Separated by just goal difference in the bottom half of the Premier League table, Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace go head-to-head in a crucial battle at Portman Road on Tuesday evening.
The Tractor Boys' unbeaten run was ended after a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while the Eagles looked set to suffer the same fate against Newcastle United, but surprisingly snatched a valuable point thanks to a dramatic 1-1 draw.
Latest Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace team information
Ipswich suffered a double blow at the City Ground on Sunday when defender Axel Tuanzebe was taken off in the second half with a suspected hamstring injury, which will almost certainly rule the former Manchester United man out of the game.
Tuanzebe joins Janoi Donacien (ankle), George Hirst (knee) and Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon) on the Tractor Boys' injury list, while Kalvin Phillips and Ben Johnson remain doubtful due to fitness issues.
Johnson is the direct replacement for Tuanzebe in defence, but Harry Clarke could be forced to take over temporarily. Up front, a necessary change of formation could see Wes Burns and Jack Clarke given a chance to start.
Crystal Palace, on the other hand, have no further fitness concerns following their draw with Newcastle, although Eberechi Eze only played 65 minutes after returning from a hamstring injury.
Daichi Kamada will miss the final game of his three-match suspension, while Matheus Franca (groin), Chadi Riad (knee) and Adam Wharton (groin) remain sidelined, although the latter two could return next month.
If Eze is unavailable for two consecutive Premier League games at short notice, Eddie Nketiah or Justin Devenny would be options, while often-injured midfielder Cheick Doucoure could be given a rare chance.
Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace latest predicted lineup
Ipswich Town:
Muric; H. Clarke, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Hutchinson, J. Clarke; Delap
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Lacroix, Chalobah, Guehi; Munoz, Doucoure, Lerma, Mitchell; Eze; Nketiah, Mateta
Latest football commentary Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace
The battle for supremacy between Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood and Ipswich Town's Liam Delap promised to be a thrilling one ahead of Saturday's clash at the City Ground, but both sides were left disappointed after a goalless first half.
However, just four minutes into the second half, Jota Silva was brought down in the box by Sammie Szmodics, and Chris Wood converted a classic penalty straight into the middle of the goal to seal the game. Ipswich, while not being overwhelmed, continued to lack cutting edge at the back.
Defeat at Forest was a shock for Ipswich after a commendable three-match unbeaten run against Tottenham, Manchester United and Leicester City, and the result pushed Kieran McKenna's side down to 19th in the table.
Ipswich's search for a first home win of the season continues, leaving them the only Premier League side yet to win at home. They have drawn four of their last five games at Portman Road. If they fail to keep a clean sheet on Tuesday, they will have gone 10 consecutive Premier League games without a clean sheet, something they haven't done since a goalless draw with Brighton in mid-September.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace produced two defensive revival stories at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, with Daniel Munoz making his mark with a stunning miss before Marc Guehi accidentally turned home Anthony Gordon's cross.
But with just a minute of second-half stoppage time remaining, Guehi made amends with a perfect assist for Munoz to head home a dramatic equaliser for Palace in front of Nick Pope's goal.
The goal not only saved a point for the "Eagles" but also helped coach Oliver Glasner's team rise to 17th place in the rankings, thanks to a better goal difference than Ipswich and Wolverhampton.
Palace have lost just one of their last six games and are slowly finding their feet. They have also shown signs of scoring well away from home, with two goals in their last three games in all competitions. Although they are yet to keep a clean sheet away from home this season, Palace did beat Ipswich 2-1 in the second round of the EFL Cup in 2017-18, with James McArthur scoring twice.
Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match Ipswich Town vs Crystal Palace as follows:
- Sportsmole: Ipswich Town 1-2 Crystal Palace
- WhoScore: Ipswich Town 0-2 Crystal Palace
- Our prediction: Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace
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