Ipswich Town will be looking to claim back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time this season when they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon.
The Tractor Boys gave their slim Premier League survival hopes a boost by battling their way to a 2-1 win away at Bournemouth on Wednesday night.
That first league win since December has moved Kieran McKenna’s men to within nine points of 17th-placed Wolves.
Seeking to reduce the arrears to six points, Ipswich will look to get the better of the Old Gold on Saturday.
Wolves have shown marked signs of improvement under Vitor Pereira’s management, tallying 10 points from their last six top-flight assignments.
Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over West Ham edged the Molineux outfit closer to safety, and another success here would all but assure their top-flight status for another season.
How the bookies view it: Tight tussle anticipated
The bookmakers are struggling to separate the pair, evidenced by the fact that both a home and an away win have been priced up at 13/8 on Boylesports.
Meanwhile, a point apiece at Portman Road this weekend can be backed at 9/4 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: Tractor Boys targeting a repeat
One of Ipswich’s four Premier League wins this season came against Wolves at Molineux back in December, with McKenna’s men claiming a 2-1 victory on that occasion. Another game featuring goals at both ends is on offer at 4/5 with Boylesports and that holds plenty of appeal.
Players to watch: Liam worth a look?
Liam Delap is an eye-catching 2/1 on Boylesports to make the net bulge on Saturday afternoon. The Ipswich forward scored his 11th Premier League goal of the season against Bournemouth last time out.
Fresh off the back of bagging the only goal of the game against West Ham on Tuesday night, Wolves’ Jorgen Strand Larsen is 9/4 on Boylesports to repeat the trick this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
As was the case against Bournemouth on Wednesday night, Ipswich again look set to be without injured quartet Arijanet Muric, Chiedozie Ogbene, Samuel Szmodics and Wesley Burns.
Wolves’ Matheus Cunha will serve the final game of his suspension, while fellow forwards Enso Gonzalez, Leon Chiwome and Sasa Kalajdzic are all ruled out through injury.
Ipswich: Palmer; O'Shea, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Phillips, Cajuste; Philogene-Bidace, Hutchinson, Enciso; Delap
Wolves: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, T Gomes; Semedo, J Gomes, Andre, Nouri; Munetsi, Bellegarde; Larsen
Anything else catch the eye?
The aforementioned Liam Delap has been no stranger to the referee's notebook this season.
In fact, the all-action Ipswich attacker has racked up 10 yellow cards across all competitions this season, including nine in the Premier League.
One of those bookings was shown to Delap in this season’s reverse fixture, making a repeat here an attractive option at 3/1 with Boylesports.
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