Arsenal cantered to a 4-0 victory over Ipswich Town to end Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League title on Sunday, with Leandro Trossard scoring twice and the hosts' Leif Davis sent off for a dangerous tackle on Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal moved on to 66 points in second spot but Liverpool, who face relegation-threatened Leicester City later, still only need to win two of their remaining games to secure the crown.
After dominating the opening exchanges, Arsenal took the lead through Trossard in the 14th minute and Gabriel Martinelli doubled the advantage with a simple finish in the 28th minute before Davis was shown a straight red card for raking his studs down the back of Saka's leg.
Trossard grabbed his second in the 69th minute and Ethan Nwaneri added a late fourth to leave Ipswich stuck in 18th place on 21 points. They will be relegated if they drop points again or 17th-placed West Ham United pick up one more point from their remaining five games.
Relive all the action from the Premier League clash in our live blog below:
Ipswich vs Arsenal LIVE
- Arsenal thrash 10-man Ipswich 4-0 in the Premier League
- Gunners keep slim title hopes alive with a dominant victory
- REPORT: Arsenal delay Liverpool’s title party to leave Ipswich on the brink of relegation
- 88' GOAL! Nwaneri's doubly deflected effort finds the net (IPS 0-4 ARS)
- 69 GOAL! Trossard finishes smartly from short corner (IPS 0-3 ARS)
- 31' RED CARD! Davis sent off for raking tackle down the back of Saka's foot (IPS 0-2 ARS)
- 29' GOAL! Martinelli finishes off lovely team move to double lead (IPS 0-2 ARS)
- 14' GOAL! Saka finds Trossard to finish neatly in the box (IPS 0-1 ARS)
Ipswich Town FC 0 - 4 Arsenal FC
Arsenal delay Liverpool’s title party to leave Ipswich on the brink of relegation
Sunday 20 April 2025 16:47 , Luke BakerArsenal denied Liverpool the opportunity to be crowned Premier League champions on Easter Sunday with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Ipswich Town at Portman Road.
Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead after just 14 minutes and Gabriel Martinelli doubled their advantage shortly before the half-hour mark.
Ipswich were then forced to play for an hour with 10 players after Leif Davis was shown a straight red card for a late tackle on Bukayo Saka.
Trossard added his second on 69 minutes with substitute Ethan Nwaneri completing the rout two minutes from time.
Arsenal delay Liverpool’s title party to leave Ipswich on the brink of relegation
WATCH: Nwaneri makes it four
Sunday 20 April 2025 16:02 , Luke BakerHere’s how Arsenal rounded off the 4-0 win, with Ethan Nwaneri’s deflected goal
"A scoreline that reflects the Arsenal dominance" 💪
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Ethan Nwaneri makes it FOUR! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/UaQbCGPVXx
FULL-TIME! Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:58 , Luke BakerEasy street for Arsenal and they keep the Premier League title race alive, mathematically at least...
Meanwhile, Ipswich will be heading for the Championship - 15 points from safety with five games to go.
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal, 90+3 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:56 , Luke BakerA couple of short corners as Arsenal run down the clock. Zinchenko then cuts in and shoots but it flies over the bar.
Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal, 90 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:55 , Luke BakerInto four minutes of added time as Arsenal see this out
GOAL! Ipswich 0-4 Arsenal (Ethan Nwaneri, 88 mins)
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:52 , Luke BakerAnd it’s another one for Arsenal! Ethan Nwaneri cuts in on his left foot and fires goalwards from just inside the box. It takes two deflections and ends up in the bottom corner!
Nwaneri barely celebrates and it may go down as an own goal eventually but they all count.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal, 86 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:50 , Luke BakerNo hat-trick for Trossard as he’s subbed off, with youngster Nathan Butler-Oyedeji coming on.
Free-kick in a dangerous position for Arsenal as Morsy fouls Zinchenko. Rice is off the pitch, so who fancies this for the Gunners?
