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Premier League · Matchweek 20

Ipswich vs Coventry lineups

Looking for the match at Coventry Building Society Arena on 2 December? See Coventry vs Ipswich lineups.

Ipswich host Coventry at Portman Road on 6 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. They last met on 29 December 2025, when Ipswich won 2-0.

Ipswich vs Coventry match facts

Kick-off
Wed 6 Jan 2027, 19:30
Stadium
Portman Road, Ipswich
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 20

Ipswich vs Coventry 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.

Ipswich vs Coventry head to head

7
Ipswich wins
2
Draws
2
Coventry wins

22–10 on goals in 11 meetings since 19 September 2011

Recent Ipswich vs Coventry results

  1. Coventry0–2IpswichChampionshipCoventry Building Society Arena
  2. Ipswich3–0CoventryChampionshipPortman Road
  3. Coventry1–4IpswichFA CupThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  4. Coventry1–2IpswichChampionshipThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  5. Ipswich2–1CoventryChampionshipPortman Road

Ipswich vs Coventry history

Ipswich have won five of the last five, with none drawn. Coventry last won at Portman Road on 7 March 2020, by 1-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Ipswich are unbeaten in the last five meetings.

Last meeting: Coventry 0-2 Ipswich, December 2025

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Coventry, 4-2-3-1
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Ipswich, 4-2-3-1
Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 27Milan van EwijkD
  3. 26Luke WoolfendenD
  4. 15Liam KitchingD
  5. 33M. BrauD
  6. 29Victor TorpM
  7. 6Matthew GrimesM
  8. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
  9. 5Jack RudoniM
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
  11. 11H. WrightF

Bench

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 8J. AllenM
  3. 20Kaine Kesler-HaydenD
  4. 9Ellis SimmsF
  5. 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
  6. 21Jake BidwellD
  7. 54K. AndrewsM
  8. 28Joshua EcclesM
  9. 41C. PerryD

Coach: Frank Lampard

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. 31I. AzonF

Bench

  1. 1Alexander PalmerG
  2. 15Ashley YoungD
  3. 18Benjamin JohnsonD
  4. 30Cameron HumphreysM
  5. 7Wesley BurnsF
  6. 12Jens-Lys CajusteM
  7. 20Kasey McAteerM
  8. 11Jaden PhilogeneF
  9. 29Chuba AkpomF

Coach: Kieran McKenna

Coventry lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ipswich in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 29 December 2025 in the Championship. Ipswich won 2-0. Jack Clarke and Wesley Burns scored. Carl Rushworth and Christian Walton started in goal.

Ipswich vs Coventry lineups — common questions

When is Ipswich vs Coventry?
Ipswich vs Coventry kicks off at 19:30 UK time on 6 January 2027 at Portman Road in Ipswich. The match is Matchweek 20 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 29 December 2025.
What was the score in the last Ipswich vs Coventry match?
In the meeting before this one, Ipswich won 2-0 on 29 December 2025 in the Championship. The time before that, Ipswich won 3-0 on 6 December 2025 in the Championship. Ipswich have won 7 of the 11 meetings between the clubs and Coventry have won 2.

Coventry vs Ipswich at Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 23 September 2026