After success progression to the FA Cup Quarter Finals, it is back to Premier League Action as the Eagles look to continue good form with a third home win in a row.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 8 March 2025 – 3pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 22/08/2017 – The two sides have not met each other in recent seasons, and we have to go all the way back to 2017 to find the last competitive meeting at Selhurst Park. It was an EFL Cup game which ended up being the first win in charge of Palace for Frank de Boer thanks to brace from James McArthur. Bersant Celin scored the consolation for the visitors late on. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – James McArthur (8.5) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Simon Hooper |
| Assistant | Adrian Holmes |
| Assistant | Nick Hopton |
| Fourth Official | Rob Jones |
| VAR | Paul Tierney |
| Assistant VAR | Ian Hussin |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Joel Ward all continue to miss out through injury. Jean-Philippe Mateta is not expected to have recovered in time for this fixture while Will Hughes starts a ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
IPSWICH – Wes Burns, Chiedozie Ogbene, Omari Hutchinson, Christian Walton, Julio Enciso, Sammy Szmodics, and Conor Chaplin are all expected to miss out. Kalvin Phillips, Axel Tuanzebe, and Cameron Burgess will be assessed.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1), Kalvin Phillips (1), Axel Tuanzebe (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (10), Liam Delap (9), Sam Morsey (8), Daniel Munoz (7), Marc Guehi (6), Dara O’Shea (6) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 03/12/2024 | Ipswich 0-1 Palace |
| 16/07/2022 | Palace 4-2 Ipswich |
| 24/07/2021 | Ipswich 0-1 Palace |
| 22/08/2017 | Palace 2-1 Ipswich |
| 16/04/2013 | Ipswich 3-0 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 01/03/2025 | Palace 3-1 Millwall |
| 25/02/2025 | Palace 4-1 Villa |
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/02/2025 | Palace 1-2 Everton |
| 10/02/2025 | Doncaster 0-2 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Ipswich;
| 03/03/2025 | Forest 1-1 Ipswich |
| 26/02/2025 | Manchester United 3-2 Ipswich |
| 22/02/2025 | Ipswich 1-4 Spurs |
| 15/02/2025 | Villa 1-1 Ipswich |
| 08/02/2025 | Coventry 1-2 Ipswich |
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 36 points from 27 games played while Ipswich are 18th with 17 points from the same amount of games played.
RECORD AGAINST IPSWICH
| Played | 84 |
| Won | 28 |
| Drawn | 24 |
| Lost | 32 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Daniel Munoz | 7.13 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.13 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6.72 |
| Liam Delap | 6.71 |
ONE TO WATCH
| LIAM DELAP |
| FORMER CLUBS – Derby County, Manchester City, Stoke City (loan), Preston North End (loan), Hull City (loan) |
| The former Manchester City academy striker has proved this season that he can hold his own in the top division and score goals which will make him hot property in the summer should Ipswich lose their Premier League status. |
THE NUMBERS
Over the past 14 Premier League matchdays, only Liverpool (33) and Arsenal (29) have earned more points than Palace (27) – but only 8 of those points have come at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles have never lost a Premier League game against Ipswich (W4 D1), winning the past 4. Their most recent top-flight home match against them was a 3-0 victory in November 1994.
KEY CLASH
| CHRISH RICHARDS v LIAM DELAP |
| The American international has put in several solid performances since coming into the Palace starting line up and will be up against a lively striker who can score goals and will provide a handful for the Palace back line who have rightly been handed plenty of plaudits this season. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 12 (9th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 6 (10th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1330 (23rd) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 91 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1689 (21st) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 77 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 52 (4th) |
| Dispossessed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 37 (17th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 72 (8th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 140 (5th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 15 (3rd) |
TEB PREDICTION
Things are starting to become more urgent for the visitors with what will be ten games remaining in the league after this weekend. Oliver Glasner will have done his homework but the form at Selhurst has been patchy to say the least, even though the Eagles are unbeaten in their last two home games. Can they make it three? We think so, but it will certainly not be straight-forward.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-0 to Palace |