Zinchenko himself lines this up but curls it straight into the wall
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal, 82 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:45 , Luke BakerLiam Delap, who has been suffering with a rib injury in recent weeks, comes on for the final 10 minutes. Massimo Luongo also on as Cajuste and Hirst go off.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal, 76 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:40 , Luke BakerHirst shows his pace to burst past Kiwior but his cross is too long and goes all the way through the area.
At the other end, Sterling tries to jink his way through defenders but gets stopped and the offside flag is up anyway.
Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal, 73 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:37 , Luke BakerA 100th Premier League appearance for Kieran Tierney as he comes on for Rice. Presumably Zinchenko will move into midfield. A straight swap of Raheem Sterling for Martinelli is the other change.
GOAL! Ipswich 0-3 Arsenal (Leandro Trossard, 69 mins)
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:33 , Luke BakerA short corner finally works for Arsenal! Rice slips a pass into Leandro Trossard, who is inexplicably unmarked eight yards out, just to the left of the goal and he slots the ball through a defender’s legs and into the corner.
The second time he’s nutmegged en route to a goal today!
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 67 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:31 , Luke BakerMartinelli’s shot is deflected wide for a corner. Again, Arsenal go short and they win another corner from Trossard’s blocked cross.
Martinelli then rifles a shot at goal but Greaves blocks well.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 62 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:27 , Luke BakerArsenal still probing here with a couple of dangerous crosses but can’t find another killer breakthrough. Odegaard sends a dipping shot towards the bottom corner but Palmer saves
CLOSE! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 57 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:20 , Luke BakerIpswich’s best moment of the game. Morsy lofts a pass over the top into the channel for Hirst to chase. He cuts inside on to his right foot and tries to power a shot into the far corner but it goes wide
Double substitute for Arsenal as Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri comes for Saka and Merino. Arteta having the luxury to protect Saka here
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 55 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:18 , Luke BakerSaka stands up a cross for Merino at the back stick but Tuanzebe defends it well. It’s still quite a niggly encounter on the whole
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 52 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:15 , Luke BakerIpswich struggling to get out of their own defensive third. They wina free-kick as Merino fouls Morsy, who reacts angrily and there’s a bit of afters between them. A talking-to from the ref and it calms down.
Saliba then pulls Taylor’s shirt in his own box but both men are holding so nothing doing in terms of a penalty.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 48 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:11 , Luke BakerArsenal win an early corner. They go short, it’s worked to Odegaard at the byline, he flashes a shot goalwards and Palmer saves with his feet for another corner.
Short again, eventually Tuanzebe concedes a third corner in quick succession. They go short once more but this time Ipswich can run the ball out of danger. They survive.
KICK-OFF! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 15:09 , Luke BakerBack underway at Portman Road
HALF-TIME! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:52 , Luke BakerA slightly breathless first half comes to an end. Arsenal have had 11 shots to Ipswich’s two and they’ve completely dominated.
Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli have scored nice goals, while Leif Davis was sent off to reduce Ipswich to 10 men. Bukayo Saka has been sublime other than his finishing, which has been diabolical.
It probably should be more than 2-0 to Arsenal and it’s hard to see a way back for Ipswich in the second half.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 45+3 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:50 , Luke BakerFive minutes of added time. Ipswich almost create something clear-cut as Hirst nods down a free-kick in a dangerous-looking area but they commit a foul and Arsenal clear.
At the other end, things are slightly frantic and there are some big challenges going in. eventually Hirst is pinged for a foul
MISS! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 44 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:48 , Luke BakerActually, I say Saka has been sharp - his finishing has been off-kilter today. It’s another miss for the winger, who could have had a hat-trick.
He creates space on the left and Odegaard fires the ball into him but he pokes wide with the first-time effort. That should’ve beena goal
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 42 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:44 , Luke BakerSaka finds space as he runs off the shoulder of Burgess and he gets a shot away but it’s straight at Palmer and easy enough to deal with.
Saka has been looking sharp today - no idea how he hasn’t scored yet.
