Enciso scores a stunner as Ipswich recover to draw 2–2 at Hull
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Chris Donovan
Ipswich came back to draw 2–2 at Hull on Saturday, with Julio Enciso scoring a superb equaliser. They are 13th on 11 points from nine games, below Hull on goal difference, and have drawn their last two league games.
Florentino Luis gave them the lead in the 22nd minute, with a powerful near-post strike from a pass by Abdoul Ouattara, the BBC said, and Ipswich dominated the first half. Enciso headed in from a corner, but it was ruled out for a foul on Oli McBurnie. Hull scored twice early in the second half, through Tim Iroegbunam and McBurnie. Enciso then worked his way through the Hull defence and hit a 20-yard left-footed shot into the top corner with 16 minutes left, from Matusiwa’s pass. It followed his equaliser in last week’s 1–1 draw with Forest, the Guardian reported.
Gary O’Neil said: “We were excellent, the better side for almost all of it. There’s disappointment that it doesn’t get us three, but a point on the road in the Premier League is still something.” He added that Hull “don’t dominate the game, they don’t batter your goal, but if you make a mistake they will capitalise on it”.
The BBC said Coventry, Ipswich and Hull have 31 points between them after nine games, the 13th-highest tally by promoted sides at this stage. All 18 promoted teams since 2010–11 who collected 11 or more points from nine games survived, the BBC said, and Ipswich have reached 11.
Ipswich’s form reads WLWLDD. They have won three, drawn two and lost four.
Next up is a home game against Bournemouth at Portman Road on Sunday 8 November (14:00 GMT).
Portman Road has been Ipswich Town’s home since 1884, and it still feels like a ground that grew with the club rather than a bowl parked beside a retail park. For a visiting supporter it is compact, close to the pitch and loud enough that you will know you are in Suffolk. The address is Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2DA. Capacity is 30,056, almost all seated, on a hybrid pitch of about 102 by 75 metres.
Behind the north goal is the Sir Bobby Robson Stand, rebuilt in 2001 and renamed after the club’s greatest manager following his death in 2009. It holds around 7,500 and is the noisiest home end. The lower tier is adults only. Opposite, behind the south goal, is the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand, rebuilt in the early 2000s and renamed in 2012 for the manager who won the league in 1962. It is home support, and generally less ferocious than the north end.
Along the west touchline is the three-tier West Stand, the largest block in the ground, with hospitality and a family area in the lower tier. The dugouts sit on this side, and the players’ tunnel comes out in the corner where the West Stand meets the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand, so the teams run out towards the south-west corner. Facing it, on Portman Road itself, is the Cobbold Stand, built in 1971 and once called the Portman Stand. The away allocation is at its southern end.
That is where you will be. Visiting supporters are housed towards the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand, in blocks VU1, VU2, VU3, VL and VA of the Cobbold. The usual allocation is a little over 2,000 covered seats, with a smaller uncovered lower section used when numbers demand it. Turnstiles and the away ticket windows are on Portman Road. Safe-standing rails went in ahead of 2024–25, but this remains an old stand. Pillars can cut the view at the back, legroom is tight, and the lower tier is the one part of the ground that is not properly covered. On a wet afternoon the upper tier is the better bet.
From those seats you look across at the West Stand and along the pitch to both goals: the north goal in front of the Sir Bobby Robson Stand, the south goal in front of the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. You are side-on, not behind a goal. Seats further forward are worth asking for. The home support will be loudest to your right, in the Robson Stand.
Getting in is simplest by train. Ipswich station is about a ten-minute walk: leave towards the river, cross, and follow Sir Alf Ramsey Way. The designated away pub is the Station Hotel, also known as the Riverside, opposite the station. Most pubs tight to the ground are home-only, and the FanZone is not for visitors. There is no club car park. The nearest pay option is on Portman Road beside the away end, postcode IP1 2BP, but access is restricted around kick-off. Away coaches often use West End Road.
Gates usually open about two hours before kick-off. Expect a search, including a dog unit on some days. Keep bags to something no bigger than a carrier bag, as there is nowhere to leave them. Outside food is not allowed in, and the kiosks are cashless. Use the Cobbold turnstiles rather than following the home flow to the Robson or Ramsey ends. It is not the most comfortable afternoon in English football, but the crowd is on top of you and the goals are where the diagram says they are.