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147th season in existence of Ipswich Town FC Ipswich Town 2024–25 football season
Ipswich Town
2024–25 season
OwnerGamechanger 20 Ltd
ChairmanMark Ashton
ManagerKieran McKenna
StadiumPortman Road
Premier League19th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Liam Delap (6)
All:
Liam Delap (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Ipswich Town, and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2001–02 campaign, following successive promotions from League One and the Championship in the previous two seasons. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also competing in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Season summary

August

The first game of Ipswich Town's return to the Premier League after 22 years of being away saw them face Liverpool at Portman Road. New manager Arne Slot was hopeful of securing a first win at Portman Road for Liverpool, which would make him the first Liverpool manager to win their debut league game since Gérard Houllier in 1998. The first half saw a strong start from Ipswich, having two shots on target and nullifying Liverpool's attack threat. However, Liverpool came out far stronger in the second half, and Diogo Jota gave Liverpool their first goal of the season in the sixtieth minute. Just five minutes later, Mohamed Salah doubled the lead to make it 2-0. Ipswich saw out the rest of the game but started their campaign in defeat.

Things did not get any easier a week later at the Etihad Stadium versus four-time reigning champions Manchester City for Town's first away game of the season. Ipswich took a surprising lead against the run of play after just seven minutes through Sammie Szmodics creating the first goal of the season for Town. However, this lead did not last and Ipswich's defensive fragilities were exposed as Leif Davis conceded a penalty a few minutes after with Erling Haaland converting it in the twelfth minute. Things capitulated for Ipswich when Kevin De Bruyne scored two minutes after and Haaland created a brace after another two minutes through goalkeeping blunders from Town debutant Arijanet Muric. Ipswich managed to see out the rest of the threat of the game after the sixteenth minute, right up until the eighty-eighth minute when Haaland scored to create his first hattrick of the season. The game ended 4-1, with Town picking up back-to-back defeats to start their campaign.

On the final day of August, Ipswich Town played Fulham at Portman Road. This match saw Ipswich gain their first point as they drew 1-1. A powerful strike from Liam Delap saw Ipswich take the lead after fifteen minutes with their first home goal of the season. Fulham enjoyed some chances afterwards, creating a well-worked team goal through Adama Traore in the thirty-second minute. Ipswich continued to push for a second goal, creating plentiful chances and enjoying the majority of possession in the second half but Fulham managed to see the game out to split the points. As a result, Ipswich Town ended the month in 17th place with one point.

September

Town's first game after the international break was on 14th September 2024 against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium. Brighton's attacking potency was on display throughout the match, registering a total 21 shots - despite this, Ipswich showed an incredibly disciplined and dogged defensive display. Goalkeeper Arijanet Muric had a particularly excellent game, saving all six shots on target, particularly keeping Ipswich in the game with a double stop against Kaoru Mitoma. Ipswich had chances too, with Liam Delap registering Town's first shot on target of the game, firing against the post after a fast break. Town continued to prove dangerous on the counterattack with Omari Hutchinson creating a chance with a fast break from a poor Brighton corner, however a tame shot was saved by Bart Verbruggen. With this, the game ended 0-0, with Town picking up their second point of the season and Brighton maintaining a four-game unbeaten run.

A week later, Ipswich played away at St Mary's to Southampton. Both sides were 17th and 19th going into the fixture respectively as both teams looked to secure their first win of the season and move out of the relegation zone. Tyler Dibling took an early lead for Southampton in the fifth minute, setting Ipswich back. Both sides continued to fight it out with chances at both ends but it was not until the ninety-fifth minute that the next goal came. That goal was scored by captain Sam Morsy to secure Ipswich's third Premier League point of the season and keep Ipswich two points clear of the relegation zone.

