Ipswich Town vs Leeds United. Sky Bet Championship.
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Friday 3 May 2019 13:37, UK
Bottom-club Ipswich will check on forward Will Keane ahead of the visit of Leeds for their final Championship match of the season.
Keane went off after just six minutes in the defeat at Sheffield United last weekend, having just returned to action following eight games out with a hamstring problem.
Winger Gwion Edwards has been carrying an unspecified muscular problem, while veteran defender James Collins (calf) is another to be assessed. Wales U21s striker Ellis Harrison is making progress from a back problem, while Emyr Huws (knee) and Jon Nolan (Achilles) also continues his recovery.
Leeds are expected to again be without striker Kemar Roofe for the trip to Suffolk. The 26-year-old, recently back from a lengthy knee injury, has been troubled by a hip problem.
Marcelo Bielsa's side are now set for the play-offs, having seen automatic promotion hopes fade after successive defeats by Wigan and Brentford which were followed by a draw against Aston Villa. Winger Ezgjan Alioski and left-back Barry Douglas will both miss the rest of the season following knee operations.
Ipswich have won seven of their last nine home league matches against Leeds (W7 D1 L1).
Leeds United have not completed a league double over Ipswich Town since the 2001/02 season, winning 2-0 earlier this season.
Ipswich have lost 25 league matches this season, only losing more in two previous campaigns - 26 in 1963/64 and 29 in 1994/95.
Leeds have lost their final league match of the season in just one of the last 11 seasons (W6 D4 L1), a 1-2 defeat to Leicester City in 2011/12.
Paul Lambert has been victorious in the final league match of each of the last three seasons, winning with three different clubs - Blackburn in 2015/16, Wolves in 2016/17 and Stoke in 2017/18.
Since Patrick Bamford's second goal against Preston in April, Leeds have found the net with just three of their last 112 efforts at goal.
David Prutton predicts: 0-2 (7/1 with Sky Bet)