WATCH: Leif Davis sees red
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:43 , Luke BakerNot sure Leif Davis can have many complaints about this red card. Clumsy.
🗣️ "He's nowhere near the ball!"
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Leif Davis has been sent off for this challenge on Bukayo Saka! 🟥 pic.twitter.com/CDIYc1wR5J
MISS! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 38 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:40 , Luke BakerWow! Saka has to score there but makes a complete mess of it. Odegaard slips a ball through for him, he’s into the box, one on one with the goal at his mercy but skews the ball wide. You’d back him to score every time there!
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 36 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:39 , Luke BakerHuge boos every time Saka touches the ball now from the Ipswich crowd. How dare he let Leif Davis go through the back of him...
He almost delivers the perfect riposte as he drops a shoulder, cuts inside a defender and tries a patented curling shot into the far corner but it’s narrowly wide. Good effot.
Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal, 34 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:37 , Luke BakerIt’s sacrificial lamb time as Ipswich need to bring on a defender to replace the hole left by Davis and it’s Jack Clarke who’s hooked with Cameron Burgess coming on.
Jacob Greaves over to left-back as Burgess settles in at CB.
RED CARD! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal (Leif Davis, 31 mins)
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:35 , Luke BakerOh no! Bad to worse for Ipswich. It’s clumsy and ugly from Leif Davis.
He challenges Saka from behind, it’s studs up and they rake down the back of Saka’s lower leg and foot. Not sure there was much malice there but it’s a naughty tackle, Saka goes down in some pain and the red card is brandished.
VAR quickly checks it and ratifies the decision as Saka receives treatment.
🗣️ "He's nowhere near the ball!"
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Leif Davis has been sent off for this challenge on Bukayo Saka! 🟥 pic.twitter.com/CDIYc1wR5J
GOAL! Ipswich 0-2 Arsenal (Gabriel Martinelli, 29 mins)
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:31 , Luke BakerWhat a team goal by Arsenal. Classy, classy stuff
Beautifully brought down by Trossard and he sends Saka scampering down the left. Beats Davis, great ball across to Merino who flicks a backheel on to Gabriel Martinelli arriving at the back post to slot home.
Stunning goal and a thoroughly deserved 2-0 lead.
Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal, 26 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:28 , Luke BakerEnciso tries to counter for Ipswich but Merino hauls him down in the middle of the park to stop the danger. Yellow card for the Spaniard, who is playing back in midfield today rather than as a makeshift striker.
Saka then has a chance to shoot or fire a dangerous ball in as he enters the penalty area but a rare miskick from the England international.
CHANCE! Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal, 24 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:26 , Luke BakerMartinelli marauds forward again and Tuanzebe produces another superb block to stop the cross, conceding a corner.
Rice goes short to Zinchenko, back to him to cross from a different angle and O’Shea nods behind for another corner.
Saka delivers this one and it’s a great ball to the back post, Merino gets a head on it from a couple of yards out, unmarked but he can’t hang long enough to get over the top of it and his header balloons over the bar. That was half a chance
Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal, 21 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:23 , Luke BakerArsenal still pressing for a second goal here. Martinelli runs at Tuanzebe a couple of times but the ex-Man United players stays strong.
Ipswich try a counter-attack and Clarke has options left and right but picks the wrong one as his attempted ball to Johnson goes out for a goal-kick. Davis to the left may have been better
WATCH: Trossard gives Arsenal the lead
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:21 , Luke BakerA clinical finish from Trossard to put Arsenal ahead at Portman Road
Arsenal LEAD! 🔴
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Clinical from Leandro Trossard! 🎯 pic.twitter.com/mpc6p619K8
Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal, 17 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:20 , Luke BakerTrossard with his confidence up after that goal and he takes aim from distance but it flies over the bar
GOAL! Ipswich 0-1 Arsenal (Leandro Trossard, 14 mins)
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:17 , Luke BakerAnd Arsenal break the deadlock! Odegaard strides forward, slips in Saka and he squares the ball to Leandro Trossard in the centre of the box.
