Ipswich Town defeated Sunderland 2–1 in the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match took place at Portman Road on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Ipswich had returned to the Premier League after a spell outside the top flight, while Sunderland were also beginning life in the division after promotion.
The fixture was one of three matches scheduled for the traditional 15:00 UK kick-off on the Saturday. It formed part of a particularly notable opening round because three promoted clubs—Hull City, Ipswich Town and Sunderland—were all involved in the first set of matches.
Ipswich's victory gave them three points and a positive goal difference after Matchweek 1. The result is easy to mix up with Hull City's 2–0 victory over Manchester United or Leeds United's 1–0 win at Nottingham Forest, but neither of those games involved Sunderland.