Relegation-battling Ipswich entertain mid-table Tottenham Hotspur in a tough Premier League fixture.
Victory could lift Ipswich out of the relegation zone, whilst Tottenham will stay 12th with a win.
Team News
Axel Tuanzebe is suspended for Ipswich following his red card in their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa last weekend.
Sammie Szmodics (ankle), Sam Morsy (abdominal) plus Leif Davis (knock) are doubts but Julio Enciso (knee) is ruled out.
Christian Walton (groin), Wes Burns (ACL), Conor Chaplin (knee) and Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles) remain ruled out.
Tottenham will have Kevin Danso (knee), Rodrigo Bentancur and Son Heung-min (both knock) available for selection.
Richarlison (calf), Mickey van de Ven (fitness), Radu Dragusin (ACL), Cristian Romero (quad), Dominic Solanke (knee) and Timo Werner (hamstring) are still sidelined.
When is Kick-Off?
Ipswich face Tottenham at Portman Road on Saturday 22 February at 3pm GMT, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Ipswich have won four of their last seven Premier League meetings against Tottenham (W4, L3).
- Tottenham have won one of their last five top-flight visits to Ipswich (W1, D2, L2).
- Ipswich have won each of their last three league meetings against Tottenham by 2-1 results (W3).
- Ipswich have lost one of their three home games against London-based opposition this season (W1, D1, L1).
- Pedro Porro has made more tackles in the top flight than any other Tottenham player this season (53).
Prediction
After grinding out a deserved draw at Villa through a mixture of clinical finishing and superb goalkeeping, Ipswich now need another gutsy performance if they want anything here but their win in the reverse fixture earlier this season will inspire confidence.
Tottenham meanwhile clinically beat Manchester United in a largely dominant display where their attack looked on the right track towards a return to their energetic best, whilst their defence and goalkeeping were solid against a fairly toothless Utd which won’t be the case here.
Although Ipswich won’t make this easy by any stretch and have the upper hand in recent clashes against Tottenham, I really do think that Spurs should have too much for them here if play at their best.
Prediction: Ipswich 1-2 Tottenham
Result: Ipswich 1-4 Tottenham
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