Ipswich Town beat Sunderland 2–1 on the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.
The match took place on Saturday, 22 August 2026, at Ipswich Town’s home ground. It was Ipswich’s first Premier League match after returning to the division, while Sunderland were also beginning life back in the top flight.
Ipswich secured all three points in a closely contested match decided by a late winning goal. The result gave the home side a positive start and made the meeting between the two promoted clubs one of the weekend’s notable fixtures.
The scoreline differs from Hull City’s 2–0 victory over Manchester United and Leeds United’s 1–0 win at Nottingham Forest. Sunderland therefore began the season with a narrow defeat rather than a draw or a clean-sheet loss.