Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town preview and prediction: A nightmare for the away team.

Latest team news for Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has joined the injury list alongside Chadi Riad (knee), Cheick Doucoure (knee), and Joel Ward (calf). Additionally, Will Hughes will begin serving a two-match suspension after receiving his tenth yellow card of the season in the previous round.

With Mateta absent, Eddie Nketiah is likely to fill the central striker role, supported by Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr – who recently scored a brace in the 4-1 home win against Aston Villa in their last Premier League match.

In midfield, Adam Wharton is expected to replace Hughes to partner Jefferson Lerma. In defense, Ben Chilwell and Tyrick Mitchell will continue to compete for the starting spot on the left flank, while Daniel Muñoz remains a reliable option on the opposite wing.

On the Ipswich side, Sammie Szmodics will undergo ankle surgery and is expected to be out for an extended period. Axel Tuanzebe also has a minor muscle injury and needs another surgery to treat his thumb, which he nearly lost in a dishwashing accident earlier in the season.

Both players will join the injury list alongside Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon), Wes Burns, Conor Chaplin (both knee injuries) and Arijanet Muric (shoulder). Meanwhile, Saturday's game seems too early for Omari Hutchinson and Julio Enciso (both knee injuries) to recover, even though both are nearing full recovery.

Cameron Burgess and Kalvin Phillips will undergo fitness checks before the match due to calf issues. In goal, Christian Walton has recovered from a groin injury and is eligible to return, but Alex Palmer is likely to remain the preferred choice in goal.

Latest predicted lineups for Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town

Crystal Palace:

Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Nketiah

Ipswich Town:

Palmer; Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Philogene, Taylor, Clarke; Delap

Latest football match prediction: Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town

Crystal Palace have been in impressive form since the start of the year, with eight wins and one draw in their last 11 matches across all competitions. During this run, they have scored at least two goals in seven games and kept six clean sheets.

Oliver Glasner's team secured their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals after a 3-1 home win against Millwall last weekend. However, the joy of victory was overshadowed by the serious injury to Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was hospitalized and received 25 stitches in his left ear following a collision with Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts.

Before facing Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals later this month, Crystal Palace will return to focus on the Premier League, where they sit 12th and six points behind the top 10, having won five of their last seven league matches.

Since December 3rd, only Liverpool (33 points) and Arsenal (29 points) have gained more points than Palace (27 points – 8 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses) in their last 14 Premier League matches. However, only eight of those 27 points came from games at Selhurst Park (2 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses).

Nevertheless, Palace have reason to be confident of a win on Saturday, as they have been unbeaten in their last 18 home Premier League matches against relegation-threatened teams (12 wins, 6 draws) since their 0-4 defeat to Sunderland in February 2017.

On the other side of the pitch, Ipswich Town entered this match in less than ideal form. After two consecutive defeats against Tottenham Hotspur (1-4) and Manchester United (2-3) in the Premier League, they were further eliminated from the FA Cup in the fifth round on Monday, losing to Nottingham Forest 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw that lasted 120 minutes at City Ground.

Despite hoping to progress further in the FA Cup, Kieran McKenna and his players can now focus entirely on the remaining 11 Premier League matches to fight for survival.

Ipswich are still searching for their first Premier League win of 2025, having drawn two and lost six of their eight games since the start of the year. Notably, they have conceded at least two goals in seven of those matches. This is the first time in the club's history that they have failed to win their first nine games of a calendar year.

Currently 18th in the table and five points behind safety, Ipswich will look to close the gap in their next three matches against Palace, Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth, before facing Wolverhampton Wanderers – who are 17th – in a crucial match next month.

The last time Ipswich visited Selhurst Park in the league was in November 2012, when they suffered a 0-5 defeat to Palace in the Championship. Ipswich have not lost two consecutive away games against Palace since a run of three consecutive defeats between 1988 and 1994.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town score prediction

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

• Sportsmole:Crystal Palace 2-0 Ipswich Town

• WhoScore:Crystal Palace 3-1 Ipswich Town
• Our newspaper predicts:Crystal Palace 3-1 Ipswich Town

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