Ipswich Town vs Southampton - team news, lineups, predictions
Ipswich Town have 1 point to their name this season and occupy 11th position in the table. In their last game, Kieran McKenna's team drew 1-1 with Bromley (Carabao Cup 2025/26).
Southampton have won 3 points to date and are placed in 5th position. In their last match, Will Still's team prevailed 0-1 against Northampton Town (Carabao Cup 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Southampton winning 2-1.
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: It's been a stuttering start to the season for Town having scraped a draw against fellow promotion favourites Birmingham and suffered yet another early cup exit to lower league opposition on Tuesday.
Connections between players are still building, patterns of play are still being worked on and worked out and there's internal turmoil with Omari Hutchinson refusing to play for the club to force a move. All of this means it's not the ideal time to play another promotion favourite, particularly one who has gone two from two.
I said at the start of the season i'd be happy with 9 points from the first five games and that still stands. Portman Road has only seen one win this calendar year (3-0 v Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup) and I think it'll have to wait a little longer. I'm going for a 2-2 draw.
Prediction: 2-2
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Ipswich Town
Conor Townsend - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Jaden Philogene - In doubt
Omari Hutchinson - Others
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Ipswich Town ( vs Bromley 2025-08-12): Christian Walton, Ashley Young, Cedric Kipré, Luke Woolfenden, Leif Davis, Cameron Humphreys, Finley Barbrook, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Chaplin, Jack Clarke, Ali Al-Hamadi
Southampton ( vs Northampton Town 2025-08-12): Alex McCarthy, Ronnie Edwards, Nathan Wood, Yukinari Sugawara, Ryan Manning, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Mateus Fernandes, Shea Charles, Damion Downs, Cameron Archer, Ben Brereton
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