Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and match updates

Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full here with The Independent as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row at the end of 2024/25.

The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola’s side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever having designs on a top-four finish. Chelsea remain big spenders, Manchester United’s recent rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year – yet it was Aston Villa who finished fourth last term.

Meanwhile, Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town returned to the elite following promotion last year and each will be hoping they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:

Ipswich Town FC 0 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:10

Delap shows some great ability to get past Van Hecke, but Veltman rescues his team-mate with a crunching challenge on the slide which sends the ball out for a throw-in.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:08

Each of Brighton’s last four Premier League games have ended in draws. The last team to draw five consecutive games in the competition was Fulham from December 2020 to January 2021, while the Seagulls last drew five league games in a row in April 2000 when they were in the fourth tier under Micky Adams.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:07

Since Ipswich started to take the game to Brighton, especially on the counter, it has become a much more open game at both ends and despite the visitors having most of the ball, only their goalkeeper Verbruggen has really been tested until further!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:05

Veltman and Estupinan both poke successive crosses into the box from the right and left, but Mitoma can’t get on the end of the first and Greaves rises to head the second clear.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:03

Delap has eight goals in 19 Premier League games this season, as many as he scored in 31 Championship games for Hull last season. It is the most goals by an English player in a promotion side’s first 20 games of a Premier League campaign since Patrick Bamford’s 11 goals for Leeds in 2020-21 – he went on to score 17 for the season.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:02

SAVED!!! The Tractor Boys come forward again on the break, as Delap drives down the goal with speed. He sends an exuberant shot towards goal from the edge of the box and Verbruggen does very well to hold onto it!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:00

A loose ball deflects Phillips and falls to Ayari, but his hugely ambitious effort at goal is badly hit and rolls straight into Walton’s gloves.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

20:00

Hutchinson breaks free of two defenders on the Ipswich counter-attack and shapes to shoot from the edge of the box, but Webster slides in with perfect timing to win the ball back for Brighton.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:58

SAVED!!! Finally, Ipswich spring into life and force a good save from Verbruggen!! Broadhead steps in and away from Veltman before cutting in to pull the trigger and his dipping strike towards the bottom corner is caught behind by the Brighton keeper!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:56

CHANCE!! Van Hecke can’t quite get on the end of O’Riley’s delivery from the corner, but Adingra crosses back towards the far post and Joao Pedro rises to loop a header into Walton’s grasp!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:55

CHANCE!! Another cheap giveaway from Walton allows Veltman to clip a first-time ball into the box, but Woolfenden rises above Joao Pedro and sends a defensive header behind, just wide of the near post!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:54

Van Hecke sends a long ball down the line with Adingra and Greaves chasing but Walton gets across to shepherd it behind and it’s a goal kick for Ipswich.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:53

Adingra beats two defenders as he cuts in from the right for Brighton, but his cross into the center is only met by O’Shea’s head as the Ipswich captain clears.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:53

Veltman’s through ball picks out Joao Pedro who runs into the box but he is crowded out and dislodged by Woolfenden and Davis before Walton clears.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:50

Veltman’s through ball picks out Joao Pedro who runs into the box but he is crowded out and dislodged by Woolfenden and Davis before Walton clears.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:49

Ipswich have picked up as many points and scored as many goals – both four – in their last two Premier League games as they had in their previous seven beforehand.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:45

SAVED!!! Walton gives the ball away cheaply and Mitoma is released in the shooting space by Baleba before pulling the trigger with a low strike from 25 yards which is easy for the Ipswich keeper to save!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:45

Brighton are winless in their last four league games against Ipswich, with each of the last three finishing level. Only three goals have been scored in these four games – two for Ipswich, one for Brighton.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:42

Another Brighton corner is whipped in from the right, but Van Hecke and Burns battle at the far post to such an extent that they drag each other out of bounds as O’Riley’s delivery flies wide.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:41

Mitoma slips a clever pass behind as Ayari makes a diagonal run across the box before falling under pressure from Phillips, but the referee is having none of Brighton’s penalty and signals a corner instead.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:38

Veltman whips a first-time cross into the area for Brighton, but neither O’Shea nor Mitoma can get much of a connection at the far post as it flashes across the face of goal!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:36

This is Ipswich’s first home league game against Brighton since a 0-0 draw in the Championship in September 2016, and first in the top flight since a 2-0 win back in January 1983.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:35

Baleba floats a long ball forward towards Adingra but the Ivorian can’t quite get it under control and Walton collects for the hosts.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:33

Mitoma starts the game for Brighton as this game gets underway in East Anglia!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:28

Despite Ipswich having home advantage and being in far better form coming into this game, their low position in the table compared to the 11th placed visitors means that it is Brighton who are being backed to win this one of our probability meter. The Seagulls sit on a 45.9% chance of victory and with the hosts on just 28.6% themselves, Ipswich will be keen to make it two wins from two at Portman Road when they take to the field!

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:24

Brighton, meanwhile, make two changes following their 2-2 draw with Arsenal as Fabian Hurzeler brings on Adam Webster for Igor Julio at centre-back and Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma for Brajan Gruda, with captain Lewis Dunk also back among the substitutes for the former. time in 2025.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:19

Kieran McKenna makes three changes from Ipswich’s 2-2 draw with Fulham, with West Burns, Omari Hutchinson and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips all coming into the starting line-up. Dara O’Shea wears the armband as Sam Morsy drops to the bench, joined by recent loan signing from Serie A side Atalanta, Ben Godfrey.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:13

BRIGHTON SUBS: Jason Steele, Tariq Lamptey, Lewis Dunk, Solly March, Julio Enciso, Georginio Rutter, Jakub Moder, Yankuba Minteh, Danny Welbeck.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:13

BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Bart Verbruggen; Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Jan Paul van Hecke, Pervis Estupinan; Carlos Baleba, Yasin Ayari; Simon Adingra, Matt O’Riley, Kaoru Mitoma; João Pedro.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:08

IPSWICH TOWN SUBS: Arijanet Muric, Sam Morsy, Jack Taylor, Ben Johnson, Conor Townsend, Massimo Luongo, George Hirst, Ben Godfrey, Jack Clarke.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:08

IPSWICH TOWN (5-4-1): Christian Walton; Wes Burns, Dara O’Shea, Luke Woolfenden, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Omari Hutchinson, Kalvin Phillips, Jens Cajuste, Nathan Broadhead; Liam Delap.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:08

After starting the season with just one defeat in their first nine games, Brighton are now winless in their last eight, with that run featuring six draws, including the last four matches in a row. West Ham, Brentford, Aston Villa and Arsenal have all been held since mid-December, with the Seagulls having to come from behind in both of the last two.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:08

Ipswich are one place above the relegation zone and are only ahead of Wolves in 17th place on goal difference, having lost 10 of their first 20 games back in the top flight. The Tractor Boys are unbeaten in their last two but they beat Chelsea 2-0 to win their first Premier League game in 22 years at Portman Road before being held to a 2-2 draw at Fulham last time out.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:03

Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League match as Ipswich Town host Brighton and Hove Albion at Portman Road.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

19:00

The lineups are announced and the players warm up.

Ipswich Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion

17:30

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