Ipswich vs Arsenal Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Way too late in the season, Ipswich Town have found some fluency and some form as the relegation-bound Tractor Boys now welcome an Arsenal side on the back of a big midweek.
Kick-off date/time: Sunday 20th April, 2025: UK – 2:00pm / US ET – 9:00am / US PT – 6:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Peacock
Ipswich Preview: Too little too late
Ipswich Town have dropped way too many points throughout the season but it has shown that they have been able to be competitive without an overall effectiveness this year and that continued last weekend with a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea last weekend.
The Tractor Boys went 2-0 up before half-time in that clash with the Blues thanks to strikes from Paraguay international attacker Julio Enciso and defender Ben Johnson but Chelsea fought back with second-half goals from Jadon Sancho and an Axel Tuanzebe own goal.
Arsenal Preview: Gunning for more in Europe
In midweek, Arsenal put in an impressive and mature performance to comprehensively knock defending champions Real Madrid out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage by five goals to one on aggregate with a 2-1 win at the Bernabeu.
Bukayo Saka endured a fairly humiliating penalty miss early on in the second-leg but the England international then produced an excellent second-half finish before Gabriel Martinelli won the match on the night deep into second-half stoppage-time.
Ipswich Team News: Several injuries
It has been confirmed that Jaden Philogene’s season is now over after the winger suffered an MCL injury against Chelsea last weekend. Liam Delap has trained but it is unclear as to whether he will start, whilst both Kalvin Phillips and Omari Hutchinson are also sidelined.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Johnson, Enciso, Clarke; Delap
Unavailable: Muric (Injured), Phillips (Injured), Hutchinson (Injured), Burns (Injured), Ogbene (Injured), Philogene (Injured), Szmodics (Injured)
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Arsenal Team News: Rotation likely
Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Italy international midfielder Jorginho will once again be unavailable for the Gunners due to injury as they make the trip to Suffolk. He has also said Riccardo Calafiori is unexpected to return. There is likely to be a fair bit of rest and rotation for Arsenal after their midweek trip to the Spanish capital city.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Zinchenko, Partey, Merino; Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling
Unavailable: Gabriel (Injured), Tomiyasu (Injured), Calafiori (Injured), Jorginho (Injured), Havertz (Injured), Jesus (Injured)
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Ipswich vs Arsenal Prediction
Ipswich Town have shown an ability to take the game to any team in the division and have taken the lead on several occasions. They will now seek, with the pressure off as relegation nears closer to being mathematically confirmed, to exploit the emotional and physical fatigue that Arsenal may be feeling. The Gunners will likely heavily rotate at Portman Road and it could well be a good bet to side with the hosts for this one on Easter Sunday.
Ipswich vs Arsenal Tip: Double chance – Ipswich to win or draw