To round off the month, Ipswich played Aston Villa for a 2pm kick-off on Sunday 29th September at Portman Road. Ipswich started quickly, opening the scoring through Liam Delap in the eighth minute, hitting it past Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. Town's lead was short, however, with Morgan Rogers equalising seven minutes later following a poor clearance from Jacob Greaves. Both sides enjoyed chances going forward, but it was Villa with the next goal from England striker Ollie Watkins in the thirty-second minute. Ipswich went in at half-time a goal down but managed to forge together a fantastic second half. Town controlled the majority of the possession and had the majority of chances, the best of which came from Liam Delap in the seventy-second minute, stepping over Diego Carlos to score his third goal of the season. The result kept Villa in fifth, missing the opportunity to go joint-top with Liverpool and Ipswich ended the month in fifteenth place.

October

Town's start to the month was away to West Ham at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday 5th October. The game started end to end with Michail Antonio opening the scoring in the forty-eight second and Liam Delap equalising just five minutes after for his third goal in two games. After a frenetic start, the game slowed with chances at both ends but the run of play was generally in West Ham's favour. Just before half-time, Mohammed Kudus headed past Muric to make it 2-1 before the break. Things only got worse for Town with England international Jarrod Bowen scoring from a poor long-ball from Muric four minutes after the break and Lucas Paquetá making it 4–1 just before the seventy minute mark. The result dropped Ipswich into 17th heading into the second international break, just a point above the drop zone.

November

Ipswich emerged from October's three back-to-back losses to a brighter November. With three points looking like they were in the bag in a home tie against Leicester City, despite playing with 10 men (Kalvin Phillips had been dismissed in the 77th minute for incurring a second yellow card) after Leif Davis's fine 55th-minute volley had given Town the lead, Jordan Ayew snatched a 94th-minute leveller to ensure that the points were shared. Town also had a penalty claim overturned in the game. The following week, however, the team recorded its first Premier League win of the season — and its first in the top division in 22 years — on 10th November in a 2–1 win at Spurs, Sammie Szmodics opening the scoring with a spectacular bicycle kick and Liam Delap providing the winner just before half time. Two weeks later, Town were also value for another point against newly-appointed Ruben Amorim's Manchester United in a 1-1 draw, with Omari Hutchinson claiming a leveller just before half time to offset Rashford's second minute strike. Ipswich also looked the more likely to win, with Onana producing two match-saving stops, but the Tractor Boys had to settle for a point.

Despite an unbeaten run of three games amassing five points, Town ended November in defeat away at European-chasing Nottingham Forest in a 1-0 defeat at the City Ground. Both sides fought well in what was a game of few chances, but Jota Silva was lightly tripped by Sammie Szmodics in the box to give Forest a penalty early in the second half. Chris Wood converted the chance in the 49th minute for his eighth goal of the season. This meant Ipswich finished November with nine points in nineteenth place, a point from safety.

December

The Tractor Boys viewed the two home matches in a week against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth as an opportunity to pick up some points in early December.

The first half of the Crystal Palace match played out much the same as the Forest game, with very few chances. Palace took the chance to fight back in the second half, through a good strike from Jean-Phillipe Mateta. From this, Town tried to create some chances of their own with an unorthodox free kick nearly reaching the back of the net but the game ended 1-0 to Crystal Palace.

Things did not improve against Bournemouth five days later. Ipswich did look on for three points, with a great strike from Conor Chaplin for his first goal of the season in the twenty-first minute looking to seal the victory. Bournemouth, however, capitalised on the weak Ipswich backline. Muric came rushing out to the edge of the box to seemingly apply pressure onto the oncoming striker but the ball was crossed over to Enes Ünal to take it past Cameron Burgess. Town tried to dig in for a point here but Bournemouth completed the ultimate snatch-and-grab in the ninety-fifth minute through Dango Outtara. Failure to take any points from these two games left Ipswich in 18th place by the end of the week, now four points from safety.

The game between 18th placed Ipswich and 19th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, separated only by goal difference, was viewed as a crucial game at the bottom of the table.

