{"id":872792,"date":"2026-08-29T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/872792\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:16:15","slug":"man-united-vs-ipswich-town-premier-league-preview-team-news-prediction-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/872792\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United vs Ipswich Town: Premier League \u2013 preview, team news, prediction | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who: Manchester United vs Ipswich Town
What:\u00a0English Premier League<\/a>
Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
When: Sunday, August 30, at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT)
How to follow:\u00a0Al Jazeera Sport<\/a> will bring you all the build-up from 12:30 GMT before our live text commentary stream<\/p>\n

United face Ipswich Town with the hosts badly in need of a win after a shock defeat in their opening game.<\/p>\n

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Michael Carrick was rewarded with the United job on a permanent basis after guiding the Red Devils to third in the Premier League last season during an interim spell in charge.<\/p>\n

However, the new campaign got off to the worst possible start for Carrick with a 2-0 defeat<\/a> at newly-promoted Hull last weekend.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ipswich, who were also promoted from the Championship last season, got off to a dream start in their first game of the season, winning 2-1 at home to Sunderland.<\/p>\n

Ipswich also saw off Leicester City 3-1 in the League Cup in midweek and will fancy their chances of springing an upset against the Red Devils.<\/p>\n

A defeat for United would see them become the first team in Premier League history to start a season with back-to-back losses against promoted sides.<\/p>\n

Carrick\u2019s side gets early reality check at Hull<\/p>\n

United \u2060arrived in Hull on Saturday \u2060riding a wave of optimism that had not washed over Old Trafford for years. But they were ripped to shreds by the rampant Tigers as first-half goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy caused a shock at the MKM Stadium.<\/p>\n

United were toothless in attack and inept at the back, a fatal combination that allowed promoted Hull to celebrate their return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence \u2013 and a first league win over United for 52 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a bit to improve on; it was never going to be perfect. Going behind makes it more difficult, against a promoted team at home,\u201d Carrick said after the game.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt is one \u200cgame. \u200cFirst game of the season. It is disappointing enough, it hurts, of course it does.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t change the whole course of direction the team is going in or the football club. We will stay calm, stay in the bubble and focus on next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ManchesterUnited\u2019s Bruno Fernandes reacts after Nobel Mendy scores Hull\u2019s second goal [Scott Heppell\/Reuters]New United signing Baleba out for three weeks<\/p>\n

Carrick said Carlos Baleba<\/a> will be unable to make his Manchester United debut for about three weeks due to an ankle injury, but that he is excited by the Cameroonian\u2019s \u201cmassive potential\u201d.<\/p>\n

Baleba\u2019s 70-million-pound ($95m) move from Brighton further bolstered Carrick\u2019s midfield options after the arrivals of Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans.<\/p>\n

But United could have to wait until October to see Baleba in action as he faces a race against time to return before a three-week international break next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a little ankle issue, so maybe a couple of weeks or so, maybe three weeks. We\u2019ll see but we knew that before, so it\u2019s no major issue but it\u2019ll be great to have him back when we can,\u201d Carrick said at his pre-match news conference before Ipswich\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have Carlos. I think [he has] huge potential, massive potential. I think he\u2019s a really exciting signing for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the quality that he has, the attributes that he has that offsets a little bit of the balance of the group that we\u2019ve got. Different strengths, different combinations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"LEEDS,Baleba in action for Brighton last season [Nathan Stirk\/Getty Images]Ipswich earn cathartic win in first game of season<\/p>\n

Jack Clarke\u2019s late strike secured a cathartic victory last \u2060Saturday for Ipswich Town, whose 2-1 win over Sunderland underscored the club\u2019s desire to shake off the \u2060memories of a dismal 2024-25 Premier League campaign.<\/p>\n

Ipswich won only once after December 2024 as their return to \u2060the top flight following two decades in the lower tiers ended in a 19th-place finish and relegation back to the Championship.<\/p>\n

But the club earned another promotion last season, and marked their \u200creturn to the big time with a victory that drew an emotional response from the roaring crowd at Portman Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey pushed us on, they kept us going \u2026 We finished really strong and that\u2019s a credit to the fans,\u201d Ipswich captain Dara O\u2019Shea, who has been at \u2060the club since 2024, said.<\/p>\n

