Ipswich Town played Sunderland in its first Premier League match after returning to the top flight in 2026–27.
Ipswich Town hosted Sunderland on Saturday 22 August 2026 in one of the opening round’s three 15:00 matches. The fixture marked Ipswich’s first Premier League game after an absence of one year.
Ipswich were one of the three promoted clubs for the season, alongside Coventry City and Hull City. Coventry had been away for 25 years, while Hull had been absent for nine years. Those different gaps make it easy to mix up which promoted side faced which opponent.
Ipswich’s home ground was Portman Road, while Sunderland’s stadium was the Stadium of Light. The match was also part of a notable opening round in which all three promoted clubs appeared: Coventry visited Arsenal, Hull hosted Manchester United, and Ipswich welcomed Sunderland.