Good first touch with Morsy hanging off him, shows good strength and gets the shot through the legs of O’Shea and into the bottom corner. Lovely finish and a goal arsenal deserved.
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 13 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:15 , Luke BakerArsenal have had the better of it but no clear-cut chances so far at Portman Road
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 13 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:14 , Luke BakerTrossard chops back and dinks the ball neatly into Martinelli but he’s crowded out by Tuanzebe and it’s a goal-kick.
All very tight when Arsenal get into the final third at the moment, with the Tractor Boys happy to pile men behind the ball.
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 10 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:11 , Luke BakerFirst real attack from Ipswich, Enciso cuts in from the left and thumps a shot that is blocked by White quite close to him. There was power behind that and White goes down after feeling it. He’s back up shortly after and fine to carry on though.
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 7 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:09 , Luke BakerGood link-up between Odegaard and Saka, who plays a ball in to Trossard who takes a shot but Tuanzebe dives across to block behind for a corner.
The corner is whipped into the six-yard box but Ipswich clear. All Arsenal so far in terms of possession and territory
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 5 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:07 , Luke BakerMartinelli drops deep and does brilliantly to spina man and release Zinchenko down the left to beat the press. It’s a lovely, flowing Arsenal move as the ball is switched to Trossard but they can’t get a shot away as the blue wall closes them down.
Ipswich then play a ball over the top for Hirst to chase but Raya is quick off his line to snuff out the danger
Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal, 3 mins
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:04 , Luke BakerArsenal probe early on as Martinelli curls a cross into the box but Ipswich scramble the ball away.
Saka being closed down by two men whenever he gets the ball in the early going.
KICK-OFF! Ipswich 0-0 Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 14:02 , Luke BakerUnderway at Portman Road. Can Arsenal keep their slim title hopes alive?
Ipswich v Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:54 , Luke BakerWe’re less than 10 minutes away from kick-off now.
Jurrien Timber on Myles Lewis-Skelly
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:42 , Luke BakerMyles Lewis-Skelly has been a revelation for Arsenal this season at left-back. So what does Jurrien Timber make of his teammate?
"He's so nice and humble, but on the pitch? He's like a lion." 🦁
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Jurrien Timber showing love to Myles Lewis-Skelly ❤️ pic.twitter.com/EpBvb0953l
WATCH: Jens Cajuste reflects on Liam Delap impact
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:33 , Luke BakerIpswich’s main threat this season has been ex-Man City academy prospect Liam Delap.
In a forgettable season for the Tractor Boys, Delap has shone and although he’s only fit enough for the bench today, Sky Sports have spoken to teammate Jens Cajuste about the striker
"He's a beast, he has all the qualities" 💪
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 20, 2025
Ipswich's Jens Cajuste praises team-mate Liam Delap and reflects on the club's season so far under Kieran McKenna 🔵 pic.twitter.com/IBHW3s3v8y
Bukayo Saka hoping for less off-pitch drama today
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:22 , Luke BakerSo Bukayo Saka starts for Arsenal - let’s hope it’s a less dramatic off-field day for the winger than against Real Madrid in midweek
Saka was confronted by Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal as he made his way down the tunnel at half-time of Arsenal’s victory at the Bernabeu.
The incident came after Saka had missed a first-half penalty in the Champions League quarter-final, with his attempted ‘Panenka’ saved by Thibaut Courtois.
Saka redeemed himself by chipping Courtois in the second half, with Arsenal progressing 5-1 on aggregate to reach the Champions League semi-finals for only the third time.
However, a heated moment came at the half-time break as the players went down the tunnel. Saka was approached by Carvajal, who grabbed the winger and said a word in his ear.
Bukayo Saka confronted by Real Madrid star near tunnel in heated moment
Arsenal players arriving at Portman Road
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:08 , Luke BakerThe arsenal team are in position at Portman Road
Ipswich v Arsenal team news - Bukayo Saka starts
Sunday 20 April 2025 13:01 , Luke BakerMikel Arteta said he would have a renewed focus on the Premier League given the form of the teams below Arsenal and that’s borne out in his team selection.
