Ipswich Town played Sunderland in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The match took place at Portman Road on Saturday, 22 August 2026. Ipswich won 2–1, beginning their first Premier League campaign since returning to the top flight after a one-year absence.
Sunderland were also back in the Premier League for the 2026–27 season, making the fixture a meeting between two clubs with recent promotion stories. Ipswich were one of the three promoted teams, alongside Coventry City and Hull City; Sunderland had also secured promotion into the division.
The match was one of three 3 p.m. Saturday fixtures listed for the opening round. The other two were Nottingham Forest against Leeds United and Everton against Crystal Palace, while Brentford later hosted Tottenham Hotspur in the Saturday evening fixture.