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Premier League · Matchweek 9

Hull City vs Ipswich lineups

Looking for the match at Portman Road on 23 January? See Ipswich vs Hull City lineups.

Hull City line up in a 5-4-1 and Ipswich in a 4-2-3-1. Hull City are without Ilyas Ansah and J. Butland; Ipswich are without Saša Lukić and Jack Taylor. Kick-off is 15:00 on 31 October 2026 at MKM Stadium.

Hull City vs Ipswich match facts

Kick-off
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 15:00
Stadium
MKM Stadium, Hull
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 9
Days since last match
Hull City 6, Ipswich 8

Hull City confirmed lineup

Hull City crest
Hull CityFormation 5-4-1
Confirmed
  1. 19Konstantinos TzolakisG
  2. 2Lewie CoyleD
  3. 6Oluwasemilogo AjayiD
  4. 15John EganD
  5. 32Nobel MendyD
  6. 3Ryan GilesD
  7. 10Mohamed BelloumiM
  8. 42Timothy IroegbunamM
  9. 27Regan SlaterM
  10. 21Elliot StroudM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

Bench

  1. 50Mohamed-Ali ChoF
  2. 36Christos MouzakitisM
  3. 25Matt CrooksM
  4. 18Brooke Norton-CuffyD
  5. 11Joseph GelhardtF
  6. 5Hidemasa MoritaM
  7. 22Lucas HerringtonD
  8. 17Patrick McNairD
  9. 12Dillon PhillipsG

Coach: S. Jakirović

Hull City started in a 5-4-1. Ilyas Ansah, J. Butland and Lucas Gourna-Douath and 11 others were out. Nobel Mendy came into the eleven after not starting at home to Brentford. S. Jakirović set up with five at the back, four in midfield and one up front.

Ipswich confirmed lineup

Ipswich crest
IpswichFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 28Christian WaltonG
  2. 42Abdoul OuattaraD
  3. 26Dara O'SheaD
  4. 6Issa DiopD
  5. 3Leif DavisD
  6. 12FlorentinoM
  7. 25Exequiel PalaciosM
  8. 7Issahaku FatawuM
  9. 10Julio EncisoM
  10. 11Jaden PhilogeneM
  11. 19EmersonnF

Bench

  1. 38Daizen MaedaF
  2. 9Zian FlemmingF
  3. 37Kjell ScherpenG
  4. 2Darnell FurlongD
  5. 24Jacob GreavesD
  6. 5A. MatusiwaM
  7. 32Marcelino NúñezM
  8. 47Jack ClarkeF
  9. 29Chuba AkpomF

Coach: G. O'Neil

Ipswich started in a 4-2-3-1. Saša Lukić, Jack Taylor and Saša Lukić and 1 other were out. The same eleven started at home to Nottingham Forest. G. O'Neil set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Hull City vs Ipswich form guide

Last 5, all competitions
Hull City crestHull City
  1. D
  2. L
  3. D
  4. L
  5. D

Hull City won no of their last five matches, drew three and lost two. They scored 6 goals and conceded 8 across those five. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford on 25 October 2026.

Ipswich crestIpswich
  1. L
  2. L
  3. W
  4. L
  5. D

Ipswich won one of their last five matches, drew one and lost three. They scored 7 goals and conceded 10 across those five. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest on 23 October 2026.

Hull City vs Ipswich head to head

10
Hull City wins
3
Draws
4
Ipswich wins

29–17 on goals in 17 meetings since 13 August 2011

Recent Hull City vs Ipswich results

  1. Ipswich1–0Hull CityChampionshipPortman Road
  2. Hull City0–2IpswichChampionshipMKM Stadium
  3. Hull City3–3IpswichChampionshipThe MKM Stadium
  4. Ipswich3–0Hull CityChampionshipPortman Road
  5. Hull City0–1IpswichLeague OneKCOM Stadium

Hull City vs Ipswich history

Hull City have won none of the last five, with one drawn. Ipswich have not won any of their one visits to MKM Stadium. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in one of the last five. Ipswich are unbeaten in the last five meetings.

The MKM Stadium

Hull City play at The MKM Stadium in Hull. The ground holds 25,504. Ipswich have not won there in one visits. Hull City have won no of those, with one drawn. The pitch is grass. Ipswich's most recent visit was on 27 April 2024, a 3-3 draw.

Last meeting: Ipswich 1-0 Hull City, March 2026

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Ipswich, 4-2-3-1
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Hull City, 3-4-2-1
Ipswich crest
IpswichFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 28Christian WaltonG
  2. 19Darnell FurlongD
  3. 26Dara O'SheaD
  4. 4Cédric KipréD
  5. 24Jacob GreavesD
  6. 5A. MatusiwaM
  7. 14Jack TaylorM
  8. 8S. W. EgeliM
  9. 32Marcelino NúñezM
  10. 47Jack ClarkeM
  11. 9George HirstF

Bench

  1. 1Alexander PalmerG
  2. 12Jens-Lys CajusteM
  3. 3Leif DavisD
  4. 20Kasey McAteerM
  5. 33Anis MehmetiM
  6. 29Chuba AkpomF
  7. 7Wesley BurnsF
  8. 6Daniel NeilM
  9. 31I. AzonF

Coach: Kieran McKenna

Hull City crest
Hull CityFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 1I. PandurG
  2. 4C. HughesD
  3. 15John EganD
  4. 37Patrick McNairD
  5. 18Cody DramehM
  6. 27Regan SlaterM
  7. 25Matt CrooksM
  8. 2Lewie CoyleM
  9. 21Joseph GelhardtF
  10. 7Liam MillarF
  11. 36Lewis KoumasF

Bench

  1. 12Dillon PhillipsG
  2. 5J. LundstramM
  3. 58C. McCarthyD
  4. 6Oluwasemilogo AjayiD
  5. 9Oliver McBurnieF
  6. 20A. HadziahmetovicM
  7. 26Kieran DowellM
  8. 23A. FamewoD
  9. 22K. JosephF

Coach: Sergej Jakirovic

Ipswich lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hull City in a 3-4-2-1 when the clubs last met, on 3 March 2026 in the Championship. Ipswich won 1-0. A. Matusiwa scored. Christian Walton and I. Pandur started in goal. Kieran McKenna and Sergej Jakirovic picked the sides.

Hull City vs Ipswich lineups — common questions

What was the score in Hull City vs Ipswich?
Hull City and Ipswich drew 2-2 at MKM Stadium in Hull on 31 October 2026. The match was Matchweek 9 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Thomas Kirk. Before it, Hull City had won 10 of the 17 meetings between the clubs and Ipswich 4.
Who was missing for Hull City?
Hull City were without Ilyas Ansah, J. Butland and Lucas Gourna-Douath and 11 others. The reasons given were back injury, arm injury, calf injury, groin injury, knee injury and ankle injury. Ipswich had four unavailable and none doubtful. Hull City last played six days before this match, a 1-1 home draw with Brentford.
What formation did Ipswich play?
Ipswich started this match in a 4-2-3-1. Christian Walton started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. G. O'Neil picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Ipswich vs Hull City at Portman Road

Updated 1 November 2026