Box Occupation
Arsenal
Arsenal kept getting bodies into the area — 75% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 9 of 12
- Share
- 75%
League Cup · Round of 32
Ipswich
Anis·Mehmeti 62'
Chuba Akpom 90+1'
2 – 4
FT
HT 0–2
Arsenal
Max Dowman 7', 47'
Noni Madueke 16'
Mikel Merino 58'
League Cup
Round of 32Ipswich2–4Arsenal
6
Shots in the box
9
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
7′16′47′58′62′91′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal
Arsenal saw off Ipswich 4-2 at Portman Road in League Cup. Dowman opened the scoring for Arsenal on 7', Madueke made it 2-0 to Arsenal on 16', Dowman added his second on 47', Merino made it 4-0 to Arsenal on 58', Anis·Mehmeti pulled one back for Ipswich on 62' and Akpom pulled one back for Ipswich on 91'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Ipswich took 6 of their 8 attempts inside the box, Arsenal 9 of 12. Arsenal held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Arsenal graded out for box occupation — 9 of 12 shots in the box. Ipswich graded out for box occupation — 6 of 8 shots in the box.
M. Dowman came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.8 for Arsenal from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Arsenal conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
42%Possession58%
8Shots12
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Ipswich
Ipswich kept getting bodies into the area — 75% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 6 of 8
- Share
- 75%
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Ipswich scored on 91′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 91′
Timeline
⚽7'
Max Dowman — assist: Eberechi Eze
⚽16'
Noni Madueke
Kasey McAteer
Foul
🟨34'
🔄45'
Ezri Konsa ↑ Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães ↓
Half-time
⚽47'
Max Dowman — assist: Martín Zubimendi
⚽58'
Mikel Merino
Jack Clarke ↑ Jaden Philogene-Bidace ↓
🔄61'
Chuba Akpom ↑ Zian Flemming ↓
🔄61'
Anis·Mehmeti — assist: Jack Clarke
⚽62'
🔄64'
Theo Julienne ↑ Bruno Guimarães ↓
Leif Davis ↑ Abdoul Ouattara ↓
🔄68'
Sindre Walle Egeli ↑ Kasey McAteer ↓
🔄69'
🔄76'
Christos Tzolis ↑ Eberechi Eze ↓
🔄76'
Martin Odegaard ↑ Noni Madueke ↓
Saša Lukić ↑ Florentino Luís ↓
🔄81'
🔄85'
Ifeoluwa David Ibrahim ↑ Martín Zubimendi ↓
Marcelino Núñez
Foul
🟨87'
Chuba Akpom — assist: Leif Davis
⚽90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePortman Road, Ipswich
RefereeS. Barrott
CompetitionLeague Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished