Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town: Barry decides, Fatawu sent off

Everton 1-0 Ipswich Town Scorers: 11' Barry (E)

Everton beat Ipswich Town 1-0 in Matchweek 5 of the Premier League at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Thierno Barry's early goal proved decisive.

The match

Everton took the lead in the 11th minute (10:00 UK time / 11:00 CEST): Thierno Barry finished off James Tarkowski's assist to make it 1-0.

In the 35th minute, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku of Ipswich Town picked up the match's first yellow card. Seven minutes later, in the 42nd minute, Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko was also booked.

In the 59th minute, a VAR check involved Thierno Barry, the scorer of the opening goal.

In the second half, in the 66th minute, Everton brought on Tyler Dibling for Brennan Johnson, while Ipswich Town replaced Jack Clarke with Jaden Philogene. A minute later, in the 67th minute, Ipswich Town's afternoon got harder: Fatawu Issahaku was shown a second yellow card and sent off, leaving his side with ten men.

Ipswich Town tried to reorganise with further substitutions: Florentino replaced Saša Lukić in the 73rd minute, and Daizen Maeda came on for Julio Enciso in the 74th. Everton responded by bringing on Tyrique George for Jack Grealish in the 79th minute.

Late in the game, both sides made more changes: in the 81st minute Ipswich Town introduced Chuba Akpom and Zian Flemming, while Everton used stoppage time to bring on Jake O'Brien and Hayden Hackney. Zian Flemming was booked in the second minute of added time, and Everton's Harrison Armstrong received a yellow card in the sixth minute of stoppage time. The score did not change again before the final whistle.

The numbers

• Shots: Everton 21, Ipswich Town 13
• Shots on target: Everton 2, Ipswich Town 4
• Possession: Everton 52%, Ipswich Town 48%
• Corners: 4-4
• Fouls: Everton 6, Ipswich Town 12
• Yellow cards: Everton 2, Ipswich Town 3 (including one red card)

Table and next fixtures

The win takes Everton to 9 points from 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws, no defeats), placing them seventh in the table. Ipswich Town remain on 6 points, 11th, with 2 wins and 3 defeats from 5 matches.

At the top, Manchester City lead with 15 points, followed by Arsenal (12), Brighton & Hove Albion (10) and Brentford (9).

Next up: Everton travel to Hull City on Sunday 11 October 2026 at 15:00 UK time. Ipswich Town host Fulham at home on Saturday 10 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time.