Chelsea need to get back to winning ways tonight against Ipswich after seeing their Premier League title charge falter during the festive period.
A draw at Everton followed by a first home loss to Fulham in 45 years brought an end to a five-game winning streak and allowed Arsenal to leapfrog the Blues into second and then Nottingham Forest to leapfrog both to push the Blues into fourth as Liverpool moved 10 points clear of Enzo Maresca & Co.
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Ipswich, though, poses less of a threat and should offer Chelsea plenty of chances to sign off for 2024 with a win.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Ipswich vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off tonight, December 30, 2024.
The match will take place at Portman Road.
Where to watch Ipswich vs Chelsea
TV channel and live stream: In the UK, the game will not be televised live.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.
Ipswich vs Chelsea team news
Ipswich XI: Walton, Burns, O'Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis, Morsy (C), Cajuste, Hutchinson, Broadhead, Delap.
Subs: Muric, Johnson, Townsend, Phillips, Taylor, Chaplin, Szmodics, J. Clarke, Al-Hamadi.
Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; Disasi, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez (c); Madueke, Palmer, Joao Felix; Nkunku
Subs: Sanchez, James, Gusto, Acheampong, Veiga, Neto, Sancho, Jackson, Guiu
Ipswich vs Chelsea prediction
Chelsea have not been firing as freely of late having been well marshalled by the opposition, but Ipswich will do well to do the same after an exhausting night at Arsenal last time out.
It’s these types of games where Chelsea can rotate and still prove far too much, and expect Cole Palmer to be pulling the strings again for what is expected to be an otherwise changed attacking line-up.
Chelsea to win, 3-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Ipswich wins: 9
Draws: 10
Chelsea wins: 26
Ipswich vs Chelsea match odds
Ipswich: 5/1
Draw: 11/4
Chelsea: 4/11
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