First-team squad

As of 21 October 2024
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Arijanet Muric GK Kosovo Switzerland Schlieren (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) Burnley 17 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
13 Cieran Slicker GK Scotland England Oldham (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22) Manchester City 8 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
28 Christian Walton GK England Wadebridge (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 29) Brighton & Hove Albion 19 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Defenders
2 Harry Clarke RB England Ipswich (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23) Arsenal 19 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
3 Leif Davis LB England Newcastle upon Tyne (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24) Leeds United 25 July 2022 £1,200,000 30 June 2028
6 Luke Woolfenden CB England Ipswich (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) Academy 1 July 2017 30 June 2025
15 Cameron Burgess CB Australia Scotland Aberdeen (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) Accrington Stanley 15 August 2021 £880,000 30 June 2025
18 Ben Johnson RB England Waltham Forest (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24) West Ham United 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028
22 Conor Townsend LB England Hessle (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31) West Bromwich Albion 1 August 2024 £500,000 30 June 2026
24 Jacob Greaves CB England Cottingham (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 24) Hull City 12 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
26 Dara O'Shea CB Republic of Ireland Dublin (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 25) Burnley 25 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
40 Axel Tuanzebe CB Democratic Republic of the Congo Bunia (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27) Free agent 8 September 2023 30 June 2025
Midfielders
5 Sam Morsy CM Egypt England Wolverhampton (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) Middlesbrough 31 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
7 Wes Burns RM Wales Cardiff (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) Fleetwood Town 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
8 Kalvin Phillips DM England Leeds (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29) Manchester City 16 August 2024 Loan 31 May 2025
12 Jens Cajuste CM Sweden Gothenburg (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) Napoli 19 August 2024 Loan 31 May 2025
14 Jack Taylor CM Republic of Ireland England Hammersmith (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26) Peterborough United 26 June 2023 £1,500,000 30 June 2026
25 Massimo Luongo CM Australia Sydney (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32) Middlesbrough 5 January 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2025
Forwards
10 Conor Chaplin SS England Worthing (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27) Barnsley 27 July 2021 £875,000 30 June 2026
16 Ali Al-Hamadi CF Iraq Maysan (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22) AFC Wimbledon 29 January 2024 £1,000,000 30 June 2028
19 Liam Delap CF England Winchester (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) Manchester City 13 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
20 Omari Hutchinson RW England Redhill (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Chelsea 30 June 2024 £20,000,000 30 June 2029
21 Chiedozie Ogbene RW Republic of Ireland Nigeria Lagos (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27) Luton Town 28 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
23 Sammie Szmodics SS Republic of Ireland England Colchester (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29) Blackburn Rovers 16 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
27 George Hirst CF England Sheffield (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) Leicester City 13 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
33 Nathan Broadhead SS Wales Bangor (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) Everton 9 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
47 Jack Clarke LW England York (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24) Sunderland 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
Out on loan
4 George Edmundson CB England Manchester (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27) Rangers 27 July 2021 £875,000 30 June 2025
11 Marcus Harness LW Republic of Ireland England Coventry (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28) Portsmouth 15 July 2022 £700,000 30 June 2025
30 Cameron Humphreys CM England Colchester (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026
Elkan Baggott CB Indonesia Thailand Bangkok (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) Academy 28 January 2021 30 June 2025

First-team key staff

Position Name
Manager Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna
Assistant Manager England Martyn Pert
First-Team Coaches England Lee Grant
Nigeria Sone Aluko
England Mark Hudson
Goalkeeping Coach Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin
Fitness Coach England Jon Ashton
Director of Performance England Andy Rolls
Head of Strength & Conditioning England Ivan Mukandi
Head Physiotherapist England Matt Byard
Sports Therapist England Alice Gindrod
Head of Athletic Performance England Matt Allen
Sports Scientist England Kit Barnes
Head of Analysis England Charlie Turnbull
Head of Performance Analysis England Jamie Osman
Head of Recruitment England Will Stephenson
Kit Manager Vacant

