The Blues have been in excellent form at home this season. They will fancy their chances against Ipswich, who are struggling at the moment. However, they will have to be wary of the threat they pose, having already lost against them.
Match info: Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Date: Sunday, 13th April 2025
Time: 2 pm Nigerian time
Looking to boost their chances of earning a spot in the top five, Chelsea will welcome Championship-bound Ipswich Town to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The Blues recorded a comfortable success in the Conference League on Thursday night, whilst the Tractor Boys have enjoyed a full week on the training pitch following domestic action last weekend.
Head-to-head:
- Chelsea have won 4 of the 11 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
- Ipswich have recorded 2 victories.
- The remaining 5 clashes ended in draws.
- Chelsea were held to a goalless draw against Brentford in the previous league outing
- Ipswich Town suffered a 2-1 defeat against Wolves in the previous league outing
- Cole Palmer has created the second-most big chances in the league
- Chelsea have scored 2, 3, 4, and 7 goals at the Bridge against Ipswich.
- All their encounters but 1 produced at least 2 goals.
Form:
- Chelsea in the League: W-W-L-W-D
- Chelsea in all competitions: W-L-W-D-W
- Ipswich in the League: L-L-L-W-L
- Ipswich in all competitions: L-L-L-W-L
Team News:
- Chelsea have five injury concerns in their squad. Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia are suffering from an injury and are injured again. Summer recruit Marc Guiu and Omary Kellyman are dealing with hamstring injuries. Gabriel Slolina also misses out here due to a finger injury.
- As for Ipswich Town, they also have five injury concerns in their squad. The injury list includes Arijanet Muric, Chiedozie Ogbene, Omari Hutchinson, Sammie Szmodics and Wes Burns.
Player(s) to watch:
- Cole Palmer remains the most important player for Chelsea despite failing to score in nine matches. He has registered 14 goals for them this season and provided seven assists. He has done well for them, creating the second most chances in the league with 20. His vision goal-scoring threat makes him the player to look out for in this match.
- Liam Delap has been one of the consistent performers for Ipswich Town this season. The young striker leads the goalscoring chart with 1w goals this season. He has already caught the eye with his performances with Chelsea, one of them showing interest. Delap has scored in each of his last two matches and will be hoping to do the same here.