Manchester City are on their travels again this weekend as they face Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
With Pep Guardiola accepting that his team will not be securing their fifth league title on the bounce this season, the Spaniard will be considering his priorities with a crucial Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain on the horizon.
After relinquishing a two-goal lead in the latter stages against Brentford on Wednesday, City are sixth in the table and could be eighth by the time they kick off at Portman Road.
Ipswich are enjoying the ride in the top tier having celebrated back-to-back promotions, and they're the most likely of the newly promoted teams to stay in the divsion. However, they were unable to capitalise on Wolves' defeat at Newcastle in midweek as they were beaten 2-0 at home by Brighton.
Kieran McKenna's side are 18th heading into Sunday's game, but City's fallibility means they must believe an upset could be on the cards.
Here is 90min's preview of the game.
What time does Ipswich vs Man City kick-off?
- Location: Ipswich, England
- Stadium: Portman Road
- Date: Sunday 19 January
- Kick-off Time: 16:30 GMT / 11:30 ET / 08:30 PT
- Referee: Sam Barrott
- VAR: Paul Tierney
Ipswich vs Man City head-to-head record (last five games)
- Ipswich: 3 wins
- Man City: 2 wins
- Draws: 0
Current form (all competitions)
Ipswich | Man City |
|---|---|
Ipswich 0-2 Brighton - 16/01/25 | Brentford 2-2 Man City - 14/01/25 |
Ipswich 3-0 Bristol Rovers - 12/01/25 | Man City 8-0 Salford - 11/01/25 |
Fulham 2-2 Ipswich - 05/01/25 | Man City 4-1 West Ham - 04/01/25 |
Ipswich 2-0 Chelsea - 30/12/24 | Leicester 0-2 Man City - 29/12/24 |
Arsenal 1-0 Ipswich - 27/12/24 | Man City 1-1 Everton - 26/12/24 |
How to watch Ipswich vs Man City on TV - UK and US
Country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
United States | fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo |
Canada | fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 2 Canada |
Ipswich team news
Ipswich have been the busiest Premier League club in the January transfer window thus far, and there could be starts for new arrivals Ben Godfrey and Jaden Philogene on Sunday. Philogene has only just completed his move from Aston Villa.
Omari Hutchinson recovered from a groin injury in time to face Brighton and he should be involved from the outset here. Sammie Szmodics it out with an ankle problem, however.
Kalvin Phillips is ineligible to face his parent club having arrived on loan in the summer. He joins Conor Chaplin, Chiedozie Ogbene and Axel Tuanzebe on the sidelines.
Ipswich predicted lineup vs Man City
Ipswich predicted lineup vs Man City (4-2-3-1): Walton; O'Shea, Godfrey, Greaves, Davis; Cajuste, Morsy; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap.
Man City team news
Ruben Dias and Oscar Bobb are both back in training, although we may have to wait a little longer to see the latter back in action given the length of his absence. Dias could be back in the matchday squad this weekend.
John Stones is also edging closer to a return but won't feature at Portman Road. Rodri is out for the long haul.
Savinho has impressed down the left in recent weeks and Phil Foden scored twice at Brentford, but Guardiola must have one eye on City's crucial upcoming Champions League encounter against PSG.
Kyle Walker will remain excluded from the squad until his future is resolved.
Man City predicted lineup vs Ipswich
Man City predicted lineup vs Ipswich (4-1-4-1): Ortega; Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol; Gundogan; Bernardo, McAtee, Foden, Doku; Haaland.
Ipswich vs Man City score prediction
City remain a defensively vulnerable unit in transition, and their box defending has suffered in Ruben Dias' absence.
Thus, Liam Delap and company should back themselves to have some joy on Sunday. However, the visitors have also moved through the gears in attack as of late, and it's hard to envisage a well-organised but talent-depleted Ipswich team keeping them at bay this weekend.
Haaland ran riot in the reverse fixture, and he could celebrate his new nine-and-a-half year deal in style at Portman Road.
Prediction: Ipswich 1-3 Man City
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