PREVIEW | Preston North End vs Ipswich Town - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Preston North End and Ipswich Town clash this Saturday at the Deepdale on Match Day three of the EFL Championship.

Preston North End have 4 points to their name this season and occupy 6th position in the table. In their last fixture, Paul Heckingbottom's team won 2-1 against Leicester City (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Ipswich Town currently have 2 points and lie in 17th position. In their last fixture, Kieran McKenna's team shared the spoils 1-1 with Southampton (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Preston North End winning 3-2.

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Adam Wilkin (Blue Monday): It was a much better performance for the Super Blues at Portman Road last weekend against Southampton with more cohesion and pre-season patterns of play visible. Leif Davis was at his attacking best and Jack Clarke looked far better despite being on his unfavoured right side.

Deepdale wasn't a happy hunting ground the last time Town visited and Heckingbottom's side have started the season strongly with a draw and a victory against Leicester. There are no easy games in the Championship but I don't think Town will be treating this one lightly.

Where Preston have consistency and camaraderie, Town have the star power and individual talents that should see them get through this one. I'm not expecting a riot but at this stage of the season with more signings still to come i'm going for a 1-0 away victory

Prediction: 0-1

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Last starting XIs

Preston North End ( vs Leicester City 2025-08-16): Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Benjamin Whiteman, Pol Valentín, Alfie Devine, Ali McCann, Thierry Small, Michael Smith, Milutin Osmajic

Ipswich Town ( vs Southampton 2025-08-17): Alex Palmer, Ben Johnson, Jacob Greaves, Dara O’Shea, Leif Davis, Jack Taylor, Azor Matusiwa, Jack Clarke, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene, George Hirst