Ipswich won \u2060only once at Portman Road in the 2024-25 Premier League campaign, which started with a 10-game winless streak.<\/p>\n

But the stadium has been hard to breach \u2060for visitors in the last year, with Ipswich unbeaten in home league games since \u2060October 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took the club a \u2060long time to win last time in the Premier League so to put one on the board is nice. But one win won\u2019t get \u200cus where we need to get to,\u201d said manager Gary O\u2019Neil.<\/p>\n

\"IPSWICH,Emersonn celebrates scoring Ipswich Town\u2019s first goal against Sunderland at Portman Road on August 22, 2026 [Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images]Prediction<\/p>\n

The Opta supercomputer has made Manchester United the favourites, with a win probability of 66.4 percent. Ipswich were given a 15.3 percent chance of winning, while a draw was estimated at a likelihood of 18.3 percent.<\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/p>\n

The two clubs only faced each other for the first time in 1958 and have now played 59 times, with United winning 30 games, Ipswich winning 19, and 10 matches ending as draws.<\/p>\n

Ipswich have not beaten United since 1997, when the Tractor Boys shocked Alex Ferguson\u2019s Red Devils 2-0 in the third round of the League Cup.<\/p>\n

Last five encounters:<\/p>\n

February 26, 2025: Man Utd 3-2 Ipswich (Premier League)
\nNovember 24, 2024: Ipswich 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
\nSeptember 23, 2015: Man Utd 3-0 Ipswich (League Cup third round)
\nApril 27, 2002: Ipswich 0-1 Man Utd (Premier League)
\nSeptember 22, 2001: Man Utd 4-0 Ipswich (Premier League)
\nWhat happened the last time the two clubs met?<\/p>\n

Harry Maguire\u2019s header earned 10-man Manchester United a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town in February 2025, a victory that pulled then manager Ruben Amorim\u2019s struggling side clear of the Premier League relegation zone.<\/p>\n

Amorim had endured a miserable time since joining the club the previous November, especially at home, with more Old Trafford pain on the cards after woeful defending let Jaden Philogene in for Ipswich\u2019s early opener.<\/p>\n

United responded well, however, and turned the match on its head as an own goal from Ipswich captain Sam Morsy and Matthijs de Ligt\u2019s close-range finish put the hosts in front after 26 minutes.<\/p>\n

The game swung again when United defender Patrick Dorgu was sent off two minutes before the break for a late lunge on Omari Hutchinson and the 10 players conceded almost immediately, with Philogene again the Ipswich scorer.<\/p>\n

With the visitors having all the second half to make their numerical advantage count, it was Maguire who settled the match just after the interval to earn United the win.<\/p>\n

\"MANCHESTER,Maguire celebrates scoring his team\u2019s third goal at Old Trafford on February 26, 2025 [Gareth Copley\/Getty Images]United\u2019s team news<\/p>\n

Baleba, Amad Diallo, Tom Heaton, Matthijs de Ligt, Mason Mount and Manuel Ugarte are all set to miss United\u2019s first home match of the season through injuries, with Ugarte potentially out until next season with a torn knee ligament.<\/p>\n

Predicted starting XI:<\/p>\n

Lammens (goalkeeper); Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Mainoo, Andrey Santos; Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha<\/p>\n

Ipswich\u2019s team news<\/p>\n

The Tractor Boys have fewer injury concerns than United, although Azor Matusiwa and Florentino Luis are unavailable.<\/p>\n

Predicted starting XI:<\/p>\n

Scherpen (goalkeeper); O\u2019Shea, Diop, Greaves, Davis; Nunez, Lukic; Clarke, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Manchester United vs Ipswich TownWhat:\u00a0English Premier LeagueWhere: Old Trafford, Manchester, United KingdomWhen: Sunday, August 30, at 4:30pm…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,2057,596,44,588,85,3586],"class_list":["post-872792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-europe","tag-football","tag-news","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-united-kingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}