| Metric | Man Utd | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Shots | 28 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 1 |
| Corners | 8 | 4 |
| Fouls | 7 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 3 | 7 |
Ipswich struck first on 28 minutes when Leif Davis finished from Abdul Fatawu's pass, and the visitors looked lively for long stretches of the opening half. Their momentum was checked by yellow cards for Sasa Lukic and Fatawu, and United levelled before the interval when Fernandes converted in the 40th minute after Matheus Cunha's assist.
The second half decided the contest quickly. Jacob Greaves turned the ball into his own net in the 56th minute, with the goal later confirmed, before the defender was booked three minutes later. Fernandes then added a penalty on 61 minutes to widen the gap, and he completed his hat-trick in the 68th to put the result beyond doubt.
Substitutions followed on both sides, but United still found a fifth when Mbeumo scored in the 82nd minute from a Fernandes assist. Akpom pulled one back at 90 minutes from Julio Enciso's setup, yet it did little to change the score or the summary. The final stats and highlights told the story of a comeback that became a rout.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.44
Pre-match pick: Home win is the main pick with the preview backing a 2-1 result.