Tottenham Hotspur will need to ditch the reminiscences of ‘Hell’ once they face up in opposition to Ipswich City within the Premier League on Sunday.
Thursday’s Europa League bout in Istanbul was one Spurs may afford to lose given the beginning they’d made to the league part, and Ange Postecoglou’s facet had been overwhelmed 3-2 by Galatasaray having determined to start out taking part in correctly as soon as they had been decreased to 10 gamers halfway via the second-half.
That defeat arrived off the again of what was arguably the most effective week of Postecoglou’s reign up to now. The Lilywhites downed Manchester Metropolis within the Carabao Cup and roared from behind to beat Aston Villa within the league on Sunday. At the moment seventh within the desk, a win right here would set them up properly after the worldwide break.
They will be aiming to lengthen Ipswich’s winless begin to the 2024/25 Premier League season this weekend, with Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys coming ever so near securing a maiden three factors final Saturday in opposition to Leicester.
They definitely have not been overwhelmed upon their return to the highest flight, with their urgent and basic diligence out of possession inflicting groups issues. Nevertheless, they’re 18th within the desk having solely amassed 5 factors via ten video games.
Right here is 90min’s information to Sunday’s Premier League conflict.
Tottenham vs Ipswich H2H Document (final 5 video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Tottenham |
Ipswich |
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Galatasaray 3-2 Tottenham – 07/11/24 |
Ipswich 1-1 Leicester – 02/11/24 |
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Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa – 03/11/24 |
Brentford 4-3 Ipswich – 26/10/24 |
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Tottenham 2-1 Man Metropolis – 30/10/24 |
Ipswich 0-2 Everton – 19/10/24 |
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Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham – 27/10/24 |
West Ham 4-1 Ipswich – 05/10/24 |
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Tottenham 1-0 AZ Alkmaar – 24/10/24 |
Ipswich 2-2 Aston Villa – 29/09/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/dwell stream |
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United Kingdom |
Not televised – dwell radio commentary on BBC Radio London 94.9, BBC Radio Suffolk |
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United States |
fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports activities App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Community, Telemundo |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports activities Community 4 Canada |
Postecoglou confirmed within the week that Richarlison is as soon as once more set for a chronic interval on the sidelines after he picked up a hamstring damage throughout Spurs’ 4-1 win over Aston Villa final weekend.
The Aussie boss will welcome the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Matar Sarr, Dominic Solanke, and Future Udogie again into his beginning XI on Sunday, and there is hope Cristian Romero will recuperate from a foot damage to function.
Timo Werner and Mikey Moore may each miss out, whereas Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert and Djed Spence will seemingly make their returns after the worldwide break.
Tottenham predicted lineup vs Ipswich (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Drasgusin, Udogie; Bentancur, Sarr, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
Sunday’s guests are with out Kalvin Phillips after the midfielder picked up two yellow playing cards in final weekend’s draw with Leicester. Massimo Luongo is about to switch the Englishman in McKenna’s XI.
Harry Clarke is again in rivalry after serving his one-game suspension in opposition to the Foxes, however Ipswich are at present with out Chiedozie Ogbene, Axel Tuanzebe, Jacob Greaves, Jack Taylor, and Janoi Donacien as a result of damage.
The spectacular Liam Delap ought to lead the Tractor Boys’ line having loved a productive begin to the season.
Ipswich predicted lineup vs Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Luongo; Hutchinson, Chaplin, Clarke; Delap.
It could be very Spursy of Spurs to lose right here and guarantee their followers are depressing for 2 weeks earlier than they tackle Manchester Metropolis away from dwelling, they usually might encounter a number of points in opposition to a canny Ipswich workforce that press properly.
Nevertheless, whereas the hosts would possibly threaten an extremely irritating defeat, they have been wonderful at dwelling this season, and it is laborious to envisage McKenna’s facet, one which’s claimed simply two factors on their travels, turning up and successful in N17.
Postecoglou’s facet may very well be compelled to play from behind, however they need to have an excessive amount of for Ipswich right here.
