Ipswich continue their hunt for a first league win of the season against Fulham at Portman Road.
Victory will lift Ipswich out of the relegation zone, whilst Fulham can stay in the top ten with a win.
Team News
Ipswich have no fresh injury concerns to report following their dramatic Carabao Cup exit at AFC Wimbledon on penalties.
Harry Clarke (Achilles), George Hirst (knee), Wes Burns and Nathan Broadhead (both hamstring) are still sidelined.
Fulham have no fresh injury concerns to report.
When is Kick-Off?
Ipswich host Fulham at Portman Road on Saturday 31 August at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Ipswich are yet to lose to Fulham in the Premier League (W1, D1).
- Fulham lost their sole previous Premier League visit to Ipswich by 1-0 result in January 2002.
- Ipswich are winless in their last seven matches against Fulham in all competitions (D1, L6).
- Luke Woolfenden made six interceptions in Ipswich’s first two league games of this season.
- Just one of Fulham’s seven bookings in three matches in all competitions so far this season came before half-time.
Prediction
It was obvious that Ipswich wouldn’t get anything at Manchester City last weekend but they showed their counter-attacking potential, which could well be key to unlocking quality teams at times this season if can defend well too.
Their midweek Carabao Cup exit at AFC Wimbledon though might feel tough but it might be to their advantage, with plenty of time now to focus solely on building momentum in the league if want to stay up.
Fulham meanwhile seem to have found their groove with wins over Leicester and Birmingham in the last week, with their flanks looking key to their attack which will pose some issues for their opposition if not careful at the back.
I therefore am expecting a tough end-to-end battle here but if Fulham’s attack can utilise their pace, I fancy them to get another win but Ipswich should view this as a winnable game.
Prediction: Ipswich 1-2 Fulham
Result: Ipswich 1-1 Fulham
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