Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town Preview and Prediction: Home team to be happy

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Aston Villa's recent FA Cup victory against Tottenham Hotspur wasn't entirely without its drawbacks. Ezri Konsa had to leave the field in the first half due to a muscle injury. However, manager Unai Emery hopes the central defender's injury is not too serious.

However, The Lions could welcome back at least three key players on Saturday. Tyrone Mings (knee), Ollie Watkins (groin), and Ross Barkley (calf) are all likely to play. Meanwhile, Pau Torres (ankle) and Matty Cash (availability uncertain) will remain absent.

Donyell Malen was expected to start in attack for the FA Cup match with Watkins unavailable. Instead, one of the two new signings – Marcus Rashford or Marco Asensio – could make their debut for Villa. It's worth noting that all four of Marcus Rashford's Premier League goals this season have come against teams in the bottom six.

Aston Villa and Ipswich Town can sympathize with each other regarding personnel losses following their FA Cup matches. Ipswich lost Sammie Szmodics in the 35th minute of their game against Coventry City, and there are concerns that the striker may have suffered a recurrence of his recent ankle injury.

Sammie Szmodics will be one of five players confirmed to be out for "The Tractor Boys" on Saturday (alongside Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon), Wes Burns (knee), Christian Walton (groin), and Conor Chaplin (knee). However, coach Kieran McKenna hopes Chaplin will recover in time before the end of the month.

Good news for manager McKenna is that both Julio Enciso and Omari Hutchinson are ready to replace Szmodics. In addition, new goalkeeper Alex Palmer is very likely to make his Premier League debut.

Latest predicted lineups for Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town

Aston Villa:

Martinez; Garcia, Kamara, Bogarde, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins

Ipswich Town:

Palmer; Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Latest football match prediction: Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town

Despite Aston Villa's pursuit of a top-four Premier League finish showing signs of slowing down, the cup competitions still offer hope for the "Lions". Alongside progressing to the Champions League knockout stage, they recently secured a convincing victory against Tottenham in the FA Cup, while their opponents were struggling with injuries.

Morgan Rogers shone, assisting Jacob Ramsey's opening goal in the very first minute before doubling the lead himself. Although Mathys Tel scored his first goal for Spurs in the final minutes, Villa still advanced to the fifth round, simultaneously casting a big question mark over Ange Postecoglou's chances of winning a second title of the season.

With their Premier League schedule running until the end of the month, Villa – a team that often struggles in the domestic league after continental competitions – need to see this recent victory as a boost, especially as they will be playing at home for the next three matches.

Emery's side have gone three consecutive Premier League matches without a win, most recently a controversial 0-2 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers. This result has seen them drop to eighth place in the table, six points behind the top four.

However, Villa can count on their strength at their "sacred ground" Villa Park, where they have been unbeaten in 11 consecutive Premier League matches since their 0-2 defeat to Arsenal in August – their only home loss of the season so far.

Conversely, Ipswich Town have earned more points away from home than at Portman Road this season. The "Horses" continue their away run after an impressive victory at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Determined to prevent the team that reached the FA Cup semi-finals last season from continuing their Wembley dreams, Kieran McKenna's men thrashed Frank Lampard's side 4-1 in the fourth round. The highlight of this victory was a goal from former Villa player Jaden Philogene.

This victory provided a crucial morale boost, helping Ipswich end a run of four consecutive defeats. However, poor form in the Premier League, exemplified by the 1-2 loss to bottom-placed Southampton, has pushed them down to 19th place, three points behind safety.

The last time Ipswich suffered a worse losing streak in the league was in December 2011, and falling behind almost always leads to defeat. This season, they have only managed to gain three points from games where they were trailing.

Nevertheless, one of those wins came from a 2-2 draw with Villa at Portman Road in September, where Liam Delap shone with a brace. However, that draw also extended Ipswich's winless streak against Villa to five matches, since their last Championship victory in the 2016-17 season.

Latest Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Aston Villa vs Ipswich Townas follows:

• Sportsmole:Aston Villa 2-0 Ipswich Town

• WhoScore:Aston Villa 3-0 Ipswich Town
• Our newspaper predicts:Aston Villa 3-1 Ipswich Town

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