Transfers

In

Date Pos Nationality Player Transferred from Fee Ref
15 June 2024 DF England Leon Elliott † England Crystal Palace Free transfer
25 June 2024 MF England Abube Onuchukwu † England Aston Villa Free transfer
30 June 2024 FW England Omari Hutchinson England Chelsea £18,700,000
1 July 2024 DF England Ben Johnson England West Ham United Free transfer
5 July 2024 DF Northern Ireland Darragh McCann † Northern Ireland Glentoran Undisclosed
12 July 2024 DF England Jacob Greaves England Hull City Undisclosed
13 July 2024 FW England Liam Delap England Manchester City Undisclosed
17 July 2024 GK Kosovo Arijanet Muric England Burnley Undisclosed
1 August 2024 DF England Conor Townsend England West Bromwich Albion £500,000
16 August 2024 FW Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics England Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed
24 August 2024 FW England Jack Clarke England Sunderland Undisclosed
25 August 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Dara O'Shea England Burnley Undisclosed
28 August 2024 FW Republic of Ireland Chiedozie Ogbene England Luton Town Undisclosed
3 September 2024 FW England Tudor Mendel-Idowu Belgium Anderlecht Undisclosed

† Signed for the academy

  1. Fee reported as £15,000,000
  2. Fee reported as £15,000,000
  3. Fee reported as £8,000,000
  4. Fee reported as £9,000,000
  5. Fee reported as £15,000,000
  6. Fee reported as £12,000,000
  7. Fee reported as £8,000,000

Out

Date Pos Nationality Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 May 2024 FW England Silva Mexes † England Manchester United Compensation
30 June 2024 GK England Nick Hayes England Barnet Released
30 June 2024 GK Czech Republic Václav Hladký England Burnley Contract expired
30 June 2024 DF Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien Free Agent Contract expired
30 June 2024 MF England Dominic Ball England Leyton Orient Released
30 June 2024 MF Guinea-Bissau Panutche Camará England Crawley Town Released
30 June 2024 FW England Kayden Jackson England Derby County Released
30 June 2024 RW Nigeria Sone Aluko Retired
30 June 2024 DF England Nick Nkansa-Dwamena † Left for US College Football Scholarship
30 June 2024 MF Cyprus Alex Graham-Alexandrou † Left for US College Football Scholarship
30 June 2024 GK England Danny Cullum † England AFC Sudbury Released
30 June 2024 DF Northern Ireland Cameron Stewart † Northern Ireland Coleraine Released
30 June 2024 MF England Ben Haddoch † England Lowestoft Town Released
30 June 2024 MF England Jack Manly England Leiston Released
30 June 2024 MF England Seth O'Neill † England Ipswich Wanderers Released
30 June 2024 FW England Matt Ward England Woking Released
4 July 2024 FW Morocco Gassan Ahadme England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed
9 July 2024 MF Tunisia Idris El Mizouni England Oxford United £400,000
30 July 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Corrie Ndaba Scotland Kilmarnock Undisclosed
30 August 2024 FW England Freddie Ladapo England Huddersfield Town Mutual consent

† From the academy

  1. Contract wasn't renewed at the end of the 23/24 season but stayed on during pre-season to continue rehabilitation
  2. Fee reported as £1,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos Nationality Player Loaned from Date until Ref
16 August 2024 MF England Kalvin Phillips England Manchester City 31 May 2025
19 August 2024 MF Sweden Jens Cajuste Italy Napoli 31 May 2025

Loaned out

Date Pos Nationality Player Loaned to Date until Ref
5 August 2024 DF Indonesia Elkan Baggott England Blackpool 31 May 2025
9 August 2024 GK England Charlie Binns † England Bishop's Stortford 31 May 2025
16 August 2024 MF England Osman Foyo † England Chelmsford City Unknown
19 August 2024 MF England Fin Barbrook † England Sutton United 31 May 2025
21 August 2024 MF England Cameron Humphreys England Wycombe Wanderers 31 May 2025
30 August 2024 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Ayinde † England Rochdale 1 January 2025
30 August 2024 LW Republic of Ireland Marcus Harness England Derby County 31 May 2025
30 August 2024 DF England George Edmundson England Middlesbrough 31 May 2025
3 September 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Edwin Agbaje England Sutton United 1 January 2025
3 September 2024 DF England Harry Barbrook † England Lowestoft Town Unknown
6 September 2024 MF England Ryan Carr England Gateshead 5 January 2025
9 September 2024 FW England Nico Valentine † England Needham Market Unknown
20 September 2024 GK Scotland Woody Williamson † England Chelmsford City Unknown

