Relegation-threatened Ipswich welcome Bournemouth to Portman Road on Sunday afternoon and you can find our preview, prediction, the team news and confirmed line-ups down below.
Ipswich vs Bournemouth Preview
The Tractor Boys have endured a difficult start to life in the Premier League after earning consecutive promotions from League One all the way to the top of English football.
Kieran McKenna’s side invested heavily in the summer but have won on just a singular occasion, beating Ange Postecoflou’s Spurs 2-1 and the Blues now sit in 18th.
Last time out the Blue side of East Anglia were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace and lost ground on the teams above them that are also pushing for safety.
As for the visitors, Bournemouth picked up a huge victory in their last Premier League clash after beating Spurs 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries now sit ninth in the table and are just five points away from the Champions League qualification places – after winning four of their last five home matches.
Ipswich vs Bournemouth Team News
Ipswich will be without Axel Tuanzebe, George Hirst, and Chiedozie Ogbene as the trio are all recovering from long term injuries.
Kieran McKenna might tinker with his side after the recent performances and Sammie Szmodics may return for Wes Burns after missing out against Palace.
As for Bournemouth, Lewis Cook returned from injury against Spurs to come off the bench and may come in for Ryan Christie.
Luis Sinisterra, Alex Scott and Julian Araujo are expected to miss out through injury.
Ipswich vs Bournemouth Confirmed Line-Ups
Ipswich Confirmed Lineup:
Muric; Johnson, Burgess, O’Shea, Davis; Morsy, Taylor; Szmodics, Hutchinson, Chaplin; Delap
Bournemouth Confirmed Lineup:
Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson
Ipswich vs Bournemouth Prediction
Bournemouth are the heavy favourites to win on UK betting sites after picking up wins over Arsenal and Tottenham already this season.
With that in mind, we expect the visitors to have a comfortable evening in Suffolk and win by two clear goals – keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Prediction: Ipswich 0-2 Bournemouth
