Ipswich Town vs Chelsea prediction and preview

Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 20:15 UTC

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Ipswich Town vs Chelsea

Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 20:15 UTC · Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich

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Ipswich Town vs Chelsea preview

Ipswich Town host Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday 30 December 2026, kick-off 20:15 UTC at Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich. Ipswich Town go into the round 14th, on 11 points from 9 games, while Chelsea sit 4th on 16 points after 9 matches.

Ipswich Town have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Chelsea have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Ipswich Town have scored 1.7 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Chelsea average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Ipswich Town won 1, 3 games were drawn and Chelsea won 2. Those games averaged 3.0 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 13 Apr 2025, ended Chelsea 2-2 Ipswich Town.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Ipswich Town 1, draws 3, Chelsea 2.

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Ipswich Town expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Christian Walton, Leif Davis, Abdoul Ouattara, Dara O'Shea, Issa Diop, Julio Enciso, Exequiel Palacios, Florentino, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Jaden Philogene, Emersonn

Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Mike Penders, Levi Colwill, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, M. Caicedo, Pedro Neto

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