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Evening Standard
· collected 2026-09-15 · by Arthur Ferridge and Matt Verri
Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town 4-2 in their Carabao Cup match, marking an impressive start to the competition after last season's final loss to Manchester City. The game saw two goals each from Max Dowman for Ipswich and anonymous scoring by other players; Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom added consolation goals for Ipswich. Arsenal’s victory keeps them on track for a potential Carabao Cup title win this year, with the team making significant improvements since their previous encounters with top-tier teams earlier in the season.
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Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal opened their new Carabao Cup campaign with an emphatic victory, beating Ipswich 4-2.
asserted
Arsenal → open → Ipswich
Last season’s attempt at this competition ended in heartbreaking fashion for the Gunners as they rolled over in the final, suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
asserted
they → end → City
They have finished as runners-up in this competition four times in the past 20 years, but will hope to break their duck and finally get over the line this season.
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They → finish → line
Arsenal head north-east to Ipswich having made an unbeaten start to the new season, and two goals from Max Dowman amid further strikes from Mikel Merino and Noni Madueke ensured their progression here, in spite of the consolations scored by Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom.
asserted
goals → head → Mehmeti
Gary O’Neil’s side is now winless in three meetings with big six sides this season, though to score two goals is a notable improvement on earlier defeats by Manchester United and Liverpool.
asserted
score → score → United
Catch up with the action as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis from Matt Verri.
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it → catch → Verri
Utterly fearless and Ipswich could not live with him.
uncertain
Ipswich → live → him
Eberechi Eze 5
Wasted his opportunity to impress.
asserted
Eze → waste → opportunity
Did not offer the same intensity as those around him and felt like he was lacking half a yard of sharpness.
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he → offer → sharpness
Isolated on that wing with Lewis-Skelly largely playing centrally.
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Skelly → isolate → wing
One tame shot was all he managed and it can’t keep being put down to a lack of service.
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it → manage → service
Touch was terrible when he did get the ball.
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he → get → ball
Arsenal progress.
asserted
Arsenal → progress → ?
Akpom pulls another goal back for the Tractor Boys.
asserted
Akpom → pull → Boys
Ipswich 1-4 Arsenal
The fourth official announces two minutes of added time.
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official → announce → time
Arsenal are pushing hard for a fifth in the late stages here.
asserted
Arsenal → push → stages
Ibrahim comes on for Zubimendi.
asserted
Ibrahim → come → Zubimendi
Gyokeres goes down in the box and wants a penalty, but does not get one.
asserted
Gyokeres → go → one
Another Ipswich change, with Lukic replacing Luis.
asserted
Lukic → replace → Luis
Konsa is caught in possession, but Ipswich cannot capitalise on what is a brilliant position.
asserted
what → catch → possession
Odegaard and Tzolis replace Eze and Madueke.
asserted
Odegaard → replace → Eze
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