Comments and predictions for Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers: Home team wins easily
The match between Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers FA Cup takes place at 22:00 on January 12. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, football commentary and predicts the score.
Latest Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers team information
Ipswich are likely to be without influential winger Omari Hutchinson for the game, who is nursing a muscle problem. The Chelsea-born youngster scored against his former club in their last game at Portman Road.
The Tractor Boys' attacking options are further limited as Conor Chaplin is also sidelined until the end of January with a knee injury.
With Ipswich yet to complete the signing of winger Jaden Philogene from Aston Villa, McKenna will have fewer options on the right flank as Axel Tuanzebe (hamstring) and Chiedozie Ogbene (Achilles tendon) are also nursing injuries.
As for Bristol Rovers, as mentioned, they will not be able to rely on Omochere, who has scored 4 goals for the team. That means the visitors will need to find new attacking options to compensate for this absence.
However, in defense, things seem to be looking up for The Gas as veteran Jack Hunt is likely to make the trip to East Anglia after more than two months on the sidelines.
Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers latest predicted lineup
Ipswich Town:
Muric; H Clarke, Burgess, Woolfenden, Townsend; Phillips, Taylor; J Clarke, Burns, Broadhead; Al Hamadi
Bristol Rovers:
Griffiths; Moore, Wilson, Taylor, Sousa; Lindsay, Ward, Thomas, Sotiriou, Sinclair; Martin
Latest football commentary Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
Ipswich Town, with two successful campaigns of promotion from League One to the Premier League, endured a forgettable afternoon at Portman Road in the fourth round of last season's FA Cup, losing 2-1 to Maidstone United from National League South.
While the Tractor Boys are keen to avoid a similar shock on Sunday, their focus has largely shifted to their first top-flight season in two decades, with Kieran McKenna's side looking to avoid an immediate return to the grind of the Championship.
After back-to-back defeats to Newcastle United and Arsenal, Ipswich have bounced back and picked up four points from their last two league games against Enzo Maresca's Chelsea and west London rivals Fulham.
Already familiar with the Championship atmosphere, striker duo Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap both scored in the draw with Fulham, although two Raul Jimenez penalties forced a draw in pouring rain in the capital.
Having picked up four points from their last two games, McKenna's side head into the FA Cup break in 18th place in the Premier League, 10 points clear of bottom-placed Southampton and level on points with 17th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
In a new era under Spanish manager Inigo Calderon, Bristol Rovers returned to winning ways in League One, beating relegation-threatened Cambridge United 1-0.
The Gas ended a seven-game winless run in League One dating back to November with victory over the U's, winger Luke Thomas' first goal of the 2024-25 season proving to be a defining moment in a game between two clubs battling to avoid relegation.
Bristol Rovers parted company with manager Matt Taylor in mid-December hoping to avoid a drop into the bottom four of League One, but a difficult period over the festive period has left Calderon's side currently 20th, just five points above Crawley Town in 21st place.
With just 22 goals in 24 League One games this season, goalscoring has been a major issue for the Gas, and the situation could be made worse by a serious hamstring injury suffered by key striker Promise Omochere.
Calderon's side made a quiet start to their FA Cup campaign this season, comfortably overcoming Weston Super Mare in the first round, before booking a place in East Anglia to face Ipswich thanks to a penalty shootout win over Barnsley in the second round.
Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Ipswich Town vs Bristol Roversas follows:
- Sportsmole:Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
- WhoScore:Ipswich Town 3-2 Bristol Rovers
- Our newspaper predicts:Ipswich Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers
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