Manchester United vs Ipswich Town Preview

Manchester United vs Ipswich Town

Competition – English Premier League

Stadium: Old Trafford

Date: 30th August 2026

Kick-off time – 16:30 GMT

Manchester United host Ipswich Town at Old Trafford on Sunday evening as the hosts look to arrest a difficult start to the season against a newly-promoted side who have made an outstanding beginning to their own campaign.

United’s form has been inconsistent through the closing weeks of summer. Their most recent outing ended in a 2-0 defeat away at Hull in the league. Prior to that, a 2-4 home defeat to AC Milan started their difficult run. Before that, a penalty shootout win over Leeds following a 1-1 draw was a rare bright spot. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 draw away at PSG and a 2-1 home win over Atletico Madrid complete a five-match sequence of two wins, one draw and two losses.

Ipswich, by contrast, arrive on the back of a perfect run. Their most recent outing brought a 3-1 win away at Leicester in the cup. Prior to that, a 2-1 home win over Sunderland continued the good form. Before that, a 4-2 win away at Union Berlin was an impressive pre-season result. Earlier in this run, a 3-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano and a 1-0 home win over Le Havre complete a five-game spell of five wins from five, with no draws or defeats in that stretch.

The head-to-head record favours Manchester United, who have won four of the last five meetings, with one draw and no wins for Ipswich Town. Most recently, Manchester United won 3-2 at home. In the previous encounter, the sides drew 1-1 at Ipswich. History clearly favours the hosts heading into this one.

In the UK and Ireland, the match is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, available via Sky Go, NOW and Sky Ultra HD. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on fuboTV and USA Network. Coverage also extends to Australia via Stan Sport and to Germany on Sky Sport Premier League.

Possible Lineups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Lammens, Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw, Tielemans, Andrey Santos, Mbeumo, Cunha, Dorgu, Fernandes

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1): Scherpen, Davis, Greaves, Diop, O’Shea, Lukic, Nunez, Maeda, Enciso, Fatawu, Emersonn

Manchester United Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Hull 2-0 Manchester Utd Premier League 22.08.26
Manchester Utd 2-4 AC Milan Club Friendly 15.08.26
Manchester Utd 1(5)-1(4) Leeds Club Friendly (Pen) 12.08.26
🤝 PSG 1-1 Manchester Utd Club Friendly 08.08.26
Manchester Utd 2-1 Atl. Madrid Club Friendly 01.08.26

Ipswich Town Form

Result Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Ipswich 3-1 Leicester EFL 25.08.26
Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland Premier League 22.08.26
Union Berlin 2-4 Ipswich Club Friendly 15.08.26
Ipswich 3-0 Rayo Vallecano Club Friendly 08.08.26
Ipswich 1-0 Le Havre Club Friendly 04.08.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team Score Away Team Competition Date
Manchester Utd 3-2 Ipswich Premier League 26.02.25
Ipswich 1-1 Manchester Utd Premier League 24.11.24
Manchester Utd 3-0 Ipswich EFL 23.09.15
Ipswich 0-1 Manchester Utd Premier League 27.04.02
Manchester Utd 4-0 Ipswich Premier League 22.09.01

TV Listings / Streaming

Country Channel
Great Britain Sky Go UK, NOW, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
Ireland Republic Sky Go UK, NOW, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
USA fuboTV, USA Network, Telemundo, SiriusXM FC
Australia Stan Sport
Germany Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Go, WOW
Spain DAZN Spain, DAZN1 Spain, Movistar+
France Canal+ France, myCANAL
Canada DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
India Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar
New Zealand Sky Sport Premier League

Table

POS TEAM MP W D L GF GA GD P
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
2 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Brentford 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Everton 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Hull City 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Chelsea 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Manchester City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
8 Ipswich Town 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
9 Leeds United 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
10 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Newcastle United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Fulham 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Sunderland 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
14 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Coventry City 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Aston Villa 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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