Ipswich Town v Everton
Team news
Ipswich are again without defender Axel Tuanzebe, who is likely to be out for several months after sustaining a deep cut to his thumb while washing dishes.
Dara O'Shea's back problem will be assessed closer to kick-off, while Ali Al-Hamadi is available despite an ongoing groin issue but Massimo Luongo and Jens Cajuste are both sidelined.
Everton pair James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam are ruled out with respective back and foot problems.
Vitalii Mykolenko and Seamus Coleman are set to return to contention but a late decision will be made on Jarrad Branthwaite, who is nursing a muscle strain.
Everton boss Sean Dyche expects Iliman Ndiaye to be fit despite a minor injury on international duty with Senegal but Nathan Patterson, Armando Broja and Youssef Chermiti remain unavailable.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Everton have gone four consecutive Premier League matches without a win against Ipswich since a 1-0 victory at Portman Road in May 1995, when Paul Rideout was on target against the already relegated Suffolk side.
The Toffees’ most recent victory against the Tractor Boys came in the FA Cup fourth round on 23 January 1999, with Nick Barmby scoring the only goal at Goodison Park despite team-mate Marco Materazzi being sent off.
The 10 Premier League encounters have produced four wins apiece and two draws.
Ipswich Town
Town have failed to win any of their opening seven league games, equalling a club record from the start of a top-flight season.
Ipswich’s only win in their past 20 top-flight matches was 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough in April 2002, courtesy of Darren Bent.
They have led for a league-low 29 minutes in 2024-25.
The Tractor Boys have scored four goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League matches this season but have also conceded five times in this period – both totals are joint highs in the division.
Liam Delap has scored four of his side’s six league goals this season, including each of the past three.
Everton
The Toffees are winless in 15 away games in all competitions since beating Burnley 2-0 in December last year (D6, L9).
That's Everton's only victory in their 10 most recent league fixtures away to newly promoted opposition (D6, L3).
Everton have had 106 goalless draws in the Premier League, two short of the record held by Aston Villa.
The last time they played out back-to-back 0-0 draws in the league was against Villa and Fulham in January.
They have kept 14 Premier League clean sheets since the start of October 2023 – only Arsenal, with 18, have registered more in that period.
Dwight McNeil has recorded a league-high five successful through balls in the Premier League this season, with all of those passes received by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.