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Fulham v Ipswich Town - radio & live text

BBC
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Team news

Fulham's Sander Berge has not yet fully recovered from the ankle issue which saw him miss the Cottagers' two matches over Christmas.

Harrison Reed, Reiss Nelson and Kenny Tete remain on the sidelines.

Ipswich midfielder Massimo Luongo could again be absent with the illness that has ruled him out in recent weeks.

Conor Chaplin will be out for a couple of weeks with a knee problem.

George Hirst, Chiedozie Ogbene and Axel Tuanzebe are long-term absentees.

Match facts

Head-to-head

  • Ipswich went 13 matches without defeat (W8, D5) in all competitions against Fulham from 1963 to 2016, but are without a win in eight against the Cottagers.

  • Ipswich have lost their last two matches at Craven Cottage by 3-1 and 4-1 scorelines respectively.

Fulham

  • Seven league matches without defeat is Fulham's best run under Marco Silva and their longest since a nine-game stretch in 2008.

  • In their unbeaten spell, they have faced five of the current top 10 and taken points off Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea.

  • Their tally of 29 points after 19 league games is their second highest at the halfway stage of a Premier League campaign, behind the 31 they accrued in 2022-23. It is already more than they won in total in two of their last four seasons in the top flight (26 in 2018-19, 28 in 2020-21).

  • Fulham have made just one error that has led to a goal this season, the lowest of any top-flight side.

  • However, the Cottagers have dropped a league-high 19 points from winning positions in the top flight in this campaign, their most in a single campaign since 23 in 2012-13.

  • Antonee Robinson made 65 interceptions, more than any other Premier League player in 2024.

  • Harry Wilson has scored five goals in his last 10 league games, which is one more than he managed in his previous 47 matches combined.

Ipswich

  • The two victories Ipswich have secured in their last four Premier League matches is as many as they had in their previous 28 combined (D9, L17).

  • They are aiming to win back-to-back matches in the top flight for the first time since January to February 2002, which included a victory over Fulham.

  • The Tractor Boys have lost 15 of their last 20 away Premier League games in London, although they did win 2-1 at Spurs in November.

  • Ipswich last won two away games in the capital in the same campaign in the inaugural Premier League season in 1992-93.

  • The only English players to score more Premier League goals this season than Liam Delap's seven are Cole Palmer (12), James Maddison and Ollie Watkins (both eight).

  • Delap's successful penalty versus Chelsea last Monday was the first time Ipswich have scored a top-flight spot-kick since Marcus Stewart also netted against the Blues in November 2001.