Ipswich Town defeated Sunderland 2–1 during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match was played at Ipswich Town’s home ground on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Ipswich won by one goal, taking three points from a fixture between two clubs with significant football histories.
Ipswich were one of the three clubs promoted to the Premier League for the 2026–27 season. The other promoted teams were Coventry City and Hull City. Ipswich returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, while Hull came back after nine years and Coventry after 25 years.
This result is easy to distinguish from the other promoted sides’ opening matches. Coventry lost 3–0 away to Arsenal, and Hull won 2–0 at home against Manchester United. Ipswich’s match was the only opening-weekend fixture involving Sunderland, and its 2–1 scoreline was also different from the 1–0, 2–0, and 3–0 results elsewhere on Saturday.