† Academy player

New contracts

First Team

Date signed Number Pos Nationality Player Contract length Expiry Ref
3 June 2024 15 DF Australia Cameron Burgess 1 year 2025
3 June 2024 22 MF Tunisia Idris El Mizouni 1 year 2025
3 June 2024 40 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Axel Tuanzebe 1 year 2025
31 July 2024 5 MF Egypt Sam Morsy 2 years 2026
9 September 2024 7 MF Wales Wes Burns 2 years 2026
9 September 2024 1 GK England Christian Walton 2 years 2026
30 September 2024 13 GK Scotland Cieran Slicker 2 years 2028
21 October 2024 3 DF England Leif Davis 3 years 2028

Academy

Date signed Pos Nationality Player Contract length Expiry Ref
25 September 2024 GK New Zealand Henry Gray Unknown length

Coaching Staff

Date signed Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref
30 May 2024 Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna 4 years 2028
30 May 2024 England Martyn Pert Unknown length
30 May 2024 England Lee Grant Unknown length
30 May 2024 Republic of Ireland Rene Gilmartin Unknown length
30 May 2024 England Charlie Turnbull Unknown length
8 July 2024 Nigeria Sone Aluko Unknown length

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Ipswich Town announced their first pre-season friendly for the 2024–25 campaign, taking on 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf continuing the strong affiliation between the two sides. The club later confirmed they would travel to Carinthia for a pre-season training camp, and face Shakhtar Donetsk. On July 11, the club confirmed they would also face two Bundesliga sides in Borussia Mönchengladbach and TSG Hoffenheim during a short training camp in Germany. Five days later, a home friendly match against Nice was announced. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 2 August 2024 would now be competed using the under-21s squad as opposed to the first team squad.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Shakhtar Donetsk v Ipswich Town
20 July 2024 Friendly Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 Ipswich Town Villach, Austria
14:00 CEST
(13:00 BST)
Report Stadium: Sportzentrum Landskron
Note: This was originally advertised as 2x 60 minute matches but later changed to a single full length match
Ipswich Town v Fortuna Düsseldorf
27 July 2024 Friendly Ipswich Town 1–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Ipswich
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,337
Referee: Josh Smith
TSG Hoffenheim v Ipswich Town
3 August 2024 Friendly TSG Hoffenheim 0–1 Ipswich Town Kufstein, Austria
13:30 CEST
(12:30 BST)
Report Stadium: Kufstein Arena
Ipswich Town v Nice
10 August 2024 Friendly Ipswich Town 1–0 Nice Ipswich
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: ~10,000
Referee: James Bell

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 18 2 6 10 16 33 −17 011.11
FA Cup 12 January 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 28 August 2024 Second round Second round 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 19 2 7 10 18 35 −17 010.53

Last updated: 27 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2024–25 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Everton 18 3 8 7 15 24 −9 17
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 4 4 11 31 42 −11 16
18 Leicester City 19 3 5 11 22 42 −20 14 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Ipswich Town 18 2 6 10 16 33 −17 12
20 Southampton 19 1 3 15 12 39 −27 6
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 2 6 10 16 33  −17 12 0 4 5 6 16  −10 2 2 5 10 17  −7

