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Edited by Deepak Mahay We used AI to assist with reporting on this page. In this instance, AI helped to summarise BBC radio journalists' commentary of this match. All posts were checked by a journalist before publishing. Ipswich 1-1 Preston The match concludes at Portman Road with Ipswich Town and Preston North End sharing the spoils in an exciting 1-1 draw. Both teams pushed for a winner in injury time, but ultimately settled for a point each in a match full of drama and late action. Ipswich 1-1 Preston Ipswich Town's Jack Clarke goes down in the box again, appealing for a second penalty. However, the referee waves away the appeals, as Preston North End survive another scare. Ipswich 1-1 Preston Brenner Woolley BBC Radio Suffolk commentator Straight down the middle of the goal and Ipswich Town at the moment are maintaining this unbeaten run at Portman Road. Can they now go on and win it? Ipswich 1-1 Preston There was some confusion after Ipswich Town's equalising penalty from Jack Clarke. Preston North End players surrounded the referee suggesting a potential double-touch, but after consultations, the goal stands. They return to the halfway line as Ipswich level the score in stoppage time. Jack Clarke (90+2 mins pen) Jack Clarke converts the crucial penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner, levelling the score for Ipswich Town in the dying moments of the match. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Ipswich Town earn a penalty as Jack Clarke draws a foul in the penalty area, providing a crucial opportunity to equalise at the last moment. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Mick Payne England C goalkeeping coach on BBC Radio Lancashire Absolutely brilliant from Gibson. He's read the situation so well, covered his keeper and just, well, incredible. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Lewis Gibson, Preston North End's goal scorer, makes an incredible goal-line clearance to maintain their lead against Ipswich Town as Hirst looked set to equalise. Fantastic awareness and defensive tenacity from Gibson. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Preston North End make a substitution, with Mads Frokjaer-Jensen coming on to replace Alfie Devine. Ipswich Town continue to chase the equaliser with less than 10 minutes remaining. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Ipswich Town have missed a golden opportunity. George Hirst's miss from two yards amidst chaos in the box allows Preston North End to escape. Valiant Preston defending keeps them ahead. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Ipswich Town make crucial substitutions as they attempt to counter Preston North End's lead. Ben Johnson replaces Darnell Furlong, and Chuba Akpom comes on for Anis Mehmeti, aiming to revitalise their attack. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Cedric Kipre has a big chance for Ipswich Town with a header from the centre of the box following a corner, but it goes just wide. The home side's pressure on Preston North End continues. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Preston North End take a deserved lead with Lewis Gibson's scrappy goal following a corner. His tenacity in front of the goal after a blocked initial attempt paid off. Preston have shown disciplined defensive play and capitalised when it mattered, earning the advantage against Ipswich Town, who've been strong at home all season. Ipswich 0-1 Preston Ross Heaton Preston commentator, BBC Radio Lancashire It's Gibson from close range. Scrappy but they will not care. They've been dogged defensively and they've poached one at the other end. Lewis Gibson (72 mins) Lewis Gibson pokes the ball in from close range following a corner, giving Preston North End the lead. It's a scrappy but well-earned goal after dogged defensive and attacking efforts from Preston throughout the match. Ipswich 0-0 Preston Jordan Thompson pulls off a powerful shot for Preston North End but is thwarted by a superb save from the Ipswich Town goalkeeper, keeping the scoreline goalless. Ipswich 0-0 Preston It's still goalless at Portman Road as Ipswich Town push for a win to secure seven successive home victories. Preston North End seem content to hold out for a draw, which would extend their run to five games without scoring. Ipswich 0-0 Preston George Hirst has a golden opportunity for Ipswich Town but scuffs his shot wide after a promising ball from Anis Mehmeti. Ipswich are struggling to capitalise on their chances. Ipswich 0-0 Preston Ipswich Town make a second substitution as Sindre Egeli replaces Wes Burns, bolstering their attacking efforts. Ipswich 0-0 Preston Christian Walton's injury causes a brief stoppage in the game, although the players are now ready to continue. Preston North End's attacking moves through Jefferson and Jebbison continue to look dangerous. Jack Clarke has scored 12 goals for Ipswich Town so far this season Ipswich Town left it late to rescue a point against Preston North End on a day where they lost further ground on the Championship automatic promotion places. Jack