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U21s at Hornchurch in National League Cup Tuesday, 8th Sep 2026 10:40 Town’s U21s are in National League Cup action away against Hornchurch this evening (KO 7pm). The young Blues drew 1-1 at Braintree Town in their opening fixture, Luca Fletcher (pictured) scoring their goal, before picking up a further point by winning the penalty shootout 4-3.

Ademiluyi Nets in England U20s Victory Tuesday, 8th Sep 2026 19:23 Town Women’s striker Princess Ademiluyi was on target as England U20s thrashed Tanzania 5-1 in their second game at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland this evening. Ademiluyi got the Young Lionesses up and running in the ninth minute before Aston Villa’s Rachel Maltby bagged a first-half hat-trick to make the scoreline 4-0 at half-time.

Davis: Smooth Transition Under New Boss Tuesday, 8th Sep 2026 10:51 by Kallum Brisset Town defender Leif Davis says the Blues have made a smooth transition to life under Gary O’Neil following a change in the managerial hotseat at Portman Road over the summer. Former Strasbourg boss O’Neil was appointed in June to replace the outgoing Kieran McKenna, who announced he was stepping down after four and a half years in charge to take a break from the game.

U21s Beaten at Hornchurch Tuesday, 8th Sep 2026 20:55 Town’s U21s were beaten 3-0 at Hornchurch in their second National League Cup group game. Joe Kizzi gave the home side the lead in the 31st minute, Bobby Kelman made it 2-0 just before the hour and Henry Sandat sealed the three points for the Essex side with six minutes remaining. U21s: Noonan, Elliott, Mthunzi, Mazionis (c), Lewis, Doherty (Sains 65), Wood, Fletcher (Runham 71), Eze (Pitts 65), Nicolaou (Eldred 80), Mauge (Buabo 72).

O'Shea: Right-Back is No Problem For Me Monday, 7th Sep 2026 09:40 by Kallum Brisset Town captain Dara O’Shea says centre-back remains his preferred position after being used at right-back during the opening weeks of the Premier League season. Having led the Blues to promotion from the Championship last season at the heart of defence, O’Shea has started each of the first three league games of the campaign in a wider role within the backline.

Town Women Grab Late Leveller Against Forest Sunday, 6th Sep 2026 17:52 by Matt Makin Ipswich Town Women left it very late to salvage a 1-1 draw from this afternoon’s WSL2 opener, Megan Hornby’s rocket in the 93rd minute gaining the Blues a point against Nottingham Forest at the JobServe Community Stadium.

Mthunzi Named in Provisional Zimbabwe Squad Saturday, 5th Sep 2026 23:12 Town U21s defender Corbin Mthunzi has been named in a provisional Zimbabwe squad ahead of their opening two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers later this month. The Zimbabweans travel to take on Sierra Leone on Thursday 24th September, then host DR Congo four days later. Equatorial Guinea are the other team in the group.

Ademiluyi Starts as England Draw U20s World Cup Opener Saturday, 5th Sep 2026 21:15 Town Women’s striker Princess Ademiluyi was in the starting XI as England drew 1-1 with Canada in their opening group game at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Ademiluyi, 20, who is on loan from Gotham FC until the end of the year, played the first 77 minutes having gone close to opening the scoring in the 15th minute.

U18s Win at Birmingham Saturday, 5th Sep 2026 18:15 The Blues’ U18s beat Birmingham City 3-0 at the Midlanders’ Knighthead Training and Academy Grounds this afternoon. Town went ahead in first-half injury time from the penalty spot. Chris Atherton was fouled by Henry Pearsall and Jayden Adetiba (pictured) found the corner of the net. Atherton hit the bar from a free-kick soon after the restart and on 53 Roman Burton-Yurevich headed home Adetiba’s cross to make it 2-0.

Between The Lines 2, The Irreverent PREM Poetry Of ITFC - Steamrollered In Nine After the first nine minutes, I’m frankly relieved it wasn’t a cricket score. A tough night for the Blues under the Friday night lights. Ipswich Town 0:2 Liverpool, 04/09/2026 Steamrollered In Nine Colder weather and a new squad stitched together, that’s fine. But the Ipswich stitch in time didn’t save us after nine… minutes, we were simply not in it, to win it. Chasing shadows like The Red Arrows, however you spin it.