Comments and predictions for Brentford vs Ipswich Town: Overcome the rookie

Meeting for the first time in the Premier League, Brentford and Ipswich Town will be looking to make amends for last weekend's defeat when they meet at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday.

The Bees opened the scoring against Manchester United but were sadly beaten 2-1 in the eighth round, while the Tractor Boys suffered a 2-0 defeat to relegation rivals Everton.

Latest Brentford vs Ipswich Town team information

Brentford's midfield could be bolstered by the return of Mathias Jensen this weekend, although the Dane missed the Man United game. Manager Thomas Frank insisted last week that signs of recovery for the Ipswich game were "very positive."

Rico Henry is also edging closer to returning from a serious knee injury, but he is unlikely to start if he is included in the squad. Meanwhile, Igor Thiago (knee), Gustavo Nunes (back), Aaron Hickey (thigh) and Josh Dasilva (knee) remain sidelined.

Jensen may have to accept a place on the bench if he is fit enough, and Frank may just consider one change for the visit of McKenna's side, with Yoane Wissa pushing to replace Keane Lewis-Potter on the left wing.

Meanwhile, the 'weirdest injury of the year' award definitely goes to Ipswich defender Axel Tuanzebe, who nearly lost his thumb in a freak accident while washing dishes at home. The former Man United player will spend several months recovering after surgery.

Tuanzebe joins Jacob Greaves (hamstring), Ben Johnson (unknown), Massimo Luongo and Janoi Donacien, who are both out with ankle problems. However, Jens Cajuste (knee) and Ali Al Hamadi (groin) could return in time to feature in the squad.

Like the hosts, most of the Ipswich players who started the defeat to Everton will be retained, but Wes Burns failed to impress in Ndiaye's goal and could lose his place to Sammie Szmodics.

Brentford vs Ipswich Town latest expected lineup

Brentford:

Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Ajer; Damsgaard, Janelt, Norgaard; Mbeumo, Schade, Wissa

Ipswich Town:

Muric; O'Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis; Phillips, Morsy; Szmodics, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Latest Brentford vs Ipswich Town football review

The heads of the two centre-backs were a major talking point in the first 45 minutes between Brentford and Man United last week; with Matthijs de Ligt bleeding and needing treatment for an open wound, Brentford took advantage of their opponents being down a man, allowing Ethan Pinnock to head home from a corner.

Erik ten Hag and his staff were furious with the situation, but Brentford were level early in the second half thanks to a neat finish from Alejandro Garnacho, before Rasmus Hojlund's exquisite chip completed the much-needed comeback for United.

Defeat at Old Trafford extended Brentford's disappointing run, having lost all four of their Premier League away games this season, but a return to the Gtech Community Stadium will be a welcome relief for the side currently 13th in the table.

Despite their lacklustre away form, Brentford have taken all 10 of their 2024-25 Premier League points at home, scoring 14 goals in five games in all competitions this season. However, there is some hope for away fans as Brentford are yet to keep a clean sheet at home this season, with Thomas Frank and his men scoring and conceding in each of their last seven games.

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna, who recently received an honorary doctorate from the University of Suffolk, may need to perform "heart surgery" on his team if they are to avoid a quick relegation back to the second tier. Ipswich are yet to win any of their eight Premier League games in 2024-25.

Last weekend's game against fellow relegation rivals Everton looked like a chance to end a winless run, but instead Sean Dyche left the pitch smiling after powerful first-half strikes from Iliman Ndiaye and Michael Keane.

Currently one of four winless teams in the Premier League, along with Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton, Ipswich are at least the highest of the bunch, just one place above the drop zone in 17th place.

However, with two points from four away games this season, Ipswich actually have a better record than the home side. However, the newly promoted side's attacking statistics are worrying.

Ipswich are currently bottom of the Premier League for shots and shots on target this season. Ahead of their long-awaited reunion with Brentford – who they have not met since a Championship game in April 2019, which Brentford won 2-0 thanks to goals from Neal Maupay and Ollie Watkins – Brentford have regularly produced goalscoring displays at both ends of the pitch at home, but Ipswich’s attack has not lived up to expectations this season, with McKenna’s men likely to score only a consolation goal if they do.

McKenna is also suffering from the injury problems of several defenders, so Brentford should be able to get back to winning ways without too much trouble.

Brentford vs Ipswich Town score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Brentford vs Ipswich Townas follows:

• Sportsmole:Brentford 3-1 Ipswich Town

• WhoScore:Brentford 2-0 Ipswich Town
• Our newspaper predicts:Brentford 2-0 Ipswich Town

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