Clarke scored from the spot in the 92nd minute to earn a late draw for the hosts, but Middlesbrough's win against Norwich and Hull's win at Blackburn means they end the day in fourth place and seven points off second spot. Coming into the trip to Portman Road, Preston had failed to score in their past four games, yet they dominated much of the encounter and deservedly led through Lewis Gibson's tap-in. Pol Valentin conceded a late spot-kick in the lead up to Clarke's goal but there was late controversy as Clarke appeared to slip in the process of taking his penalty, yet referee John Busby judged that he had not touched the ball more than once. Championship: Leaders Coventry lose at QPR as Boro move level on points after beating Norwich - reaction Paul Heckingbottom's side had the better of the action in the first half, with Daniel Jebbison twice going close, first when his shot was well blocked by the Ipswich defence, and again when he struck wide of the mark. Ipswich came into the match off the back of four wins from their past five, however they were defeated by Sheffield United last time out, and they struggled to gain traction against the Lilywhites. They fought back, however, when Wes Burns teed up Darnell Furlong, but his right-footed effort was nudged away by the Preston back line. The visitors continued to threaten, with Ipswich keeper Christian Walton having to stay alert to deny Gibson's volley before the break. In the second half, Preston maintained their momentum, with Alfie Devine's lofted effort going over the crossbar, while Jordan Thompson also went close with a long-range drive. The breakthrough came with less than 20 minutes remaining as Gibson prospered from a corner and coolly tapped in from three yards out - but there was more drama to come. Clarke was brought down in the box and duly dispatched his spot kick, awarded despite Preston's protests, as the hosts avoided a second consecutive defeat and kept in the fight for an immediate return to the Premier League. Ipswich Town boss Kieran Mc Kenna told BBC Radio Suffolk: "It was a tough challenge. They came today with a gameplan, they defended really deep, put an extra body in midfield, which they don't usually do, and they made it really hard for us to break them down. "We did some good things, we came close a few times but we didn't quite do enough or execute enough. We need to keep working on it. "We didn't quite manage to counter enough throughout the game. Daniel Jebbison was a big threat with his running and then they scored their goal from a set play which was a bit lucky as well, to be honest, in terms of how it fell, but we didn't defend it well enough. "After that I thought the reaction from the team and the stadium was really good. " This video can not be played 'I don't think anyone could begrudge us if we'd got the three points' - Heckingbottom Preston North End boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire: "The result is a shame, but the performance was good and strong. Sometimes it goes against you. For the majority of the game I felt we were comfortable, regardless of the players they've got and how well coached they are. "I felt that we controlled when they had the ball and after the first five minutes we did carry our threat and I felt that threat grew in the game. "That's the way it goes. You know you're going to have big spells to defend, especially as the game wears on and Kieran is throwing more attacking players on. "It's frustrating and a shame. I don't think anyone could begrudge us if we'd got the three points there because it was really well done and a big performance, but we didn't manage to do it. " After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 31st January 2026 at 17: 03 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Kieran Mc Kenna Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Paul Heckingbottom Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Kieran Mc Kenna Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Paul Heckingbottom Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Ipswich have lost their last two Championship games against Preston (2-3 in February 2024 and 0-1 in August 2025), only once previously losing three in a row against them in the second tier: a run of four between August 2005 and March 2007. Preston will be aiming to complete a league double over Ipswich for the first time since 2008-09, when they beat them home (3-2) and away (2-1) under Alan Irvine. Ipswich were beaten by Sheffield United last time out (1-3 at Bramall Lane), but have only lost consecutive Championship matches under Kieran Mc Kenna once previously (1-2 v Middlesbrough and 0-3 v Charlton in October 2025). Preston have lost their last three Championship games without scoring a single goal, last having a longer streak in a single campaign in April-May 2024 (5 losses, 0 goals). Ipswich’s Marcelino Núñez has assisted seven goals in the Championship this season – since 2018-19, only one midfielder has registered more in a single second tier campaign for the club (8 by Conor Chaplin in 2023-24). Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.