Last updated: 27 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLDDDDLLLDWDLLLWLL
Position181817171715171718181718191818181919
Points001234444589999121212
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2024. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2024.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Ipswich Town v Liverpool
17 August 2024 1 Ipswich Town 0–2 Liverpool Ipswich
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,014
Referee: Tim Robinson
Manchester City v Ipswich Town
24 August 2024 2 Manchester City 4–1 Ipswich Town Manchester
15:00 BST Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,811
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Ipswich Town v Fulham
31 August 2024 3 Ipswich Town 1–1 Fulham Ipswich
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,517
Referee: Lewis Smith
Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town
14 September 2024 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Ipswich Town Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,573
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Southampton v Ipswich Town
21 September 2024 5 Southampton 1–1 Ipswich Town Southampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,117
Referee: Sam Allison
Ipswich Town v Aston Villa
29 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town 2–2 Aston Villa Ipswich
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,943
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 September 2024, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.
West Ham United v Ipswich Town
5 October 2024 7 West Ham United 4–1 Ipswich Town Stratford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,467
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Ipswich Town v Everton
19 October 2024 8 Ipswich Town 0–2 Everton Ipswich
15:15 BST Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,862
Referee: Michael Oliver
Brentford v Ipswich Town
26 October 2024 9 Brentford 4–3 Ipswich Town Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,109
Referee: Lewis Smith
Ipswich Town v Leicester City
2 November 2024 10 Ipswich Town 1–1 Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,874
Referee: Tim Robinson
Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town
10 November 2024 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Ipswich Town Tottenham
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,505
Referee: Darren England
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 9 November 2024, but was moved due to Tottenham's participation in the UEFA Europa League.
Ipswich Town v Manchester United
24 November 2024 12 Ipswich Town 1–1 Manchester United Ipswich
16:30 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 30,017
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 23 November 2024, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.
Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town
30 November 2024 13 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Ipswich Town West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,237
Referee: Tony Harrington
Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace
3 December 2024 14 Ipswich Town 0–1 Crystal Palace Ipswich
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,533
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Prime Video
Ipswich Town v Bournemouth
8 December 2024 15 Ipswich Town 1–2 Bournemouth Ipswich
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,180
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 7 December 2024, but was moved due to Bournesmouths schedule.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town
14 December 2024 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 30,866
Referee: Simon Hooper
Ipswich Town v Newcastle United
21 December 2024 17 Ipswich Town 0–4 Newcastle United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,774
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Arsenal v Ipswich Town
27 December 2024 18 Arsenal 1–0 Ipswich Town Holloway
20:15 GMT Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Darren England
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 December 2024, but was moved for live Prime Video coverage.
Ipswich Town v Chelsea
30 December 2024 19 Ipswich Town v Chelsea Ipswich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 29 December 2024, but was moved due to the previous fixture being pushed back a day.
Fulham v Ipswich Town
5 January 2025 20 Fulham v Ipswich Town Fulham
14:00 GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 4 January 2025, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.
Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
16 January 2025 21 Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion Ipswich
19:30 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 January 2025, but was moved for live TNT Sports coverage.
Ipswich Town v Manchester City
19 January 2025 22 Ipswich Town v Manchester City Ipswich
16:30 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 18 January 2025, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.
Liverpool v Ipswich Town
25 January 2025 23 Liverpool v Ipswich Town Liverpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Anfield
Ipswich Town v Southampton
1 February 2025 24 Ipswich Town v Southampton Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa v Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur
22 February 2025 26 Ipswich Town v Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Manchester United v Ipswich Town
26 February 2025 27 Manchester United v Ipswich Town Trafford
20:00 GMT Stadium: Old Trafford
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town
8 March 2025 28 Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town Selhurst
15:00 GMT Stadium: Selhurst Park
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest
15 March 2025 29 Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Bournemouth v Ipswich Town
1 April 2025 30 Bournemouth v Ipswich Town Bournemouth
19:45 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
5 April 2025 31 Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
Chelsea v Ipswich Town
12 April 2025 32 Chelsea v Ipswich Town Fulham
15:00 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Ipswich Town v Arsenal
19 April 2025 33 Ipswich Town v Arsenal Ipswich
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Newcastle United v Ipswich Town
26 April 2025 34 Newcastle United v Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
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Everton v Ipswich Town
3 May 2025 35 Everton v Ipswich Town Liverpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Goodison Park
Ipswich Town v Brentford
10 May 2025 36 Ipswich Town v Brentford Ipswich
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Leicester City v Ipswich Town
18 May 2025 37 Leicester City v Ipswich Town Leicester
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Ipswich Town v West Ham United
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FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
12 January 2025 Third round Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not competing in any European competitions, Ipswich entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to EFL League Two side AFC Wimbledon.

