Match report

Stoke City 3-3 Ipswich: Thrilling Draw in Championship

Stoke City
Stoke City
3–3
FT
Ipswich
Ipswich
Mar 10, 2026

Stoke City and Ipswich produced a thrilling encounter in the Championship on Saturday, ending in a 3-3 draw. Stoke took the lead through M. Smit and J. Bae, adding an own goal by Ipswich's E. Bocat. Ipswich fought back with goals from Jack Taylor, George Hirst, and a late penalty by M. Smit, securing a dramatic draw.

Key Facts

  • • Stoke City led 2-0 through M. Smit (35') and J. Bae (44')
  • • Ipswich's E. Bocat scored an own goal (49')
  • • Jack Taylor (64'), George Hirst (82'), and a penalty by M. Smit (90'+6) for Stoke City
  • • Ipswich received three yellow cards: J. Clarke (42'), Jack Taylor (58'), C. Kipre (90'+5)

Lineups

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 Tommy Simkin (G)
  • 22 Junior Tchamadeu (D)
  • 26 Ashley Phillips (D)
  • 40 Maksym Talovierov (D)
  • 17 Eric Bocat (D)
  • 19 Tomáš Rigo (M)
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko (M)
  • 42 Million Manhoef (M)
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae (M)
  • 21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (M)
  • 49 Milan Smit (F)

Substitutes

  • 50 Sydney Agina
  • 23 Ben Gibson
  • 34 Frank Fielding
  • 54 Pijus Otegbayo
  • 59 Gabriel Kelly
  • 15 Steven​ N'Zonzi
  • 58 Chinonso Chibueze
  • 29 Lamine Cissé
  • 60 Jerome Osei Kyremeh

Ipswich

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 28 Christian Walton (G)
  • 19 Darnell Furlong (D)
  • 26 Dara O'Shea (D)
  • 4 Cédric Kipré (D)
  • 3 Leif Davis (D)
  • 5 Azor Matusiwa (M)
  • 14 Jack Taylor (M)
  • 7 Wes Burns (M)
  • 33 Anis Mehmeti (M)
  • 47 Jack Clarke (M)
  • 31 Ivan Azón (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Jens Cajuste
  • 9 George Hirst
  • 20 Kasey McAteer
  • 1 Alex Palmer
  • 18 Ben Johnson
  • 24 Jacob Greaves
  • 6 Dan Neil
  • 8 Sindre Walle Egeli
  • 29 Chuba Akpom

Timeline

  1. Stoke City
    35' Stoke City Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Smit · Assist: T. Rigo
  2. Ipswich
    42' Ipswich Card · Yellow Card
    J. Clarke
  3. Stoke City
    44' Stoke City Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Bae
  4. Ipswich
    49' Ipswich Goal · Own Goal
    E. Bocat
  5. Ipswich
    58' Ipswich Card · Yellow Card
    Jack Taylor
  6. Ipswich
    64' Ipswich Goal · Normal Goal
    Jack Taylor
  7. Ipswich
    69' Ipswich subst · Substitution 1
    Off: I. Azon · On: George Hirst
  8. Ipswich
    69' Ipswich subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Jack Taylor · On: J. Cajuste
  9. Stoke City
    70' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: E. Bocat · On: S. Agina
  10. Stoke City
    70' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Junior Tchamadeu · On: B. Gibson
  11. Ipswich
    75' Ipswich subst · Substitution 3
    Off: W. Burns · On: K. McAteer
  12. Ipswich
    82' Ipswich Goal · Normal Goal
    George Hirst · Assist: C. Kipre
  13. Stoke City
    84' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Bae · On: L. Cisse
  14. Ipswich
    86' Ipswich subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Clarke · On: Ben Johnson
  15. Ipswich
    86' Ipswich subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Azor Matusiwa · On: D. Neil
  16. Ipswich
    90'+5 Ipswich Card · Yellow Card
    C. Kipre
  17. Stoke City
    90'+6 Stoke City Goal · Penalty
    M. Smit

Match Stats

Stat Stoke City Ipswich
Fouls 13 13
Pass Accuracy 69% 80%
Offsides 4 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 16
Corners 5 9
Total Passes 279 419
Yellow Cards 0 3
Blocked Shots 3 4
Shots on Target 5 5
xG 2.65 1.32
Shots off Target 6 7
Possession 40% 60%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 192 336
Shots Inside Box 8 12
Saves 3 3
Shots Outside Box 6 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Stoke City took an early lead with two quick goals by M. Smit and J. Bae, putting pressure on Ipswich
  • ▸ Ipswich's own goal and subsequent substitutions changed the momentum, leading to equalizers by Jack Taylor and George Hirst
  • ▸ The late penalty by M. Smit highlighted the dramatic nature of the match, ending in a thrilling draw