Ipswich vs West Ham Preview: Team News & Prediction

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Graham Potter has endured a difficult first few months as West Ham United boss as the Irons finish off their forgettable campaign against already relegated Ipswich Town this weekend.

Kick-off date/time: 25 May 2025 at 4:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock

Ipswich preview: Set for the Championship

Ipswich Town aren’t showing much fight as they head down into the Championship with the Tractor Boys coming into this one on the back of their 23rd defeat of the Premier League campaign, suffering a 2-0 loss to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium last weekend.

The Suffolk-based outfit conceded goals to Jamie Vardy and Kasey McAteer in that game to mean they have now collected just two points from their last seven matches. Their squad does seem well set for a rebuild ahead of their return to the Championship next season.

West Ham preview: Moving to the summer

Graham Potter replaced former Spain and Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui in mid-January as West Ham United drift towards the end of the campaign with just three victories in Potter’s reign in the last few months, sitting 15th in a poor bottom-half of the Premier League.

The Irons’ final game at London Stadium this season saw them beaten 2-1 by top five chasing Nottingham Forest last weekend with Jarrod Bowen scoring an excellent consolation after goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nikola Milenkovic for Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest.

Ipswich team news: Several injuries

Ipswich have several confirmed absentees ahead of the final day, whilst the likes of Cameron Burgess, Sammie Szmodics and Conor Townsend all remain doubts. Kalvin Phillips is also unavailable for the Tractor Boyd alongside Jaden Philogene and a few others.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Palmer; Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Hutchinson, Enciso, Clarke; Hirst

Unavailable: Muric (Injured), Phillips (Injured), Ogbene (Injured), Burns (Injured), Philogene (Injured)

Questionable: Burgess (Injured), Townsend (Injured), Szmodics (Injured)

West Ham team news: Couple of injuries

In his pre-match press conference, Graham Potter has said West Ham are ‘as we were’ in terms of injuries with only Crysencio Summerville and Michail Antonio remaining sidelined for the Irons on the final day.

Predicted XI (3-4-1-2): Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Coufal, Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez, Wan-Bissaka; Soucek; Bowen, Kudus

Unavailable: Summerville (Injured), Antonio (Injured)

Questionable: 

Ipswich vs West Ham prediction

Ipswich Town have been entertaining to watch this season but even after back-to-back promotions meant any chance of survival was limited this year, it has still been a disappointing end to the campaign as they go down with a whimper. They face a West Ham side that themselves, though, have endured something of a miserable season and Ipswich sending off their return to the top-flight with a victory would not be a major surprise.

Ipswich vs West Ham tip: Ipswich to win