Ipswich Town faced Sunderland at home on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match was played at Portman Road on Saturday 22 August 2026. Ipswich won 2–1, beginning their return to the Premier League with three points. Sunderland were also newly promoted, so the fixture brought two returning clubs together immediately.
Ipswich Town had returned to the top flight after a one-year absence. Coventry City and Hull City were the other promoted teams. Coventry opened away at defending champions Arsenal, while Hull City hosted Manchester United in the Saturday lunchtime match.
The fixture can be confused with Nottingham Forest versus Leeds United, another match played at the same time on Saturday. It is also distinct from the season opener, Arsenal versus Coventry. Ipswich’s home ground, Portman Road, is in Ipswich, Suffolk, and the club’s opening-weekend victory made it one of the promoted sides to start with a win.