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Premier League · 2026

Crystal Palace 2–3 Ipswich Town · Premier League

2–3Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Ipswich Town won 2–3.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.621.67
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Ipswich Town beat Crystal Palace 3–2. Recorded in this match (Crystal Palace – Ipswich Town): shots 11–12, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.62–1.67, possession 47%–53%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsCrystal Palace 11 shots, Ipswich Town 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsCrystal Palace 4 shots, Ipswich Town 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.62 xG1.67 xGCrystal Palace 0.62 xG, Ipswich Town 1.67 xG
  • Possession47%53%Crystal Palace 47%, Ipswich Town 53%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersCrystal Palace 6 corners, Ipswich Town 3 corners
  • Fouls6 fouls16 foulsCrystal Palace 6 fouls, Ipswich Town 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsCrystal Palace 1 card, Ipswich Town 3 cards
  • Passes388 passes445 passesCrystal Palace 388 passes, Ipswich Town 445 passes
  • Pass accuracy80.9%82%Crystal Palace 80.9%, Ipswich Town 82%
  • Shots inside box9 shots8 shotsCrystal Palace 9 shots, Ipswich Town 8 shots
  • Blocked shots1 block1 blockCrystal Palace 1 block, Ipswich Town 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves2 savesCrystal Palace 3 saves, Ipswich Town 2 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides1 offsideCrystal Palace 0 offsides, Ipswich Town 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 14′Anan KhalailiGoal · Crystal Palace
  2. 23′EmersonnGoal · Ipswich Town
  3. 34′Axel DisasiRed card · Crystal Palace
  4. 43′Jack ClarkeYellow card · Ipswich Town
  5. 45′Leif DavisGoal · Ipswich Town
  6. Half-time
  7. 58′Abdul Fatawu IssahakuYellow card · Ipswich Town
  8. 70′Saša LukićYellow card · Ipswich Town
  9. 75′Jørgen Strand LarsenGoal · Crystal Palace
  10. 90′Zian FlemmingGoal · Ipswich Town
  11. 90′Chris RichardsYellow card · Crystal Palace
  12. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 37′Crystal Palace · 1 player changeTakehiro Tomiyasu
  • 62′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeJaden Philogene-Bidace
  • 63′Ipswich Town · 2 player changesZian Flemming · Daizen Maeda
  • 77′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeFlorentino Luís
  • 77′Crystal Palace · 2 player changesBen Chilwell · Will Hughes
  • 84′Crystal Palace · 2 player changesJefferson Lerma · Zavier Gozo
  • 88′Ipswich Town · 1 player changeAbdoul Ouattara

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Crystal Palace3-4-2-1
  1. Dean HendersonG
  2. Tyrick MitchellD
  3. Axel DisasiD
  4. Jaydee CanvotD
  5. Anan KhalailiD
  6. Chris RichardsD
  7. Adam WhartonM
  8. Quinten TimberM
  9. Yéremy PinoF
  10. Daichi KamadaF
  11. Jørgen Strand LarsenF
Ipswich Town4-2-3-1
  1. Kjell ScherpenG
  2. Leif DavisD
  3. Issa DiopD
  4. Jacob GreavesD
  5. Dara O'SheaD
  6. Julio EncisoM
  7. Saša LukićM
  8. Exequiel PalaciosM
  9. Daizen MaedaF
  10. EmersonnF
  11. Abdul Fatawu IssahakuF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Crystal Palace
0Draws
0Ipswich Town
Crystal Palace — Ipswich Town · Premier League1–0
Ipswich Town — Crystal Palace · Premier League0–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Crystal Palace favored in 0 of 13 directional metrics · Ipswich Town in 0 · 13 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Crystal Palace4 matchesIpswich Town4 matches
1.5 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.75 goals/match
2.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 2.5 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals4/4▲ 1.54 xG/match
10.3 shots/matchShots4/4▲ 11.3 shots/match
3.5 shots/matchShots on target4/4▲ 4.75 shots/match
42%Possession4/4● 44%
2.25 corners/matchCorners4/4● 3.5 corners/match
9 fouls/matchFouls4/411.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 12 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsCrystal PalaceIpswich Town
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headCrystal Palace — Ipswich Town
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