English Premier League

Arsenal vs Ipswich Town, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Arsenal go second with dull 1-0 win over struggling Ipswich

Arsenal moved up to second in the Premier League and within six points of Liverpool after a largely trouble-free, if slightly pedestrian, 1-0 win at home to struggling Ipswich Town on a chilly night in North London on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 3': Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
  • 5': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
  • 8': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
  • 8': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
  • 17': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 17': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 17': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 20': Offside, Ipswich Town. Liam Delap is caught offside.
  • 23': Goal! Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 34': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Hand ball by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
  • 44': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 48': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 48': Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Ipswich Town. Liam Delap is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
  • 50': Hand ball by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
  • 52': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 54': Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 55': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Hand ball by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
  • 59': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 65': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
  • 71': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Sam Szmodics.
  • 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Ben Johnson.
  • 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ali Al-Hamadi replaces Liam Delap.
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 82': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Declan Rice.
  • 87': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 87': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Greaves.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Harry Clarke replaces Luke Woolfenden.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ali Al-Hamadi (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+5': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Ipswich Town 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 0
32.2 Possession 67.8
3 SHOTS 13
0 ON GOAL 5
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
256 Accurate Passes 604
318 Passes 670
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
36 Long Balls 26
9 Accurate Long Balls 9
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 4
29 Effective Clearances 14
29 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,271

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 21 +30 50
2 Arsenal 22 +22 44
3 Nottingham Forest 22 +11 44
4 Chelsea 22 +17 40
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly
12 Jurriën Timber
41 Declan Rice
29 Kai Havertz
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli

IPS Ipswich Town (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Aro Muric (GK)
6 Luke Woolfenden
24 Jacob Greaves
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis Yellow Card
18 Ben Johnson
12 Jens Cajuste
8 Kalvin Phillips
23 Sammie Szmodics
20 Omari Hutchinson
19 Liam Delap

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