Premier League | Ipswich Town vs Fulham - prediction , team news , lineups | Preview

Introduction [Music] Contents Premier League it switch Town versus Fulham prediction teen news lineups preview having faced two of the Premier League's most potent powerhouses in their first two games of the Season ipswitch Town face a friendlier fixture on Saturday when Fulham head to Portman Road Road the tractor boys have some efl cup mistakes to rectify after losing on penalties against AFC Wimbledon in midweek while Marco Silva's men got the better of Birmingham City match preview only if arsenal were visiting ipswich's Turf this weekend could McKenna's side have been handed a tougher start to life back in the Premier League having been forced to pit their wits against Liverpool and Manchester City in their first two competitive battles of 2024 to 25 after their engine blew in a 2 to Zer lost to the Reds where their gung-ho first half preceded a tepid second ipswitch were briefly on cloud n at the edad when Samy smx's opener trickled over the line only for hat trick hero earling Holland to inspire an inevitable citizens comeback there was to be no immediate Redemption Tale for ipswitch in the efl cup either as following a two to2 draw with Wimbledon in normal time Connor chaplain's late leveler just delayed an embarrassing exit Omari Hutchinson and Jack Taylor both fluffed their lines from the penalty spot with three losses to show from their opening three bouts of 2024 to 25 it switch now endeavored to avoid an unwanted first under McKenna who has never lost back to back League home games in charge of the top tier new boys furthermore not since the 2006 to 2007 Championship season have ipswitch been condemned to defeat in their opening three games of a league campaign and they have never opened a Top Flight season with three straight losses so unwanted history could be written on Saturday afternoon likewise Fulham have also been consigned to an early loss versus a Manchester outfit going down 1 to zero to Manchester United in The Season's Maiden match but Silva's troops made Craven Cottage amends when ipswich's 2023 to 24 Championship FES leester City paid a visit from North London to West London two former Arsenal Academy proteges in Emil Smith row and Alex iobi propelled Fulham to their Maiden success of the 2024 to 25 season ensuring that W phases header which which was initially ruled out would be meaningless in the grand scheme of things following on from that deserved success in terrible Capital conditions Fulham avoided sharing ipswich's efl cup fate at the home of Birmingham city where rul gimenez and former Blues Looney J Stanfield struck inside the opening 15 minutes to send the cottagers into round three reving in their third win from their last four competitive matches Fulham can and a 16-year streak at Portman Road as the capital outfit have not won at least two of their opening three games of a Top Flight campaign since the 2008 to 2009 season however Fulham have had IPS switches number ever since the start of the 2016 to 17 Championship season beating the tractor Boys in each of their last six showdowns including a 3 to1 win at Portman Road in the fourth round of last season's League Cup team news no ipswitch players have reported any physical problems from the Man City or Wimbledon defeats leaving Wes Burns thigh Nathan Broadhead thigh George Hurst knee Harry Clark CF and janoi donation groin in the medical Bay McKenna did not hesitate to rotate for the efl cup were new signings cheetah OB Bean Calvin Phillips Dar O'Shea and yans kust were were all named in the starting 11 but it would be a surprise to see any member of the quartet hold their place for Saturday Jack Clark May Faire better chaplain's last gasp equalizer should also not be enough for him to keep his place over smodic who was out to become the first ipswitch man since Adam Tanner in 1995 to score in their first two premier league starts for the hosts while five ipswitch players are currently sidelined the Fulham medical staff have been able to put their feet up in the early stages of the campaign as Silva's men should have a clean bill of health once again this weekend the cottager boss handed a full debut to sander berga and a second Fulham start and his first since his return to Wakee Anderson in midweek although that does suggest that the pair will return to the bench for the trip to East Anglia indeed f could name the same Premier League side for the third game in a row as Smith row seeks to score in back-to-back Premier League games for the first time since December 2021 IP switch Town possible starting lineup mirck tanbi wolfenden Greaves Davis morsey Luongo Clark smax Hutchinson dap Fulham possible starting lineup Leno T Diop Bassie Robinson lukic Pereira tro Smith row iwobi munis we say ipswitch Town 1 to2 Fulham a refreshed set of ipswitch legs should not suffer a similar humiliation all law their Wimbledon woes but McKenna's men are noticeably frail at the back and will certainly leave gaps for Fulham to exploit if they adopt a risky approach Silva's settled starting 11 have had time to jail and were worthy winners over one newly promoted side last weekend so we expect the cottagers to prolong IP switch's wait for a first point of 2024 to 25 thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music]