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Premier League · Matchweek 26

Chelsea vs Ipswich lineups

Looking for the match at Portman Road on 30 December? See Ipswich vs Chelsea lineups.

Chelsea host Ipswich at Stamford Bridge on 20 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 26 of the Premier League. They last met on 13 April 2025, when Chelsea and Ipswich drew 2-2.

Chelsea vs Ipswich match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Stamford Bridge, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 26

Chelsea vs Ipswich lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Chelsea vs Ipswich head to head

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Chelsea wins
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Draws
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Ipswich wins

2–4 on goals in 2 meetings since 30 December 2024

Recent Chelsea vs Ipswich results

  1. Chelsea2–2IpswichStamford Bridge
  2. Ipswich2–0ChelseaPortman Road

All in the Premier League

Stamford Bridge

Chelsea play at Stamford Bridge in London. The ground holds 41,841. Ipswich have not won there in one visits. Chelsea have won no of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Ipswich's most recent visit was on 13 April 2025, a 2-2 draw.

Last meeting: Chelsea 2-2 Ipswich, April 2025

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Chelsea, 4-2-3-1
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Ipswich, 4-2-3-1
Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  3. 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
  4. 6Levi ColwillD
  5. 3Marc CucurellaD
  6. 8Enzo FernándezM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  8. 11Chukwunonso MaduekeM
  9. 20Cole PalmerM
  10. 7Pedro NetoM
  11. 15Nicolas JacksonF

Bench

  1. 27Malo GustoD
  2. 19Jadon SanchoF
  3. 18Christopher NkunkuF
  4. 32Tyrique GeorgeF
  5. 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD
  6. 12Filip JörgensenG
  7. 5Benoît BadiashileD
  8. 24Reece JamesD
  9. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM

Coach: E. Maresca

Ipswich crest
IpswichFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 31Alexander PalmerG
  2. 40Axel TuanzebeD
  3. 26Dara O'SheaD
  4. 15Cameron BurgessD
  5. 3Leif DavisD
  6. 5Sam MorsyM
  7. 12Jens-Lys CajusteM
  8. 18Benjamin JohnsonM
  9. 9Julio EncisoM
  10. 47Jack ClarkeM
  11. 27George HirstF

Bench

  1. 22Conor TownsendD
  2. 19Liam DelapF
  3. 29Jaden PhilogeneF
  4. 14Jack TaylorM
  5. 33Nathan BroadheadF
  6. 25Massimo LuongoM
  7. 28Christian WaltonG
  8. 6Luke WoolfendenD
  9. 10Conor ChaplinF

Coach: K. McKenna

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ipswich in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 13 April 2025 in the Premier League. It finished 2-2. Julio Enciso, Benjamin Johnson and Axel Tuanzebe and 1 other scored. Robert Sánchez and Alexander Palmer started in goal.

Chelsea vs Ipswich lineups — common questions

When is Chelsea vs Ipswich?
Chelsea vs Ipswich kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 February 2027 at Stamford Bridge in London. The match is Matchweek 26 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 13 April 2025.
What was the score in the last Chelsea vs Ipswich match?
In the meeting before this one, Chelsea and Ipswich drew 2-2 on 13 April 2025 in the Premier League. The time before that, Ipswich won 2-0 on 30 December 2024 in the Premier League. Chelsea have won 0 of the 2 meetings between the clubs and Ipswich have won 1.

Ipswich vs Chelsea at Portman Road

Updated 23 September 2026