Manchester City have won their last two meetings with Ipswich 4-1, albeit these came 22 years apart, while the Tractor Boys have claimed victory during each of the last four league encounters between the pair at Portman Road.
Ipswich Town vs Manchester City Preview
After enduring a full-scale collapse on Tuesday night, Manchester City are once again under pressure to get back to winning ways.
In mid-week, the Sky Blues were seemingly set to swat Brentford aside, thanks to Phil Foden’s impudently taken brace.
However, the Bees halved the deficit with eight minutes to play, before equalising in stoppage time, the visitors then requiring Nathan Aké to head a goal-bound shot off the line right at the death to preserve a point in West London.
Prior to this, Pep Guardiola’s team had won three on the spin, beating Leicester, West Ham and then Salford in the FA Cup, but remain sixth in the Premier League table.
In the next seven days, Man City face both Paris Saint-Germain and then Chelsea, making this the start of a crucial week, and meaning a slip-up in Suffolk is unthinkable.
Even though Ipswich Town was playing as recently as Thursday, they were defeated 2-0 by Brighton at Portman Road, with both goals coming after the half. This caused Kieran McKenna’s team to drop back into the relegation zone, behind Wolves in goals scored.
They had been unbeaten in their previous two games, including a historic home triumph against Chelsea before being heartbreakingly denied a victory at Fulham due to an injury time penalty.
If the Tractor Boys are to move up out of the bottom three any time soon, they will need to pull off a huge upset when they visit Anfield on Saturday.
Captain Sam Morsy will start in midfield again because Axel Tuanzebe, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Chaplin, and Sam Szmodics are all sidelined, while Kalvin Phillips, who had a rare start on Thursday, is unable to play against his parent club. Ben Godfrey, who made his FA Cup debut against Bristol Rovers last Sunday, may start in defense, while Christian Walton is expected to start for the fourth straight Premier League game after unseating former Man City goalkeeper Arijanet Muriç as number one.
Can Liam Delap, who was sold by Manchester City in the summer, add to his eight Premier League goals this season and help defeat his old employers?
Erling Braut Håland will remain at Man City until 2034 after signing a nine-and-a-half-year contract this week! Having played in 23 Premier League stadiums and scored in 22 of them, the Norwegian is expected to make his debut at Portman Road. Will he score to celebrate?
Town of Ipswich vs City of Manchester Forecast We are unable to look past a Man City triumph.
Although the Sky Blues’ performance has been inconsistent at best, we don’t think Ipswich has the talent to pose a significant threat to the winners: City of Manchester 1-3 Ipswich Town.
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