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Ipswich Town 2-4 Arsenal, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 3Full time
Ipswich Town
  • Mehmeti 62′
  • Akpom 90+1′

2–4

xG 0.83 – 1.00

Half time 0–2

Arsenal
  • Dowman 7′, 47′
  • Madueke 16′
  • Merino 58′
Kick-off
Venue
Portman Road
Referee
Peter Bankes
Attendance
28,966
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Ipswich Town 2-4 Arsenal. xG 0.8-1.0.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Ipswich Town

4-2-3-1 · Gary O'Neil

Avg rating 6.40

Arsenal

4-2-3-1 · Mikel Arteta

Avg rating 7.19

  • Walton

    #28 · Goalkeeper · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    5.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Ouattara

    #42 · Left-back · Ipswich Town

    68′ played

    5.5

    Off 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Kipré

    #4 · Centre-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    5.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Greaves

    #24 · Centre-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    5.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
    Player page

  • Furlong

    #2 · Right-back · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    5.0

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Florentino

    #12 · Defensive midfielder · Ipswich Town

    81′ played

    6.3

    Off 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
    Player page

  • Núñez

    #32 · Defensive midfielder · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
    Player page

  • Philogene-Bidace

    #11 · Left winger · Ipswich Town

    61′ played

    6.6

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Mehmeti

    #33 · Attacking midfielder · Ipswich Town

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.04

    Attack

    xG
    0.46
    Player page

  • McAteer

    #20 · Right winger · Ipswich Town

    69′ played

    6.4

    Off 69′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Flemming

    #9 · Forward · Ipswich Town

    61′ played

    7.1

    Off 61′

    xG
    0.09

    Passing

    xA
    0.12
    Player page

  • Arrizabalaga

    #13 · Goalkeeper · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.4

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Lewis-Skelly

    #49 · Left-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.13
    Player page

  • Gabriel

    #6 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    45′ played

    7.0

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Salmon

    #89 · Centre-back · Arsenal

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Zubimendi

    #36 · Right-back · Arsenal

    85′ played

    8.1

    1 assistOff 85′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
    Player page

  • Merino

    #23 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    90′ played

    8.3

    1 goal

    Passing

    xA
    0.10

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
    Player page

  • Bruno Guimarães

    #39 · Defensive midfielder · Arsenal

    64′ played

    7.4

    Off 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.08

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
    Player page

  • Eze

    #10 · Left winger · Arsenal

    76′ played

    7.8

    1 assistOff 76′

    xG
    0.04

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
    Player page

  • Dowman

    #56 · Attacking midfielder · Arsenal

    90′ played

    9.1

    2 goalsPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.36
    Player page

  • Madueke

    #20 · Right winger · Arsenal

    76′ played

    8.3

    1 goalOff 76′

    xG
    0.22

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
    Player page

  • Gyökeres

    #14 · Forward · Arsenal

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.05

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

Bench

  • Akpom

    #29 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    29′ played

    7.1

    1 goalOn 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
    Player page

  • Clarke

    #47 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    29′ played

    7.4

    1 assistOn 61′

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
    Player page

  • Davis

    #3 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    22′ played

    6.9

    1 assistOn 68′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
    Player page