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town
28 August 2024 Second round AFC Wimbledon 2–2
(4–2 p)
Ipswich Town Wimbledon
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,934
Referee: James Linington
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 27 December 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Kosovo KOS Arijanet Muric 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England ENG Harry Clarke 7 0 4+3 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Leif Davis 18 1 18 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF Egypt EGY Sam Morsy 16 1 16 1 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Luke Woolfenden 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Wales WAL Wes Burns 14 0 9+5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Kalvin Phillips 10 0 8+1 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW England ENG Conor Chaplin 16 2 7+8 1 0 0 1 1
12 MF Sweden SWE Jens Cajuste 13 0 9+3 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jack Taylor 14 1 1+12 1 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF Australia AUS Cameron Burgess 10 0 9 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Al-Hamadi 10 1 0+9 0 0 0 1 1
18 DF England ENG Ben Johnson 11 0 6+4 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England ENG Liam Delap 18 6 16+1 6 0 0 0+1 0
20 FW England ENG Omari Hutchinson 18 1 17 1 0 0 0+1 0
21 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Chiedozie Ogbene 6 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF England ENG Conor Townsend 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sammie Szmodics 16 3 12+4 3 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Jacob Greaves 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia AUS Massimo Luongo 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Dara O'Shea 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW England ENG George Hirst 8 1 2+6 1 0 0 0 0
28 GK England ENG Christian Walton 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW Wales WAL Nathan Broadhead 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Axel Tuanzebe 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
47 FW England ENG Jack Clarke 16 0 4+11 0 0 0 1 0
Players who featured but departed on loan during the season:
4 DF England ENG George Edmundson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Marcus Harness 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 27 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 19 FW England Liam Delap 6 0 0 6
2 23 FW Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 3 0 0 3
3 10 FW England Conor Chaplin 1 0 1 2
4 16 FW Iraq Ali Al-Hamadi 0 0 1 1
5 MF Egypt Sam Morsy 1 0 0 1
27 FW England George Hirst 1 0 0 1
3 DF England Leif Davis 1 0 0 1
20 FW England Omari Hutchinson 1 0 0 1
14 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Taylor 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 16 0 2 18

Assists

As of match played 27 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 3 DF England Leif Davis 2 0 0 2
15 DF Australia Cameron Burgess 1 0 1 2
47 FW England Jack Clarke 2 0 0 2
4 18 DF England Ben Johnson 1 0 0 1
22 DF England Conor Townsend 0 0 1 1
20 FW England Omari Hutchinson 1 0 0 1
27 FW England George Hirst 1 0 0 1
10 FW England Conor Chaplin 1 0 0 1
5 MF Egypt Sam Morsy 1 0 0 1
19 FW England Liam Delap 1 0 0 1
7 MF Wales Wes Burns 1 0 0 1
Totals 12 0 2 14

Clean sheets

As of match played 27 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 Kosovo Arijanet Muric 1 0 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

As of match played 27 December 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Kosovo Arijanet Muric 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Harry Clarke 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
3 DF England Leif Davis 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 MF Egypt Sam Morsy 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 DF England Luke Woolfenden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Wales Wes Burns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF England Kalvin Phillips 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
10 FW England Conor Chaplin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Sweden Jens Cajuste 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Jack Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Australia Cameron Burgess 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 FW Iraq Ali Al-Hamadi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 DF England Ben Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW England Liam Delap 5 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
20 MF England Omari Hutchinson 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 FW Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF England Jacob Greaves 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland Dara O'Shea 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 FW England George Hirst 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Axel Tuanzebe 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
47 FW England Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 46 2 0 0 2 0 48 2

Captains

As of match played 27 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Notes
1 5 Egypt Sam Morsy 16 0 0 16 Club captain
2 10 England Conor Chaplin 1 0 1 2
3 26 Republic of Ireland Dara O'Shea 1 0 0 1

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