Arsenal vs Ipswich Town: Preview & Prediction Premier League 2024/25
Arsenal are set to host Ipswich Town at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Friday, December 27 in the last match of gameweek 18 as the third-placed side gears up to face the team in 19th place.
The Gunners come into this match riding a wave of strong form. They have secured three wins in their last five matches across all competitions and seem to be in great goal-scoring form. They netted 12 goals across these games while conceding only four, keeping two clean sheets in the process. Arsenal secured a thumping 5-1 win against Crystal Palace last time out and will look to maintain the momentum against Ipswich.
Ipswich, on the other hand, have had a very contrasting last few weeks compared to their next opponents. They have won just once in their last five ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app matches across competitions, falling to defeats in all the other four matches. As a result, they have slipped into dangerous territory in 19th place. They have scored just three goals in this time and have conceded nine goals as their woeful defence needs fixing immediately.
On that note, let’s take a look at the team news from both camps.
The Gunners are edging closer to having their entire core group fit and back in action, barring Ben White, who will be out for at least another month. Riccardo Calafiori and Declan Rice both returned to the squad in the 5-1 win against Palace, coming off the bench and contributing to the result. Oleksandr Zinchenko will also be with the squad for the next game. Bukayo Saka will miss out for at least three to four weeks with a hamstring injury.
Arsenal Predicted lineup vs Ipswich: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Martinelli, Jesus, Trossard.
Ipswich Town
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna faces the tough task of rallying his squad after they suffered a morale-crushing 4-0 defeat against Newcastle United last time out. His team will be without Chiedozie Ogbene, Axel Tuanzebe and George Hirst, but Liam Delap will mark his return after serving a one-game suspension for excessive yellow cards.
Ipswich Predicted lineup vs Arsenal: Muric; Clarke, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson; Burns, Szmodics, Delap.