Bukayo Saka starts his first league match since returning from injury, with Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli completing the front three. Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko are the starting full-backs, while Mikel Merino slots into midfield alongside Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice.
Meanwhile for Ipswich, Liam Delap is only deemed fit enough for the bench and Jaden Philogene, Kalvin Phillips and Omari Hutchinson are all still out injured.
Ipswich XI: Palmer; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Clarke; Hirst
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Rice, Merino, Odegaard; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Ipswich v Arsenal team news
Sunday 20 April 2025 12:56 , Luke BakerHere’s the team news for both sides today
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) April 20, 2025
🔙 White returns to the XI
💪 Zinchenko in at left-back
🪄 Trossard leads the line
Let's do this, Gunners 👊
COYB! 💪#IPSARS pic.twitter.com/V6RIJDTpYQ
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) April 20, 2025
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta vows to keep Liverpool waiting for title
Sunday 20 April 2025 12:29 , Luke BakerMikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal will not allow Liverpool the opportunity to be crowned Premier League champions on Easter Sunday.
Liverpool will claim the title with five matches remaining if Arsenal lose against Ipswich at Portman Road and they see off Leicester at the King Power Stadium.
But Arteta, who this week oversaw his side’s progression to the Champions League semi-finals with a stunning 2-1 victory at Real Madrid to complete a 5-1 aggregate triumph, said: “We will make sure that we win the game against Ipswich, and that (Liverpool winning the league) doesn’t happen.”
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta vows to keep Liverpool waiting for title
WATCH: Arteta confirms Arsenal injury boost ahead
Sunday 20 April 2025 12:10 , Luke BakerSome good injury news for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta confirms Kai Havertz is close to a return. Here’s what the Gunners boss had to say
How Liverpool could win the Premier League today
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:53 , Luke BakerLiverpool are within touching distance of securing the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk’s late header earned the Reds a 2-1 win over West Ham at Anfield last weekend while Arsenal dropped more points.
The Reds are now 13 points clear at the top and they now need just six more to make mathematically certain of the title.
But it could be all over this Easter weekend... Here’s how:
Early Arsenal team news
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:39 , Luke BakerMikel Arteta may well rotate his Arsenal side as the Champions League remains the priority, though he has hinted that the Premier League will need to be a renewed focus given the form of teams below them.
Either way, Jorginho remains absent and while Riccardo Calafiori is moving closer to a return, he will not be fit to feature here.
Predicted Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Trossard, Sterling.
Early Ipswich team news
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:37 , Luke BakerJaden Philogene appears likely to miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury against Chelsea last weekend.
Kalvin Phillips and Omari Hutchinson remain out, while Liam Delap will be assessed as he continues to recover from a rib injury.
Predicted Ipswich XI: Palmer; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Clarke; Delap.
How to watch Ipswich v Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:37 , Luke BakerIpswich vs Arsenal is due to kick off at 2pm BST on Sunday 20 April at Portman Road.
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage on the channels from 1pm BST. Subscribers can stream the action via Sky Go.
Everything you need to know about Ipswich v Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:36 , Luke BakerIpswich’s Premier League status is safe for another week though relegation looms as they welcome Arsenal to Portman Road.
West Ham’s draw against Southampton on Saturday leaves them 15 points ahead of Kieran McKenna’s side with five games to come after this clash, just about keeping Ipswich alive.
It could be a decisive weekend at the top of the table, though - if Arsenal are shocked here, Liverpool would secure the title if they beat Leicester later.
After the emotional high of Champions League success over Real Madrid in midweek, Mikel Arteta’s side could yet be caught off-guard.
Here’s everything you need to know:
Ipswich v Arsenal
Sunday 20 April 2025 11:32 , Luke BakerGood afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Ipswich vs Arsenal. Can the Gunners keep their slim title hopes alive and, more importantly, maintain a stranglehold on a Champions League spot
