Ipswich vs Sunderland tickets Premier League

As the opening weekend of the Premier League season, this matchday 1 encounter set both Ipswich and Sunderland off on their campaign at once, a shared first outing that carried the freshness of a clean slate. Ipswich came into the top flight this season, back among the elite after climbing up from the tier below, and marked their return by hosting at Portman Road Stadium on Saturday 22 August 2026 at 3pm. The two sides had crossed paths at this same ground once before, in the Championship back in January 2024, so the fixture arrived with a recent thread of familiarity attached to it. A 29,673-seat arena in Suffolk framed the first act of a long league season, the kind of afternoon start that sets the tone for the months ahead.