Ipswich Town host Fulham at Portman Road on Saturday looking to arrest a slide of two straight league defeats. The match offers a chance to improve a defensive record that has seen the side concede 12 goals in six Premier League games, leaving them 10th in the table with nine points.
Gary O’Neil’s side will be without the suspended Abdul Fatawu, while Jack Taylor and Azor Matusiwa are injury concerns. Their attacking plans are likely to be built around the contributions of Leif Davis, who has scored twice from defence, and the creativity of Julio Enciso.
Fulham arrive in 19th place, still searching for a first league win of the season. They are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Ipswich, but their two points this term came from draws against Manchester United and Liverpool.
“Ipswich Town have taken 6 points from 5 games, 2 wins offset by 3 losses, while Fulham remain without a win after 5 matches,” said manager Gary O’Neil, outlining the contrasting form.
Ipswich’s recent form reads WLLWL, and they face a tough test next week with a trip to league leaders Manchester City.
The original report is at Yahoo Sports
