Leeds United vs Ipswich Town; Sky Bet Championship
Leeds United vs Ipswich Town. Sky Bet Championship.
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Tuesday 23 October 2018 16:00, UK
Jack Harrison and Luke Ayling are in contention for Leeds' clash with bottom-placed Ipswich.
On-loan Manchester City winger Harrison has recovered from the muscle injury that kept him out of Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Blackburn, where right-back Ayling was absent through suspension. Left-back Barry Douglas continues to occupy the sidelines with a hamstring injury along with long-term absentees Patrick Bamford and Izzy Brown.
Defender Pontus Jansson is expected to be named on the bench, having travelled back from Sweden following the birth of his first child, while fit-again playmaker Pablo Hernandez is set to start.
Under-pressure Ipswich boss Paul Hurst has admitted he is considering changes. Hurst has no fresh concerns after his side's disappointing 2-0 loss at home to QPR but could shuffle his pack.
Myles Kenlock (hamstring) is still not fit and he joins Ellis Harrison in the treatment room. Hurst has a decision to make in goal, with Dean Gerken having played the last seven games after Bartosz Bialkowski was dropped.
Opta stats
Leeds have lost just one of their last nine home league meetings with Ipswich (W5 D3), a 1-0 defeat in September 2015.
Ipswich have kept one clean sheet in their last seven league visits to Elland Road.
Since winning his first four matches as Leeds manager in all competitions, Marcelo Bielsa has won just three of his last 11 games (D5 L3).
Ipswich have won just nine points in their 13 Championship games this season (W1 D6 L6) - after 13 games last season, the Tractor Boys had 21 points (W7 D0 L6).
Leeds have won just one of their last 39 Championship games when conceding the first goal (D11 L27), a 2-1 win at Burton Albion in December 2017.
Ipswich haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 14 league matches in Yorkshire, since a 1-0 win at Huddersfield in February 2016.
Prutton's prediction
Leeds seem to have hit a little bit of a bump in the road and aren't quite playing with the same intensity as they were at the start of the season, even with Kemar Roofe back they still lost at Blackburn on Saturday.
This should be a straightforward victory at Elland Road for Marcelo Bielsa's side, because Ipswich don't look good enough right now. They were so poor against QPR. Home win.
David Prutton predicts: 2-0 (11/2 with Sky Bet)