Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs Ipswich: Overwhelming the away team

The Premier League festive period concludes at the Emirates Stadium, where title contenders Arsenal take on relegation-threatened Ipswich Town on Friday night.

Arsenal enjoyed a brilliant 5-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park last weekend, while Ipswich Town suffered a heavy four-goal defeat at home.

Latest Arsenal vs Ipswich squad information

Arsenal's dominant win over Crystal Palace came at a cost when star man Bukayo Saka picked up a hamstring injury in the first half. Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed Saka will be out for "a number of weeks", with reports suggesting he could be out for up to two months.

Arsenal's attacking resources have been further damaged by Raheem Sterling's knee injury, as have defenders Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu. However, the good news is that Oleksandr Zinchenko could return from a muscle problem.

Martinelli has taken Saka’s role on the right at Selhurst Park, but the in-form Gabriel Jesus is likely to be the first choice to replace Saka in the coming weeks, while Declan Rice’s expected return to midfield could push Kai Havertz further forward.

Ipswich are also without a key player for Friday's game, but through suspension rather than injury. Captain Sam Morsy will be sidelined after picking up five yellow cards.

Manager Kieran McKenna is expected to bring Kalvin Phillips into the squad to replace Morsy. Meanwhile, young striker Liam Delap has completed his suspension and could start in place of Conor Chaplin in attack.

Former Arsenal academy player Omari Hutchinson is likely to retain his place in the starting line-up despite being substituted midway through the last game. However, Ipswich will continue to be without Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles), Janoi Donacien (fitness), George Hirst (knee) and Axel Tuanzebe (thigh).

Latest Arsenal vs Ipswich predicted lineup

Arsenal:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Jesus, Havertz, Trossard

Ipswich Town:

Muric; Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Cajuste, Phillips; Hutchinson, Szmodics, Clarke; Delap

Latest football commentary Arsenal vs Ipswich

Sports reporters across the UK were treated to Gabriel Jesus-related puns on Saturday night, although some of the jokes seemed more appropriate for Easter. However, Jesus's brilliant form – five goals in just two games – has seen him reborn.

After a hat-trick to send Arsenal into the EFL Cup semi-finals against Crystal Palace, Jesus continued to torment the club at Selhurst Park with an impressive double. Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz added Arsenal to the record books.

The 5-1 win marked the sixth time in 2024 that Arsenal have scored at least five goals away from home – a feat no Premier League side has ever achieved in a calendar year – and saw Mikel Arteta’s side close the gap on Chelsea.

Overtaking Liverpool to the top of the table in 2025 will not be easy, but Arsenal appear to have regained their scoring edge, especially after back-to-back stalemates against Fulham and Everton, and are now unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions.

In addition, with Brentford losing 2-0 to Nottingham Forest last weekend, Arsenal are now the only Premier League team yet to lose at home in the 2024-25 season. Arsenal have kept clean sheets in their last three home games at the Emirates against Forest, Everton and Manchester United.

Meanwhile, Ipswich Town – the only team yet to win a home game this season – suffered a heavy defeat to Newcastle United at Portman Road. Star Alexander Isak scored a hat-trick in 54 minutes, while Jacob Murphy added a first-half goal, leaving Ipswich just the sixth team in Premier League history to fail to win after nine home games – four of the previous five were relegated.

Ipswich’s situation is only less dire than Southampton’s, as they sit second to last in the table. However, Kieran McKenna’s side are just two points behind Leicester City – who are in a safe 17th place.

A shock win over Arsenal at the Emirates could lift Ipswich out of the relegation zone. In fact, eight of their 12 points this season have come away from home, including a win over Arsenal’s rivals Tottenham Hotspur in November.

Ipswich have only scored in two away games this season, though, and their last visit to the Emirates – in the 2010-11 EFL Cup semi-final – ended in a 3-0 defeat, before Arsenal lost the final to Birmingham City thanks to mistakes from Szczesny and Koscielny.

Arsenal vs Ipswich score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Arsenal vs Ipswich match:

• Sportsmole: Arsenal 2-0 Ipswich

• WhoScore: Arsenal 3-1 Ipswich
• Our prediction: Arsenal 3-0 Ipswich

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