Ipswich Town and Arsenal have named their starting teams for their EFL Cup third round tie at Portman Road on Tuesday. The Tractor Boys beat third-tier Leicester City 3-1 at home in the Carabao Cup second round, while the visitors are playing their first match in this seasons competition.Mikel Artetas side have won all five of their games in 2026/27 after prevailing 2-0 at Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.The Gunners have advanced from all but two of their last 23 ties at this stage of the competition, while Ipswich have progressed from seven of their most recent nine such showdowns. Table of ContentsIpswich confirmed starting team vs ArsenalArsenal full line up vs Ipswich TownWhere to watch Ipswich vs Arsenal: TV channel, live online streamsIpswich Town vs Arsenal: Carabao Cup statsIpswich confirmed starting team vs ArsenalIpswich Town: Walton, Furlong, Kipre, Greaves, Ouattara, Florentino, Nunez, McAteer, Mehmeti, Philogene, FlemmingSubstitutes: Palmer, OShea, Davis, Lukic, Egeli, Clarke, Maeda, Enciso, AkpomArsenal full line up vs Ipswich TownArsenal: Arrizabalaga, Zubimendi, Salmon, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Guimaraes, Merino, Dowman, Madueke, Eze, GyokeresSubstitutes: Meslier, Saka, Odegaard, Konsa, Tzolis, Havertz, Calafiori, Ibrahim, JulienneWhere to watch Ipswich vs Arsenal: TV channel, live online streamsKick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Plus.Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs �14.99 for a day membership, �27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or �34.99 a month with no contract.Ipswich Town vs Arsenal: Carabao Cup statsIn the five editions of this fixture in the EFL Cup since the teams first met in the competition in 1970/71, there have been two wins for each side and one drawIpswich matched their best-ever EFL Cup run by reaching a semi-final against Arsenal in 2011, winning the first leg 1-0 at home before exiting with a 3-0 defeat in the return gameThat win is the only time they have avoided defeat in their last seven meetings with Arsenal in all competitions, losing the other six encounters 13-0 on aggregateTheir record at home to Arsenal this century is W1 D1 L2, most recently losing 4-0 in the 2024/25 Premier LeagueTown have gone past the EFL Cup second round once in their last 10 campaigns, losing 3-1 at home to Fulham in the fourth round in 2022/23That defeat to Liverpool is their only home loss in all competitions since a defeat to Charlton Athletic in the Championship on October 21 2025, winning 14 and drawing six of their other games at Portman Road during the periodArsenal have won eight of their last 11 matches in the EFL Cup, losing last seasons final against Manchester City and suffering two defeats to Newcastle in the 2024/25 semi-finalsThe defeat to City extended their 33-year wait to lift the trophy for a third time, having triumphed in 1987 and 1993They have 32 wins to 18 for Ipswich in the history of the fixture in all competitions, with 11 draws and Gunners legend Ian Wright the all-time top scorer in games between the teams, netting nine times Saka matched Robert Pires tally of 84 goals for Arsenal by scoring his third of the season and 84th overall for the club with a penalty during second-half added time against Sunderland Recent Results : Ipswich Premier League Crystal Palace CRY W 2 3 2026-09-12 Ipswich IPS Premier League Ipswich IPS L 0 2 2026-09-04 Liverpool LIV Premier League Manchester United MUN L 5 2 2026-08-30 Ipswich IPS League Cup Ipswich IPS W 3 1 2026-08-25 Leicester LEI Premier League Ipswich IPS W 2 1 2026-08-22 Sunderland SUN Recent Results : Arsenal Premier League Sunderland SUN W 0 2 2026-09-12 Arsenal ARS UEFA Champions League Napoli NAP W 0 1 2026-09-09 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS W 2 1 2026-09-06 Chelsea CHE Premier League Aston Villa AST W 0 1 2026-08-31 Arsenal ARS Premier League Arsenal ARS W 3 0 2026-08-21 Coventry COV Topics Arsenal F.C. Carabao Cup EFL Cup Gary O'Neil Ipswich Town F.C. Mikel Arteta Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Liverpool vs Tottenham live: Confirmed teams and full line ups Ben Miller 15th September, 2026 Ipswich v Arsenal: Preview, expected line-ups, stats and where to watch Ben Miller 15th September, 2026 Liverpool v Tottenham: Preview, expected line-ups and stats Ben Miller 15th September, 2026 Manchester United v Brighton: Preview, expected line-ups, stats Mitch Fretton 15th September, 2026 Arteta challenges Dowman to earn minutes after quiet start to new campaign Mitch Fretton 15th September, 2026 Arsenal boss Arteta let football down with weekend rant and damaged the game he claims to want to protect Jon Fisher 14th September, 2026
