Ipswich vs Manchester City LIVE updates, watch live, scores, analysis, highlights

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Manchester City will look to complete a normally straightforward double when they visit Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday.

The adverb is important in this round because City have been anything but predictable this season and even a visit to a struggling promotion side promises challenge (although Erling Haaland’s new record deal can see extra motivation for Norwegian).

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Keep it here for lineups, live updates, video highlights and more as the defending champions hit Portman Road.

How to watch Ipswich vs Manchester City live, stream link and kick-off time

Kick off time: 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Meeting place: Portman Road — Ipswich
TV channel: USA network
Streaming: Watch live on NBC.com

Ipswich vs Manchester City live score: 0-3

Phil Foden 27′, Mateo Kovacic 30′, Phil Foden 42′

Ipswich vs Manchester City live updates

Half Time — Ipswich Town 0-3 Manchester City

Two goals and an assist for Foden, whose relatively quiet start to the season, matching Man City’s slow start, provides easy logic.

Ipswich have managed five shots, but it feels a little silly to contemplate a comeback even in light of City’s capitulation against Brentford last time out.

Phil Foden goal – Ipswich 0-3 Man City (42nd minute)

What a play (or two) by Kevin De Bruyne.

The Belgian breaks up Ipswich possession and joins the rush led by Jeremy Doku down the left.

De Bruyne heads towards goal to cut the ball back to Foden for a simple 3-0.

Mateo Kovacic goals! Ipswich 0-2 Man City (30th minute)

A low finish sledgehammer from Kovacic at the top of the arc after a short break from Foden.

Phil Foden goal! Ipswich 0-1 Man City (27th minute)

Jeremy Doku is on the left to set up Kevin De Bruyne near the end line.

The Belgian’s pass is rejected by Foden, who is wise to decide it, turn and snap it into the goal.

Erling Haaland refused

The new signing is played 1-on-1 with Ipswich keeper Christian Walton and has a couple of touches before his hard shot is blocked by Walton’s raised left arm.

Jeremy Doku’s cross is soon gathered by Walton and City’s next charge is headed into the net by Mateo Kovacic.

0-0, 17′.

Scoreless after 10 minutes

Pretty much what you’d expect as City live with the ball and Ipswich produced a nice counter-attack through Liam Delap that led to a blocked shot and collected cross.

0-0, 12′.

Ipswich Town lineup

Walton, Johnson, Godfrey, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson, J. Clarke, Delap

Man City lineup

Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Kovacic, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Ipswich vs Manchester City preview

Ipswich Town saw a two-match run of points come to an end at home in Brighton midweek as the Seagulls kept former City striker Liam Delap and the Tractor Boys off the scoresheet.

City blew a two-goal lead at Brentford in midweek, ending their bid to make it three in a row. Unbeaten in four, City need all three points before the UEFA Champions League acts as a tough appetizer for a five-match Premier League run: home to Chelsea, away to Arsenal, home to Newcastle and Liverpool, then away to Spurs.

Ipswich Town team news, focus

OUT: Kalvin Phillips (loan – unable to face parent club), Sammi Szmodics (ankle), Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring), Chiedozie Ogbene (achilles – out for season), Conor Chaplin (knee)

Manchester City team news, focus

OUT: Rodri (torn ACL – MORE), Ruben Dias (muscular), Oscar Bobb (lower leg) | Doubtful: John Stones (foot)

Ipswich Town vs Manchester City prediction

Here’s another wild statistic given City’s dynasty status: only one clean sheet from the Citizens since December 4. But Erling Haaland arrives on the pitch after signing for the equivalent of nine-and-a-half seasons at the Etihad and it looks like he will be the type to deliver the news. Ipswich Town 1-4 Man City.