich Town
Jack Clarke
59'
End Delay
Leicester City
59'
End Delay
Ipswich Town
61'
Substitution
Leicester City
Liam Cullen OnAmir Bristric
61'
Substitution
Leicester City
Bobby De Cordova-Reid OnConor Chaplin Off
62'
Goal
Ipswich Town
Sindre Walle Egeli ScorerJack Clarke Assist
63'
Substitution
Ipswich Town
Leif Davis OnAbdoul Ouattara Off
65'
Yellow Card
Ipswich Town
Cedric Kipre
67'
Goal - Header
Leicester City
Olabade Aluko ScorerBobby De Cordova-Reid Assist
70'
Yellow Card
Leicester City
Louis Page
71'
Goal
Ipswich Town
Marcelino Núñez ScorerChuba Akpom Assist
74'
Substitution
Leicester City
Jayden Joseph OnWoyo Coulibaly Off
74'
Substitution
Leicester City
Wes Burns OnOlabade Aluko Off
74'
End Delay
Leicester City
74'
End Delay
Ipswich Town
80'
Substitution
Ipswich Town
Tudor Mendel-Idowu OnKasey McAteer Off
81'
Substitution
Ipswich Town
Daizen Maeda OnJack Clarke Off
81'
Substitution
Leicester City
Will Alves OnHarry Howell Off
90'+1'
Goal
Ipswich Town
Marcelino Núñez ScorerCameron Humphreys Assist
90'+4'
Substitution
Ipswich Town
Matthew Charles ComptonMarcelino Núñez Off
90'+7'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Ipswich TownLeicester City

42.7%Possession57.3%

15Shots22

9Shots on target9

5Corners3

11Fouls13

11Offsides1

7Saves6

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

366Passes501

301Accurate passes427

82.2%Pass accuracy85.2%

20Crosses9

6Accurate crosses2

48Long balls32

17Accurate long balls16

3Blocked shots9

15Tackles10

8Interceptions9

14Clearances21

60.0%Shots on target (%)40.9%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

30.0%Cross accuracy22.2%

35.4%Long-ball accuracy50.0%

7Successful tackles6

46.7%Tackle success60.0%

14Effective clearances21

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Ipswich Town

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

28
Christian Walton
Goalkeeper
4
Cedric Kipre
Centre Left Defender
26
Dara O'Shea
Centre Right Defender
42
Abdoul Ouattara
Left Back · Substituted
2
Darnell Furlong
Right Back
32
Marcelino Núñez
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
8
Sindre Walle Egeli
Left Midfielder
30
Cameron Humphreys
Right Midfielder
29
Chuba Akpom
Forward
20
Kasey McAteer
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
47
Jack Clarke
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

3
Leif Davis
Substitute · Came on
43
Tudor Mendel-Idowu
Substitute · Came on
10
Julio Enciso
Substitute
24
Jacob Greaves
Substitute
21
Chiedozie Ogbene
Substitute
40
Matthew Charles Compton
Substitute · Came on
38
Daizen Maeda
Substitute · Came on
37
Kjell Scherpen
Substitute
23
Sasa Lukic
Substitute

Leicester City

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

1
Jakub Stolarczyk
Goalkeeper
33
Luke Thomas
Centre Left Defender
32
Olabade Aluko
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
8
Conor Chaplin
Defensive Midfielder · Substituted
18
Christian McFarlane
Left Back
26
Woyo Coulibaly
Right Back · Substituted
25
Louis Page
Centre Left Midfielder
36
Sammy Braybrooke
Centre Right Midfielder
23
Tom Watson
Left Midfielder
20
Harry Howell
Right Midfielder · Substituted
9
Amir Bristric
Forward · Substituted

Substitutes

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

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Christian WaltonGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Cedric KipreCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 3 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	1	—
Dara O'SheaCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	0	—
Abdoul OuattaraLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Darnell FurlongRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Marcelino NúñezAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	2	0	2	2	0	—
Sindre Walle EgeliLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	1	0	3	1	0	—
Cameron HumphreysRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	1	0	0	1	—
Chuba AkpomForward More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 3 Own goals 0 Offsides 4 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	1	4	2	0	—
Kasey McAteerAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 4 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	4	2	0	—
Jack ClarkeAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	1	1	—
Leif DavisSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Tudor Mendel-IdowuSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Julio EncisoSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Jacob GreavesSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Chiedozie OgbeneSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Matthew Charles ComptonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Daizen MaedaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Kjell ScherpenSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sasa LukicSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

7 Mar 2026 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Ipswich Town1 – 1

Leicester City

13 Dec 2025 · 2025-26 English League Championship

Leicester City3 – 1

Ipswich Town

18 May 2025 · 2024-25 English Premier League

Leicester City2 – 0

Ipswich Town

2 Nov 2024 · 2024-25 English Premier League

Ipswich Town1 – 1

Leicester City

22 Jan 2024 · 2023-24 English League Championship

Leicester City1 – 1

Ipswich Town

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Ipswich Town

Sunderland (H)

22 Aug 2026 · Premier League

2 – 1

1. FC Union Berlin (A)

15 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

2 – 4

Rayo Vallecano (H)

8 Aug 2026 · Club Friendly

3 – 0

Queens Park Rangers (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

3 – 0

Southampton (A)

28 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 2

Leicester City

Burton Albion (H)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 2

Notts County (A)

15 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 1

Northampton Town (H)

8 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

1 – 0

Cádiz (A)

22 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

0 – 1

Northampton Town (H)

11 Jul 2026 · Club Friendly

3 – 0

Ipswich Town v Leicester City: match questions

When and where was Ipswich Town v Leicester City?

The listed kick-off is Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. The venue is Portman Road, Ipswich, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Ipswich Town v Leicester City highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Ipswich Town v Leicester City — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Ipswich Town

Leicester City

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Ipswich Town v Leicester City highlights

NUNEZ DOUBLE! | Ipswich Town v Leicester City extended highlights

Ipswich Town v Leicester City Highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

Yellow Card

Goal - Header

Yellow Card

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Ipswich Town

Starting XI

Substitutes

Leicester City

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Ipswich Town

Leicester City

Ipswich Town v Leicester City: match questions

When and where was Ipswich Town v Leicester City?

Where can I watch Ipswich Town v Leicester City highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates