Ipswich Town face Bournemouth in Sunday’s Premier League clash.
[away]
Bournemouth made it two wins in a row [WLLWW] after picking up a 1-0 victory over Tottenham on Thursday night. The Cherries created numerous chances in the game and should have scored more, but Dean Huijsen’s first-half header was enough to take all three points. “We had many chances, but luckily we finished the job,” Andoni Iraola said after the game. The win took Bournemouth up to 9th place with 21 points [6W, 3D, 5L], two points off the top five. However, Iraola will hope his side can end their poor run in games against newly promoted sides when they visit Ipswich. The Cherries have lost two of their last three such games [1W, 0D, 2L], as many as in their previous 15 [8W, 5D, 2L]. In addition, the visitors have only won one of their last 11 away games at Ipswich [1D, 3D, 7L], with their last three trips to Portman Road ending in draws. Brazilian striker, Evanilson, is expected to start in attack when Iraola deploys the 4—2—3—1.
[introduction]
After the loss to Crystal Palace, Ipswich take on the Cherries, hoping to put an end to a three-match winless run. Ipswich Town vs. Bournemouth kicks off at 15:00 [GMT] on Sunday, December 8, at Portman Road.
[home]
Since the famous win away at Tottenham, Ipswich Town have failed to win any of their following three matches [DWDLL], losing the most recent two by identical score lines. An action-filled 1-1 draw against Manchester United in Ruben Amorim’s first game as Red Devils manager was followed with a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest last weekend, before another 1-0 defeat at home against Crystal Palace on Tuesday. The Tractor Boys could not respond to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 59th-minute goal. “A frustrating night. It was a tight first half—we weren’t fantastic in terms of the flow of the game and didn’t create as many opportunities as we wanted. Having said that, neither did our opponents,” Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna said in a post-match press conference. With the defeat, the Tractor Boys remained inside the bottom three with only 9 points [1W, 6D, 7L], three points adrift of safety. McKenna’s side will face Bournemouth, hoping to end their winless streak in what will be the first-ever top-flight meeting between both teams. However, the hosts are winless in their last six meetings with the Cherries across other divisions [0W, 5D, 1L], with five of those games ending in draws, including the last four. In addition, the Tractor Boys remain without a win in any of their seven home games in the Premier League [0W, 4D, 3L]. A 4—2—3—1 with in-demand striker Liam Delap in attack is expected.
