Ipswich Town face Sunderland in Ipswich Town’s first 2026–27 Premier League match.
The fixture is scheduled for Saturday, 22 August 2026, during the opening round. Ipswich host Sunderland as they return to the Premier League after one season away from the top flight.
Ipswich are one of three promoted clubs for the campaign. Coventry City and Hull City are the other two, and both also feature in opening-round matches. Sunderland, by contrast, are an established participant in the season’s twenty-team field.
The wording matters because the fixture is Ipswich Town versus Sunderland, not Sunderland versus Ipswich Town: Ipswich are the home club. This match is one of three Saturday games scheduled for the standard 15:00 UK kickoff, alongside Everton versus Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest versus Leeds United.