Ipswich Town vs Wigan Athletic. Sky Bet Championship.
Portman RoadAttendance14,640.
Thursday 2 April 2020 12:13, UK
Bottom club Ipswich expect to have midfielder Grant Ward and forward Kayden Jackson available again following illness for the Sky Bet Championship match against Wigan.
Goalkeeper Dean Gerken is expected to retain his place ahead of Bartosz Bialkowski having come in for last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Stoke. Midfielder Cole Skuse is set for an extended spell on the sidelines following knee surgery.
Midfielders Tom Adeyemi (Achilles) and Emyr Huws (knee) continue their own rehabilitation along with defender Myles Kenlock (ankle), while on-loan midfielder Tayo Edun is back at parent club Fulham for treatment on an eye problem.
Wigan look set to welcome back winger Gavin Massey into the squad at Portman Road. Massey made his return from a long-term hamstring injury with a run-out for the development squad match at Sheffield United in midweek and should make the trip to Suffolk.
Left-back Kal Naismith must serve a one-match suspension following his red card in last weekend's home defeat by Derby, while striker Nick Powell is sidelined by a hamstring problem. Defenders Antonee Robinson (ankle) and Chey Dunkley (knee) continue their recovery, along with midfielder Michael Jacobs (hamstring).
Ipswich have won three of their last four league games against Wigan (D1).
Wigan have failed to score in both of their last two league matches at Portman Road against Ipswich (D1 L1).
Ipswich manager Paul Lambert is winless in five league matches against Wigan during his managerial career (D3 L2).
Ipswich are winless in their last nine league games (D2 L7), losing each of the last four - they haven't lost five on the bounce since December 2011 (7 games).
Wigan ended a seven-game losing streak on the road in the league last time out with a draw against Bolton, however the Latics haven't won away from home since August.
Wigan, alongside Norwich and Aston Villa, have 13 different goal scorers in the Championship this season - more than any other side.
You feel we are reaching crunch time for Ipswich. For all Paul Lambert's positivity, results are yet to improve and they are still without a home win all season.
This is a massive opportunity for them to change that because Wigan have picked up just a point on the road since the start of September. But confidence is so low for Ipswich I am going to have to back the Latics.
David Prutton predicts: 0-1 (6/1 with Sky Bet)
