Bournemouth vs Ipswich - Preview, prediction, team news and lineups

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·1 aprile 2025

Bournemouth vs Ipswich - Preview, prediction, team news and lineups

Having won 2-1 at Portman Road in December, Bournemouth are seeking to complete a first league-double over Ipswich for 75 seasons.

Bournemouth vs Ipswich Town Preview

Despite FA Cup defeat at the weekend, Bournemouth still have plenty to play for this season. On Sunday, despite taking the lead through Evanilson, the Cherries missed out on a first-ever FA Cup semi-final, ousted 2-1 by Manchester City by the South Coast.

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In the Premier League meanwhile, Andoni Iraola's side are also without a win in four, yielding just a solitary point from these fixtures, most-recently beaten by Brentford. As a result, Bournemouth have slipped down to tenth, albeit just one point adrift the final potential European position, so can the Cherries get back on track by collecting three points here?

Ipswich Town's need for points is even more desperate, as they seek to avoid an immediate return to the Championship. It's now 18 days since the Tractor Boys were last in action, beaten 4-2 by Nottingham Forest at Portman Road, with Jens Cajuste and George Hirst on target in vain.

Kieran McKenna's team remain the only side in England's top-four tiers yet to claim a victory in 2025, yielding just two points from ten outings, losing each of the last four. Thus, the Blues are now nine points from safety, so only a win will do for Ipswich, as unlikely as that may appear.

Bournemouth vs Ipswich Town Head-to-Head Record

Matches Played: 39.

Bournemouth Wins: 12. Draws: 13. Ipswich Town Wins: 14.

Bournemouth Team News

Miloš Kerkez and Dean Huijsen can both return, having been suspended at the weekend. In the absence of the latter, Marcos Senesi was thrown straight back into the defence, his first appearance since November due to a hamstring injury.

Meanwhile, Adam Smith came off the bench against Man City, featuring for the first time since Christmas after a similarly long layoff. Lewis Cook though will continue to fill-in at right-back; Ryan Christie and Antoine Semenyo would both sit out Bournemouth's next two fixtures, West Ham (A) and Fulham (H), if cautioned.

Bournemouth predicted lineup vs Ipswich Town: (4-2-3-1): Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson.

Bournemouth Players to Watch vs Ipswich Town

Justin Kluivert has 13 goals to his name this season, seven of which have come since mid-January, likely to be the Cherries' main goal threat again.

Ipswich Town Team News

Kieran McKenna is without Arijanet Muriç, Axel Tuanzebe, Sammie Szmodics, Wes Burns, Chiedozie Ogbene and Conor Chaplin due to injury. In goal, Alex Palmer will start an eighth successive Ipswich match, despite the fact former number one Christian Walton was back on the bench last time out.

Elsewhere, Cameron Burgess replaced Jacob Greaves at half time of that defeat to Forest, so could start this time. Star striker Liam Delap will miss the Tractor Boys' next two fixtures, against Chelsea and Wolves, if booked, something they can ill-afford.

Ipswich Town Player to Watch vs Bournemouth

Omari Hutchinson has just three goals to his name this season, but was on target for England U21s last mid-week, so is likely to be the Blues' creative spark by the South Coast.

Bournemouth vs Ipswich Town Prediction

We cannot see beyond a Bournemouth victory here, enhancing the Cherries' European aspirations, thereby plunging Ipswich closer to the drop: Bournemouth 2-0 Ipswich Town.