English Premier League - Ipswich Town VS Crystal Palace Prediciton
English Premier League - Ipswich Town VS Crystal Palace
Match Time:04-12-2024 03:30 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Ipswich Town
Kieran McKenna has a new injury concern hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s latest fixture. The Ipswich Town manager might be bereft of the services of six first-team players vs Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
Axel Tuanzebe is the latest absentee after picking up a hamstring injury this past weekend against Nottingham Forest. The 27-year-old defender has joined Janoi Donacien (ankle), Chiedozie Ogbene (achilles), and George Hirst (knee) on the sidelines. Meanwhile, McKenna is sweating over the fitness of Kalvin Phillipe and Ben Johnson, who will require late fitness tests to determine their availability.
Arijanet Muric should take his spot between the sticks, with Ipswich Town lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him vs Crystal Palace on Tuesday. The backline should feature Harry Clarke, Dara O’Shea, Cameron Burgess, and Leif Davis.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Samy Morsy and Jens Cajuste in the double pivot. Omari Hutchinson should reprise the no. 10 role, with Jack Clarke and Wes Burns being the two wide attackers. Finally, Liam Delap will lead the line for Ipswich Town against Crystal Palace on Tuesday.
Crystal Palace
Unlike his counterpart in the Ipswich Town dugout, Oliver Glasner does not have any new issues to worry about ahead of the trip to Portman Road. The Crystal Palace manager will be without five first-team players on Tuesday.
Daichi Kamada served the final of his three-match suspension, and the Japanese international and Chadi Riad (knee) should return to the matchday squad this weekend. Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca are the other players on the sidelines, with the duo recovering from groin injuries. Meanwhile, Rob Holding remains indefinitely unavailable.
Dean Henderson is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Crystal Palace lining up in a 3-4-1-2 formation in front of him vs Ipswich Town. The central defensive unit should feature Maxence Lacroix, Trevoh Calobah, and Marc Guehi. Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell will be the two wing-backs, with the duo providing the width in the final third.
Cheick Doucoure and Jefferson Lerma should start as the two central midfielders, with Eberechi Eze reprising the no. 10 role. Finally, Eddie Nketiah and Jean-Philippe Mateta will be the two strikers for the away side against Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have squared off 83 times in all competitions. They have contested these meetings closely, with Ipswich having a 32-27 lead in wins and 24 games ending in draws.
They last met in the 2017 Carabao Cup, with Palace recording a 2-1 home win.
They have met four times in the Premier League. The visitors have an unbeaten record in these meetings, recording three wins.
Palace have scored 11 goals in 13 league games, with only Everton and Southampton, 10 apiece, scoring fewer goals.
Ipswich Town have won just one of their last five meetings against the visitors, keeping three clean sheets.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last three away games in all competitions, scoring two goals each.
Eight of the last 10 meetings between them have produced over 2.5 goals
Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:
Muric; H. Clarke, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Hutchinson, J. Clarke; Delap
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Henderson; Lacroix, Chalobah, Guehi; Munoz, Doucoure, Lerma, Mitchell; Eze; Nketiah, Mateta
Prediciton: Ipswich Town 1-2 Crystal Palace
Ipswich have taken on the role of stalemate specialists in this Premier League campaign - especially at their Portman Road headquarters - and neither goalkeeper should add to their clean sheet totals given both defences' respective frailties. However, as the Eagles have started to find a clinical edge on the road and also have Eze fit and firing again, we have faith in Glasner's side to edge an incredibly tight battle, boosting their survival prospects at the expense of their hosts.
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