  • Egeli

    #8 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    21′ played

    6.4

    On 69′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Lukic

    #23 · Substitute · Ipswich Town

    9′ played

    On 81′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Bench

  • Konsa

    #15 · Substitute · Arsenal

    45′ played

    6.3

    On 46′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Julienne

    #45 · Substitute · Arsenal

    26′ played

    6.5

    On 64′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
    Player page

  • Ødegaard

    #8 · Substitute · Arsenal

    14′ played

    6.2

    On 76′

    Passing

    xA
    0.17
    Player page

  • Tzolis

    #17 · Substitute · Arsenal

    14′ played

    6.2

    On 76′

    Attack

    xG
    0.15
    Player page

  • Ibrahim

    #44 · Substitute · Arsenal

    5′ played

    On 85′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: ITFC1234 / CC0 · AlanGBurrows / CC BY-SA 4.0 · MilesaMFC / CC0 · Jrppezza / CC BY-SA 4.0 · COYB123 / CC BY 4.0 · Timfilbert / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · COYB123 / CC0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Vyacheslav Evdokimov / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 41%Possession59%
    IPS 41%, ARS 59%.
  • 0.83Expected goals (xG)1.00
    IPS 0.83, ARS 1.00.
  • 0.83Non-penalty xG1.00
    IPS 0.83, ARS 1.00.
  • 1.68xG on target2.92
    IPS 1.68, ARS 2.92.
  • 8Shots12
    IPS 8, ARS 12.
  • 3On target6
    IPS 3, ARS 6.
  • 1Big chances4
    IPS 1, ARS 4.
  • 400Passes583
    IPS 400, ARS 583.
  • 85%Pass accuracy89%
    IPS 85%, ARS 89%.
  • 3Corners2
    IPS 3, ARS 2.
  • 26Tackles17
    IPS 26, ARS 17.
  • 11Interceptions8
    IPS 11, ARS 8.
  • 5.9PPDA (lower = more pressing)4.2
    IPS 5.9, ARS 4.2.
  • 11Fouls13
    IPS 11, ARS 13.
  • 2Yellow cards0
    IPS 2, ARS 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    IPS 0, ARS 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Ipswich TownArsenal
  1. 7′
    Goal, Dowman (Eze)0–1
  2. 16′
    Goal, Madueke0–2
  3. Yellow card, McAteer
    34′
  4. 46′
    Substitution, Konsa (Off Gabriel)
  5. 47′
    Goal, Dowman (Zubimendi)0–3
  6. 58′
    Goal, Merino0–4
  7. Substitution, Akpom (Off Flemming / Philogene-Bidace)
    61′
  8. Substitution, Clarke (Off Flemming / Philogene-Bidace)
    61′
  9. Goal, Mehmeti (Clarke)1–4
    62′
  10. 64′
    Substitution, Julienne (Off Bruno Guimarães)
  11. Substitution, Davis (Off Ouattara)
    68′
  12. Substitution, Egeli (Off McAteer)
    69′
  13. 76′
    Substitution, Ødegaard (Off Eze / Madueke)
  14. 76′
    Substitution, Tzolis (Off Eze / Madueke)
  15. Substitution, Lukic (Off Florentino)
    81′
  16. 85′
    Substitution, Ibrahim (Off Zubimendi)
  17. Yellow card, Núñez
    87′
  18. Goal, Akpom (Davis)2–4
    90+1′

Photos: Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timfilbert / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlo Bruil Fotografie / CC BY 2.0 · COYB123 / CC0 · MilesaMFC / CC0 · Mikael Hervestad / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0

20 shots

Every shot

← ARS attack

IPS attack →

Mehmeti 62′Ipswich Town · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.48xGOT0.26xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Ipswich Town0.83xG

Arsenal1.00xG

Full time2–4

0.00.51.01.50′15′30′HT60′75′90′Dowman 7′Madueke 16′Dowman 47′Merino 58′Mehmeti 62′Akpom 90+1′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Ipswich Town on top29%

Arsenal on top71%

HT0′–5′: Arsenal on top5′–10′: Arsenal on top10′–15′: Arsenal on top15′–20′: Arsenal on top20′–25′: Ipswich Town on top25′–30′: Ipswich Town on top30′–35′: Ipswich Town on top35′–40′: Arsenal on top40′–45′: Arsenal on top45′–50′: Arsenal on top50′–55′: Arsenal on top55′–60′: Arsenal on top60′–65′: Ipswich Town on top65′–70′: Ipswich Town on top70′–75′: Ipswich Town on top75′–80′: Arsenal on top80′–85′: Arsenal on top85′–90′: Arsenal on top90′–95′: Ipswich Town on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

18Mehmeti24Walton29Núñez27Florentino34Ouattara35Kipré30Greaves26Furlong21McAteer24Philogene-Bidace15Flemming

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Ipswich Town · Starting XI until the first substitution (60')Busiest link: Greaves and Kipré, 17 passes.Centralisation index 0.04: Kipré made 1.4× an even share of the passes.
39Salmon50Gabriel45Lewis-Skelly31Merino51Bruno Guimarães18Eze26Zubimendi17Arrizabalaga22Madueke10Dowman4Gyökeres

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Arsenal · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Gabriel and Lewis-Skelly, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Bruno Guimarães made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Arsenal leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.04).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 51), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 23).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.