Independent Arsenal coverage throughout the 2026/27 season.
EFL Cup
2026/27
IPS
Full Time
ARS
Date
Wed, 16 Sep 2026
Kickoff
3:00 AM MYT
Venue
Portman Road
Match Information
Competition
EFL Cup
Season
2026/27
Venue
Portman Road
Ipswich
Team News
11 starters · 9 substitutes
Starting XI
4–2–3–1Substitutes
9
11 starters · 9 substitutes
Starting XI
4–2–3–1Substitutes
9Match Timeline
Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR updates in chronological order.
Arsenal
Arsenal Events
Time
Ipswich
Opponent Events
McAteer
Half Time
Ipswich 0 – 2 Arsenal
↓ Philogene
↑ Clarke
↓ Flemming
↑ Akpom
Mehmeti
Assist: Clarke
1–4
↓ Ouattara
↑ Davis
↓ McAteer
↑ Egeli
↓ Florentino
↑ Lukic
Núñez
Akpom
Assist: Davis
2–6
Full Time
Ipswich 2 – 4 Arsenal
1 event
Ipswich
McAteer
Half Time
0 – 2
2 events
Ipswich
↓ Philogene
↑ Clarke
Ipswich
↓ Flemming
↑ Akpom
1 event
Ipswich
Mehmeti
Assist: Clarke
1–4
1 event
Ipswich
↓ Ouattara
↑ Davis
1 event
Ipswich
↓ McAteer
↑ Egeli
1 event
Ipswich
↓ Florentino
↑ Lukic
1 event
Ipswich
Núñez
1 event
Ipswich
Akpom
Assist: Davis
2–6
Full Time
Ipswich 2 – 4 Arsenal
Match Data
Arsenal
41%
Possession
59%
8
Shots
12
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
0
6
Blocked Shots
7
3
Corners
2
3
Offsides
1
11
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
400
Passes
584
85
Accurate Passes
89
—
Expected Goals
—
Player Statistics
Arsenal players open public profiles
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Walton
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Furlong
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kipré
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Greaves
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Núñez
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mehmeti
Starter |
90 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Florentino
Starter |
81 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
McAteer
Starter |
69 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ouattara
Starter |
68 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Flemming
Starter |
61 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Philogene
Starter |
61 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Akpom
Substitute |
29 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Clarke
Substitute |
29 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Davis
Substitute |
22 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Egeli
Substitute |
21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Lukic
Substitute |
9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Palmer
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
O'Shea
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Enciso
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Maeda
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Lewis-Skelly
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Eze
Starter |
90 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Merino
Starter |
90 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gyokeres
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Madueke
Starter |
90 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Dowman
Starter |
90 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Salmon
Starter |
90 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Zubimendi
Starter |
85 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Guimaraes
Starter |
64 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gabriel
Starter |
45 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Konsa
Substitute |
45 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Julienne
Substitute |
26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ibrahim
Substitute |
5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Illan Meslier
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Calafiori
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Odegaard
Unused |
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Saka
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Havertz
Unused |
0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Tzolis
Unused |
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |