Premier League 26/27 · 30 Aug 2026

Manchester United 5–2 Ipswich Town

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Manchester United favourites at 85%.

Manchester United won and made the better chances: 5.0 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Chuba Akpom, 85.3 in 45′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder	90	3	1	1.95	73.4
Patrick Dorgu Midfielder	10	0	0	0.13	71.3
Leny Yoro Defender	16	0	0	–	63.5
Bryan Mbeumo Forward	90	1	0	1.63	58.1
Senne Lammens Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.1
Andrey Santos Midfielder	10	0	0	–	55.2
Youri Tielemans Midfielder	90	0	0	0.56	51.6
Harry Maguire Defender	90	0	0	0.03	49.6
Kobbie Mainoo Midfielder	80	0	0	0.14	48.2
Luke Shaw Defender	73	0	0	–	46.5
Matheus Cunha Forward	80	0	1	0.11	42.1
Marcus Rashford Forward	80	0	0	0.26	42.0
Noussair Mazraoui Defender	17	0	0	–	41.3
Diogo Dalot Defender	74	0	0	0.17	38.7
Benjamin Šeško Forward	10	0	0	–	37.7
Lisandro Martínez Defender	90	0	0	0.03	33.1

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Chuba Akpom Forward	45	1	0	0.97	85.3
Issa Diop Defender	90	0	0	–	83.9
Jacob Greaves Defender	90	0	0	–	74.3
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder	28	0	0	–	72.3
Julio Enciso Midfielder	90	0	1	0.40	63.2
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder	83	0	1	–	62.0
Saša Lukić Midfielder	73	0	0	0.01	61.9
Darnell Furlong Defender	17	0	0	–	60.6
Kjell Scherpen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	58.5
Leif Davis Defender	90	1	0	0.49	58.2
Daizen Maeda Forward	73	0	0	0.05	45.8
Abdoul Ouattara Midfielder	17	0	0	–	44.7
Marcelino Núñez Midfielder	62	0	0	–	44.5
Emersonn Forward	45	0	0	–	41.4
Kasey McAteer Midfielder	15	0	0	–	39.3
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	0	0.07	38.2