Ipswich Town 2-4 Arsenal: Carabao Cup third round – as it happened

Key events5d agoFULL-TIME: Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal5d agoGOAL! Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal (Akpom 90+1)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 1-4 Arsenal (Mehmeti 62)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal (Merino 58)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal (Dowman 47)6d agoHALF-TIME: Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal (Madueke 16)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal (Dowman 7)6d agoPeeeeep!6d agoThe teams6d agoPreambleTaha HashimTue 15 Sep 2026 17.17 EDTFirst published on Tue 15 Sep 2026 13.30 EDTShareKey events5d agoFULL-TIME: Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal5d agoGOAL! Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal (Akpom 90+1)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 1-4 Arsenal (Mehmeti 62)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal (Merino 58)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal (Dowman 47)6d agoHALF-TIME: Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal (Madueke 16)6d agoGOAL! Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal (Dowman 7)6d agoPeeeeep!6d agoThe teams6d agoPreamble5d ago17.17 EDTEd Aarons reports from Portman Road, with plenty of praise for Arsenal’s youngsters. That’s all from me. Thanks for reading!

Updated at 17.52 EDT5d ago17.07 EDTA very happy night for Arsenal fans.

5d ago16.57 EDTIt goes down as Max Dowman’s night. Noni Madueke was dangerous, too, skipping down the right, and Ipswich never really threatened to do something special.

5d ago16.53 EDTFULL-TIME: Ipswich 2-4 ArsenalArteta’s men progress. A tidy night, even with those two Ipswich goals in the second half.

5d ago16.52 EDTDavis sends in a low cross from the left, Akpom collects, turns and shoots, and adds some respectability to the scoreline.

Updated at 16.54 EDT5d ago16.50 EDTGOAL! Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal (Akpom 90+1)A goal against his former club!

5d ago16.50 EDT90 min: Just two extra minutes added on.

5d ago16.49 EDT88 min: Alan Baverstock writes in.

double quotation markDowman is definitely in the England team for the next World Cup isn’t he? Who else from the next generation?

He’ll be 20 – ancient – at the next World Cup.

5d ago16.47 EDT87 min: Salmon intercepts by the halfway line and is taken down by Núñez, who goes in the book.

5d ago16.45 EDT85 min: Ife Ibrahim is on for Arsenal, replacing Zubimendi. Ødegaard sends in a corner, punched by Walton.

5d ago16.43 EDT84 min: Arsenal give the possession stats a boost.

6d ago16.40 EDT81 min: There’s a handball shout inside the Arsenal area … but the ref blows for offside.

6d ago16.39 EDT80 min: The game turns end-to-end, with Walton saving from Tzolis before Clarke very nearly has a chance to shoot for Ipswich.

6d ago16.36 EDT77 min: Ipswich only started to play in the first half after going 2-0 down. It’s been a similar story this half, two more conceded before rediscovering some intensity.

6d ago16.36 EDT76 min: Eze and the impressive Madueke go off. Ødegaard and Tzolis come on.

Updated at 17.20 EDT6d ago16.34 EDT74 min: Gyökeres’ difficult game continues, unable to take control of the ball as Arsenal break … Ipswich respond with a shot on target, Arrizabalaga getting low to his right to hold on.

6d ago16.33 EDT73 min: Eze twists and turns on the left and tries a cross/shot that travels wide.

6d ago16.32 EDT72 min: Julienne overcooks a ball directed towards Lewis-Skelly, who drifts inside the area.

Updated at 17.20 EDT6d ago16.30 EDT70 min: Leif Davis is on for Ipswich … and he whips in a delicious cross from the left. Arrizabalaga does well to collect cleanly.

6d ago16.27 EDT68 min: Akpom, who started his career at Arsenal, finds the sidenetting with a cross.

6d ago16.24 EDT65 min: Theo Julienne, 18 years old, is on for Guimarães.

6d ago16.23 EDTClarke, replacing Philogene on the left for Ipswich, drives down the wing and cuts back for Mehmeti, who finds the bottom corner to give Ipswich fans something to shout about. Or to set up the greatest comeback in Carabao history.

Updated at 16.38 EDT6d ago16.22 EDTGOAL! Ipswich 1-4 Arsenal (Mehmeti 62)Instant impact from Clarke!

6d ago16.21 EDT61 min: Ipswich make changes, with Chuba Akpom and Jack Clarke sent on.

6d ago16.20 EDTMerino collects on the edge of the area and has enough space to curl in with his left foot. Clinical.

Updated at 16.37 EDT6d ago16.17 EDTGOAL! Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal (Merino 58)And another.

6d ago16.17 EDT57 min: Arsenal continue to dominate the ball.

6d ago16.15 EDT54 min: The corner is worked short … and the ball eventually finds Madueke inside the area, an excellent first touch setting him up for an effort … he pokes it across goal instead, perhaps hoping to find Gyökeres, but it escapes the centre-forward.

6d ago16.12 EDT53 min: Madueke takes on Ouattara, who times his challenge well, leading to an Arsenal corner.

6d ago16.11 EDT52 min: Arsenal knock it around at the back.

6d ago16.10 EDT50 min: Flemming fights for the ball out on Ipswich’s left, gets a decent cross in … but he needs to be in the middle, too. Arrizabalaga collects.

6d ago16.09 EDTMadueke pokes the ball through to Zubimendi inside the area, and he finds Dowman on the right-hand side. He calmly slots in once again – there’s a shout for an Ipswich handball in there, but the 16-year-old’s finish makes it irrelevant.

Updated at 17.39 EDT6d ago16.06 EDTGOAL! Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal (Dowman 47)That’ll wrap it up.

6d ago16.05 EDT46 min: We go again, with Arsenal on the ball and Lewis-Skelly drifting from left-back into midfield.

6d ago16.04 EDTA change from Arsenal: Ezri Konsa replaces Gabriel.

6d ago15.51 EDTArsenal have had moments where they’ve been a bit open, particularly down the Ipswich left, where Zubimendi is filling in. But Gabriel has been typically solid, nipping in to sort any issues.

6d ago15.49 EDTKári Tulinius writes in:

double quotation markThe way Max Dowman cut through the Ipswich defense it was as if he was a 26-year-old playing against 16-year-olds.

6d ago15.48 EDTHALF-TIME: Ipswich 0-2 ArsenalA fairly smooth half for the Premier League champions.

6d ago15.46 EDT45 min: We’ll have an extra minute.

6d ago15.44 EDT43 min: Ipswich have been much better since going two-down but … well, they’re two-down.

6d ago15.43 EDT41 min: Guimarães very nearly sneaks a ball to Eze inside the area, but it’s cut out by a blue shirt.

6d ago15.42 EDT40 min: Mehmeti finds the ball on the left for Ipswich as they break, just Gabriel ahead of him … but it’s Gabriel. He doesn’t dive in, keeping Mehmeti quiet while Arsenal retreat.

6d ago15.39 EDT37 min: Philogene, on Ipswich’s left, goes around the outside, into the area, leaving Salmon on the floor … but Arrizabalaga gets in the way of his cutback.

6d ago15.37 EDT36 min: Gyökeres has had a quiet half.

6d ago15.36 EDT35 min: Eze cuts in from the left … and has his shot blocked.

6d ago15.35 EDT34 min: Merino gives away the ball in midfield and Ipswich win a corner … Núñez sends it into the front post, it’s flicked into a dangerous area … but Gabriel, once again, is there to save Arsenal.

6d ago15.33 EDT32 min: Salmon slips up for Arsenal and Ipswich break forward … but Gabriel, the senior man at the back, slides in to clean up inside his area.