Ipswich Town 1-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 31 January 2026

Result

Ipswich Town 1-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 31 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Ipswich Town 1-1 Preston North End: match report

Ipswich Town drew with Preston North End 1-1 in the Championship on Saturday 31 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Lewis Gibson opened the scoring in the 72nd minute. Ipswich Town's goal came from Jack Clarke (90+2', penalty). Preston North End scored through Lewis Gibson (72').

Discipline: Ipswich Town received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Ipswich Town were 3rd on 50 points from 28 and Preston North End 10th on 43 points from 29. Ipswich Town went on to finish that season 2nd with 84 points, and Preston North End 14th with 60.

Ipswich Town lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Gibson of Preston North End (8.3), ahead of Dara O'Shea (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Ipswich Town wins, 3 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Jordan Andrew ThompsonPreston North End
  • 50'Yellow card · Kieran McKennaIpswich Town
  • 50'Yellow card · Alistair Edward McCannPreston North End
  • 72'Goal · Lewis GibsonPreston North End · 0-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Jack ClarkeIpswich Town
  • 90+2'Penalty goal · Jack ClarkeIpswich Town · 1-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Ipswich Town 4, draws 3, Preston North End 3.

Team news

Ipswich Town line-up (4-2-3-1)

Christian Walton, Darnell Furlong, Dara O'Shea, Cédric Kipré, Leif Davis, Azor Matusiwa, Jens Cajuste, Wes Burns, Anis Mehmeti, Jack Clarke, Iván Azón

Preston North End line-up (3-4-2-1)

David Cornell, O. Offiah, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Pol Valentín, Jordan Thompson, Ben Whiteman, Thierry Small, Ali McCann, Alfie Devine, Daniel Jebbison