Hull vs Ipswich Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Two of the newly-promoted teams in the Premier League this season, Hull City and Ipswich Town have both been competitive at the start of this campaign.

Kick-off date/time: 31 October 2026 at 3:00 pm

How to watch on TV & online: UK – Not televised & cannot be streamed / USA – NBC & Peacock

Hull preview: Could do with a win

Having started their season with victories against Manchester United and then Coventry City, Hull City have remained competitive as the season has gone on but they do now head into this one on the back of a seven-match winless run across all competitions.

The Tigers earned a fourth draw in that seven-match run with a 1-1 stalemate against Brentford at the MKM Stadium last week, with Oli McBurnie having given them a first half lead from the penalty spot before Dango Ouattara equalised for The Bees in the second half.

Ipswich preview: Impressive Ipswich

Gary O’Neil was given the biggest transfer budget of any newly-promoted team in Premier League history and The Tractor Boys have been steady throughout the campaign with three wins and a draw in their opening eight matches.

That draw came in their most recent outing as they conceded early on via Neco Williams against Nottingham Forest at Portman Road before Paraguay international attacker Julio Ensico notched an equaliser before half-time.

Hull team news: A few could return

Key summer signing Nobel Mendy had a strong start to the season for Hull and the former Rayo Vallecano could make his way back to full fitness for this one alongside midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath.

Hull do have a few other confirmed absentees such as club-record signing Ilyas Ansah as well as defensive duo Charlie Hughes and Matt Targett.

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (3-4-3): Tzolakis; Ajayi, Egan, Herrington; Coyle, Iroegbunam, Slater, Giles; Belloumi, McBurnie, Stroud

Unavailable: Hughes (Injured), Targett (Injured), Gyabi (Injured), Matazo (Injured), Ansah (Injured)

Questionable: Butland (Injured), Mendy (Injured), Gourna-Douath (Injured)

Ipswich team news: Lukic a doubt

Sasa Lukic has been superb for Ipswich since moving from Fulham this summer but the Serbia international midfielder is now a doubt for the visitors after missing the game with Forest.

There must be a temptation for O’Neil to try and get Zian Flemming into the side and that may come at the expense of Emersonn with Daizen Maeda perhaps coming back into the eleven ahead of Jaden Philogene on the left-wing.

Further details will appear here following pre-match press conferences…

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Walton; Ouattara, Diop, O’Shea, Davis; Palacios, Luis; Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda; Flemming

Unavailable: 

Questionable: Lukic (Injured)

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Hull vs Ipswich prediction

Ipswich’s four defeats this season have come against Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and away at Everton when down to ten men for nearly half an hour of that game. It would be fair to suggest they have not yet been stung by an out and our poor result thus far therefore. They head to East Yorkshire to take on a Hull side that squeezed into the Championship play-offs last season and finished 11 points behind Town in the second-tier. Given the dip for Hull, too, siding with the visitors may well be good value for this one.

Hull vs Ipswich tip: Double chance – Ipswich to win or draw