Ipswich v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Ipswich 5–0 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:00 BST

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Ipswich 5–0 Sheffield Utd — Ipswich won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Ipswich beat Sheffield Utd 5–0 in the Championship on Friday 12 September. Sheffield Utd have lost their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

Ipswich led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Ipswich: Jaden Philogene-Bidace (20’; 51’, assisted by George Hirst; 68’, assisted by Darnell Furlong), George Hirst (61’) and Jack Clarke (78’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Ipswich 2.33, Sheffield Utd 0.42, from 21 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Hallam showed two yellow cards — against 3.5 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Utd: Mark McGuinness (53’) and Japhet Tanganga (90’).

What it changes

Ipswich move up from 19th to 11th (five league matches played).

Sheffield Utd stay 24th after this result (five league matches played).

Ipswich’s five-goal margin was the biggest of round 5, across 12 matches. Sheffield Utd have failed to score in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Ipswich) 14.7, George Hirst (Ipswich) 7.7 and Sydie Peck (Sheffield Utd) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Ipswich next host Nottingham Forest on 23 October 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Ipswich: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Ipswich 5–0 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Referee: F. Hallam
Head-to-head (last 5): Ipswich 0 · draws 2 · Sheffield Utd 3 · 1.2 goals/game
Recent form: Ipswich 0W 4D 1L · Sheffield Utd 0W 0D 5L

Ipswich 5–0 Sheffield Utd (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.88 / 6.38

Corners

against 3.25 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.13 / 4.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 1.75

Cards

against 3 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.55 yellows

Referee · F. Hallam

1.45 home / 2.09 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Ipswich for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.88 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.63 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.75 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 13.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: F. Hallam — 3.55 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.45 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.09 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.09

Ipswich

Ipswich — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ali Al Hamadi n 8	43.9	2.1 5/2	1.5 5/1	—
Ben Johnson n 8	61.6	2 6/2	0.4 2/0	—
L. Delap n 8	46.8	1.7 4/1	1.2 4/1	—
George Hirst n 8	66	1.5 4/2	1.4 4/4	—
C. Humphreys n 8	70	1.3 5/2	1.6 5/4	—

Ipswich — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Enciso n 8	75.5	2.4 6/4	0.9 3/2
Ali Al Hamadi n 8	43.9	2.1 5/3	0.8 2/1
George Hirst n 8	66	1.9 6/4	0.9 5/0
L. Delap n 8	46.8	1.7 5/2	1.7 5/2
C. Chaplin n 8	46.4	1.7 3/2	0.2 1/0

Ipswich — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ben Johnson n 8	61.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Enciso n 8	75.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
N. Broadhead n 8	49.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
George Hirst n 8	66	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Jack Clarke n 8	54	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Ipswich — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Young n 8	61.1	3.1 7/5
Sam Morsy n 8	86.6	1.9 7/5
Jack Clarke n 8	54	1.9 6/2
Ali Al Hamadi n 8	43.9	1.8 4/2
Jens-Lys Cajuste n 8	47.3	1.7 4/2

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Oné n 8	34.4	2.6 6/2	0.3 1/0	—
A. Brooks n 8	37.8	1.8 5/1	0.9 3/0	—
Vinicius Souza n 8	84.3	1.7 7/4	1.5 8/2	—
T. Campbell n 8	63.3	1.4 5/2	0.2 1/0	—
G. Hamer n 8	78	1.3 6/3	0.6 3/1	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	68.1	2.5 7/4	1.3 6/2
S. McCallum n 8	36.5	1.8 5/1	0.6 2/0
A. Brooks n 8	37.8	1.5 4/1	0.9 2/1
G. Hamer n 8	78	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0
Sydie Peck n 8	81.4	1.2 5/2	0.6 3/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Moore n 8	68.1	1 5/1	0 0/0
T. Campbell n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
C. O'Hare n 8	58.6	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
H. Burrows n 8	80.6	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
G. Hamer n 8	78	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Seriki n 8	37.1	3.9 6/3
Vinicius Souza n 8	84.3	2.8 8/6
H. Choudhury n 8	76.5	2.8 8/5
S. McCallum n 8	36.5	2.5 5/1
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré n 8	76.1	2.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Ipswich		Sheffield Utd
47%	Possession	53%
2.33	Expected goals (xG)	0.42
21	Shots	10
11	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	6
3	Blocked shots	2
15	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	5
1	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
388	Passes	426
79%	Pass accuracy	77%

Ipswich player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Alex Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Darnell Furlong	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	7.3
Dara O'Shea	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	7.2
Jacob Greaves	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Leif Davis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Azor Matusiwa	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	7.2
Kasey McAteer	71	0	0	3	2	0	3	6.3
Jaden Philogene-Bidace	71	3	0	5	5	2	0	10
George Hirst	71	1	1	1	1	1	2	7.6
Jens-Lys Cajuste	63	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
Chuba Akpom	63	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.2
Marcelino Núñez sub	27	0	0	2	0	2	1	7.2
S. Szmodics sub	27	0	0	2	2	1	0	6.3
Jack Clarke sub	19	1	0	1	1	1	2	8.2
Ivan Azón sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Egeli sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Tanganga	90	2	0	0	1	Y	5.5
M. McGuinness	90	0	0	0	1	Y	5.5
H. Burrows	90	0	0	3	2	0	5.3
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	2	5	0	6.9
C. O'Hare	90	3	1	1	0	0	5.9
B. Godfrey	83	0	0	0	1	0	5.2
A. Brooks	63	1	0	0	0	0	5.6
Alex Matos	62	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
L. Barry	62	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
T. Cannon	62	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré sub	28	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
G. Hamer sub	28	1	0	0	0	0	5.9
T. Campbell sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Chong sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Seriki sub	13	0	0	0	1	0	7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Ipswich v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

IpswichDDDLD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Ipswich 0 · 2 draws · Sheffield Utd 3 · 1.2 goals/game

2019-04-27 Sheffield Utd 2–0 Ipswich
2018-12-22 Ipswich 1–1 Sheffield Utd
2018-03-10 Ipswich 0–0 Sheffield Utd
2018-01-06 Ipswich 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2017-10-14 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Ipswich

League standing · 2025/26

Ipswich#2 pos84 pts46 pl+33 GD

Sheffield Utd#13 pos60 pts46 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Ipswich scored1.74

Sheffield Utd scored1.43

Ipswich conceded1.02

Sheffield Utd conceded1.43

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What is the head-to-head record between Ipswich and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 5 meetings, Ipswich won 0, Sheffield Utd won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Ipswich and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Ipswich 0W 4D 1L; Sheffield Utd 0W 0D 5L.

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