Tottenham Hotspur will host Ipswich Town at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, with both teams eager to return to winning ways.
Tottenham Hotspur have been quite inconsistent this season, and they have lost two of their last four matches in all competitions, although they will fancy their prospects against Ipswich Town at home this weekend.
Spurs will be hoping to secure UEFA Champions League qualification for next season, and they cannot afford to slip up often. Ange Postecoglou’s men need to start putting together a winning run, and it will be interesting to see if they can grind out a positive result here.
Tottenham will be the favourites against Ipswich, and the home fans will demand a strong performance. Meanwhile, Kieran McKenna’s charges are winless in the Premier League this season, and they have failed to win their last 12 Premier League games.
Ipswich Town will be massive underdogs heading into this game, and they are likely to struggle against the North London outfit. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Tottenham Hotspur
Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert, and Richarlison are unavailable, with the trio missing out due to their hamstring issues. Djed Spence is a doubt with a groin injury, while Cristian Romero is also a doubt with a toe complaint.
Tottenham Hotspur are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Ipswich Town, with Guglielmo Vicario in goal. Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out at the back and create goalscoring opportunities for their teammates going forward as well.
Romero might not be risked here, and Radu Dragusin will start alongside Ben Davies at the heart of the defence. As for the midfield unit, Yves Bissouma will start alongside Pape Matar Sarr in the double pivot. They will look to protect the back four and win the ball back for their side.
James Maddison will start in the central attacking midfield role, and he will look to create goalscoring chances for his side. Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min will start in the wide areas, and they will look to add goals and creativity to the side. Dominic Solanke will lead the line for Tottenham against Ipswich Town.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bissouma, Sarr; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town will be without Janoi Donacien due to a groin injury. Jacob Greaves misses out with a thigh injury, Jack Taylor is recovering from a knock, Chiedozie Ogbene misses out with a calf injury, and Axel Tuanzebe is unavailable due to a hand injury. Meanwhile, Kalvin Phillips is suspended.
The away side will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Arijanet Muric in goal. Ben Johnson and Leif Davis will start as the full-backs here, and they will look to keep things compact at the back and help out during counter-attacking situations. Luke Woolfenden and Dara O’Shea will start in central defence.
As for the midfield unit, Samy Morsy and Jens Cajuste will start in the double pivot, and they will look to protect the back four and break up opposition attacks. Wes Burns and Omari Hutchinson will look to add goals and creativity to the side from the flanks.
Conor Chaplin will start in the attacking midfield role, and he will look to open up the Spurs defence with his passing and link-up play. Liam Delap will lead the line for Ipswich Town against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, Woolfenden, O’Shea, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Burns, Chaplin, Hutchison; Delap
Key Stats
- Ipswich Town have failed to win their last 12 matches in the Premier League.
- Ipswich Town have won three of their last five matches against Tottenham Hotspur.
- 16 goals have been scored in the last five matches between these two sides.
- Tottenham have won four of their last six matches in all competitions.
- Ipswich Town are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.
Player to Watch
Dejan Kulusevski
The Swedish international is in impressive form, and he is our key player to watch out for this weekend. He will have plenty of opportunities to influence the game in the final third against a struggling Ipswich Town defence. The away side are quite vulnerable at the back, and Kulusevski will look to create openings for his teammates and get on the score sheet himself as well.
Prediction
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Ipswich Town
The home team will be the firm favourites heading into this game, and they should be able to pick up all three points. Ipswich Town are on a winless run, and they are completely devoid of form and confidence. Meanwhile, Tottenham are the better team, and they are capable of putting the visitors to the sword here. A comprehensive victory for the home team is on the cards.
