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Matchday 2 · Sunday 30 August, 17:30 · Old Trafford

Manchester United vs Ipswich Town: line-ups and result

Manchester United 11 · 4 points
  • 40' Bruno Fernandes
  • 56' J. Greaves (og)
  • 61' Bruno Fernandes (pen)
  • 68' Bruno Fernandes
  • 82' Bryan Mbeumo
5 - 2
Ipswich Town 14 · 3 points
  • 29' Leif Davis
  • 90' Chuba Akpom

Line-ups Manchester United vs Ipswich Town

Manchester United 4-2-3-1 · Michael Carrick
1 Lammens
23 Shaw
6 Martínez
5 Maguire
2 Dalot
37 Mainoo
18 Tielemans
9 Rashford
8 Fernandes
19 Mbeumo
10 Cunha
  • 73' Noussair Mazraoui Luke Shaw
  • 74' Leny Yoro Diogo Dalot
  • 80' Patrick Dorgu Marcus Rashford
  • 80' Andrey Santos Kobbie Mainoo
  • 80' Benjamin Šeško Matheus Cunha

Line-up for Manchester United: Lammens, Shaw, Martínez, Maguire, Dalot, Mainoo, Tielemans, Rashford, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Cunha

Bench
  • 12 K. Darlow
  • 3 N. Mazraoui 73'
  • 13 P. Dorgu 80'
  • 15 L. Yoro 74'
  • 26 A. Heaven
  • 17 Andrey Santos 80'
  • 11 J. Zirkzee
  • 30 B. Sesko 80'
  • 31 S. Lacey
Absentees Manchester United

Amad, Baleba, Ugarte, de Ligt, Heaton (injured)

Ipswich Town 4-2-3-1 · Gary O'Neil
37 Scherpen
3 Davis
24 Greaves
6 Diop
26 O'Shea
32 Núñez
23 Lukić
38 Maeda
10 Enciso
7 Fatawu
19 Emersonn
  • 46' Chuba Akpom Emersonn
  • 62' Exequiel Palacios Marcelino Núñez
  • 73' Darnell Furlong Daizen Maeda
  • 73' Abdoul Ouattara Saša Lukić
  • 83' Kasey McAteer Abdul Fatawu

Line-up for Ipswich Town: Scherpen, Davis, Greaves, Diop, O'Shea, Núñez, Lukić, Maeda, Enciso, Fatawu, Emersonn

Bench
  • 28 C. Walton
  • 4 C. Kipre
  • 2 D. Furlong 73'
  • 25 E. Palacios 62'
  • 42 A. Ouattara 73'
  • 47 J. Clarke
  • 20 K. McAteer 83'
  • 8 S. W. Egeli
  • 29 C. Akpom 46'
Absentees Ipswich Town

Matusiwa, Philogene, Taylor (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Manchester United

  1. Bruno Fernandes Midfielder 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Benjamin Šeško Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Luke Shaw Defender 0 goals 1 assists
  5. Matheus Cunha Forward 0 goals 1 assists

Ipswich Town

  1. Leif Davis Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  2. Julio Enciso Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists
  3. Emersonn Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Chuba Akpom Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Jack Clarke Forward 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Manchester United

Player Starts Min. Form
Senne Lammens 3/3 270 strong
Jacob Maguire 3/3 270 solid
Bryan Mbeumo 3/3 270 strong
Bruno Fernandes 3/3 270 excellent
Luke Shaw 3/3 252 solid
Youri Tielemans 3/3 247 strong
Matheus Cunha 3/3 230 mixed
Marcus Rashford 2/3 195 solid

Ipswich Town

Player Starts Min. Form
Kjell Scherpen 3/3 270 strong
Dara O'Shea 3/3 270 poor
Issa Diop 3/3 270 solid
Jacob Greaves 3/3 270 poor
Leif Davis 3/3 270 mixed
Saša Lukić 3/3 253 solid
Julio Enciso 3/3 251 strong
Abdul Fatawu 3/3 228 solid

Stats

Manchester United Match Ipswich Town
  • 4.56 xG 2.01
  • 60% Possession 40%
  • 33 Shots 9
  • 11 Shots on target 5
  • 10 Shots off target 3
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 7 Fouls 12
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

MUN home Per match IPS away
3.00 Points 0.00
5.00 Goals for 2.00
2.00 Goals against 5.00
3.30 xG for 1.11
1.11 xG against 3.30
8.0 Corners 4.0
W Home and away form L

Head-to-head record Manchester United vs Ipswich Town

3 previous meetings
2 Manchester United 1 draws 0 Ipswich Town
  • Goals per match3.33
  • Both teams scored67%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Feb 2025 Manchester United 3 - 2 Ipswich Town
  • Nov 2024 Ipswich Town 1 - 1 Manchester United
  • Sep 2015 Manchester United 3 - 0 Ipswich Town

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Manchester United vs Ipswich Town?

Craig Pawson refereed Manchester United vs Ipswich Town.

Who is unavailable for Manchester United against Ipswich Town?

Manchester United are without Amad (injury), Carlos Baleba (ankle injury), Manuel Ugarte (knee injury), Matthijs de Ligt (back injury) and Thomas Heaton (injury).

Who is unavailable for Ipswich Town against Manchester United?

Ipswich Town are without Azor Matusiwa (injury), Jaden Philogene (injury) and Jack Taylor (knee injury).

What formation do Manchester United play?

Manchester United have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under M. Carrick.

What formation do Ipswich Town play?

Ipswich Town have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 3 matches under G. O'Neil.

How did the last meeting between Manchester United and Ipswich Town finish?

On 26 February 2025, Manchester United vs Ipswich Town finished 3-2.

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