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Everton

vs

Ipswich Town

KickoffSaturday 19 September 2026, 3:00pm

VenueHill Dickinson Stadium

CompetitionEnglish Premier League

There is something genuinely compelling about this fixture right now. Everton are unbeaten in the Premier League this season but have only won once, which tells its own story about a side that has found a way to grind results without quite purring yet. Ipswich on the other hand have already matched half their win total from their entire top flight return last season, and they are doing it with a swagger that nobody really saw coming. Two sides moving in the right direction, both with points to prove, both with something real riding on this one.

The wider context makes it even juicier. A win for Everton puts them on nine points from five games and looking genuinely solid heading into the international break. A loss and the narrative shifts entirely, suddenly one win from four starts to feel underwhelming. Ipswich meanwhile are chasing consecutive Premier League away wins for the first time in over two decades. That is not a stat you hear very often, and Gary O’Neil will know exactly what it means for his club.

Everton vs Ipswich Town Match Details

This Premier League fixture takes place at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Merseyside. Both clubs arrive here on the back of contrasting midweek EFL Cup outings, which adds an extra layer of freshness and fatigue considerations to what was already a fascinating top flight contest.

Team News

David Moyes has a few things to sort through on the team news front, with a couple of injury concerns and some serious competition for places after Wednesday’s cup win over Wolves.

• Christian Norgaard (groin) is not expected to be available and is targeting a return after the international break
• Merlin Rohl is a doubt with an unspecified issue and a late call will be made on his availability
• James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Tyrique George and Brennan Johnson could all come back into the starting eleven having been used off the bench in midweek
• Tyler Dibling will push for his place after a man of the match performance against Wolves
• Jack Grealish is hoping to start his first league game since returning to the club on loan
• Hayden Hackney and Harrison Armstrong are competing for a midfield berth alongside James Garner

For Ipswich, O’Neil has a few absences to manage as well.

• Jack Taylor is sidelined with a knee injury
• Emersonn missed the Arsenal cup loss with a thigh issue and is doubtful here
• Azor Matusiwa is also a doubt with a thigh problem
• Zian Flemming could be rewarded with his first league start after his late winner against Crystal Palace
• Leif Davis is expected to return in defence after his recent run of form

Predicted Lineups

Moyes is likely to restore some of his bigger names after their cup rotations. Tarkowski and Branthwaite should anchor the back four, with Grealish given his opportunity out wide in the league for the first time since coming back. The midfield question is interesting but Garner and Hackney feel like the likely pairing given the need for some control and energy in equal measure.

Everton (predicted): Pickford; Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Garner, Hackney; George, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry

O’Neil has a clearer picture at the back with Davis returning, and Flemming could get the nod up top after that 90th minute winner last weekend. Enciso, Fatawu and Clarke are all pushing for wide roles in what should be an attack minded Ipswich setup.

Ipswich (predicted): Scherpen; O’Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Palacios, Lukic; Fatawu, Enciso, Clarke; Flemming

Recent Form

Everton’s form chart makes for interesting reading. After ending last season without a win in their final seven Premier League games, they have pulled together a six game unbeaten run across all competitions to open the new campaign. Three successive top flight draws followed by a cup win midweek is the kind of form that looks better on paper than it feels in practice, but there is something real being built here under Moyes. The goalless draw at Tottenham last weekend was described by the manager as a gutsy and well earned point, and you can see what he means. Keeping a clean sheet at Spurs is not nothing.

Ipswich arrive with arguably the better recent momentum in the league. Yes, they were battered 4-2 at home by Arsenal in the cup on Wednesday, but in the Premier League they have won two of their opening four games. That includes a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at Crystal Palace last weekend where Flemming hit a 90th minute winner after Crystal Palace had been reduced to ten men. Before that they absorbed back to back losses to Manchester United and Liverpool, which tells you they can be got at, but their response was emphatic.

The pattern for Ipswich is clear enough. They can be vulnerable against sides that press hard and have real quality in behind, as the Arsenal and Manchester United results showed. But they have also shown they can win ugly and late, and that spirit counts for a lot at this level. Everton are not going to tear anyone apart, but they are solid and organised, and this should be a tight one from the off.

Head-to-Head Record

The recent head to head is genuinely relevant here. In their last six Premier League meetings, Everton have won just once, and at home they have failed to win any of their last three against Ipswich, conceding seven goals in the process. That is not ancient history, that is a real pattern. The most recent meeting in May 2025 saw Ipswich come from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Goodison Park, which perfectly illustrates both the Tractor Boys’ spirit and Everton’s occasional inability to see games out.

If you are an Everton fan banking on home advantage to be the deciding factor, the head to head record gives you genuine cause for concern. Ipswich have shown they can handle themselves at Goodison, and now at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, and they travel to Merseyside with legitimate belief that they can take something.

Key Stats

• Everton have won just one of their last six Premier League meetings with Ipswich and have failed to win any of their last three at home against them, conceding seven in the process
• Ipswich have already matched half their win total from their entire 2024/25 top flight season, reaching two victories in just four games this time around
• Leif Davis has contributed to three goals in his last three Premier League appearances for Ipswich, with two goals and an assist, making him one of the most dangerous left backs in the division right now

Everton vs Ipswich Town Betting Tips

This is a game where I lean toward the home side, but I do not think it will be straightforward. Ipswich carry a genuine threat going forward, particularly down the left with Davis in red hot form, and they have already shown this season they can score goals and win games against the odds. But Everton at home, unbeaten, with Moyes setting them up properly, feels like the right side to be on. The question is not really who wins, it is how and by how much.

Cards Prediction

This is a derby in all but name in terms of the physical intensity you tend to get when these two meet. Both sides press hard and Ipswich in particular can be scrappy when they are under pressure. I would expect at least three or four bookings across the ninety minutes, with the midfield battle likely to be where most of the cards come from.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

Yes. Everton have conceded in recent home games against Ipswich and the Tractor Boys have shown enough attacking threat this season to trouble most defences. With Davis bombing forward from left back and Flemming likely to lead the line, Ipswich will create chances. Everton should score too, but backing a clean sheet here feels overly optimistic given the head to head record.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has to be in the conversation as the focal point of the Everton attack, but my shout here is Liam Delap or whichever Everton forward gets the early run on a still-settling Ipswich defence. Actually, the pick I am going with is Abdoulaye Doucoure or Dwight McNeil if they start, but the cleanest first goalscorer shout based on what we know is Beto Barry, who is likely to lead the line and should benefit from early pressure on the Ipswich back four.

Correct Score Prediction

Everton 2-1 Ipswich Town. Both teams to score feels nailed on based on recent form and the head to head, and I think Everton just about have enough to edge it at home. A one goal margin feels right for a game of this tightness, with Ipswich grabbing one but ultimately not enough to take anything from Merseyside.

Bet Builder Tip

Everton winning a feisty, end to end game where both sides find the net fits the pattern of this fixture perfectly, and the card count in a game of this intensity and importance should take care of itself.

Final Match Prediction

Everton have the home advantage, the unbeaten record to protect, and a manager who knows exactly how to set a team up for a game like this. Moyes will have Ipswich well scouted and he will know that Davis is the danger man at left back. Contain him and you take a lot of the threat away from O’Neil’s side.

Ipswich have the spirit and the momentum, and they will not come here just to make up the numbers. But I think Everton edge it. A 2-1 home win, a sixth consecutive unbeaten result, and a very decent nine points from five games heading into the break. Job done for the Toffees, even if it is closer than the scoreline might eventually suggest.

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