Ipswich v Burton preview
Friday 9 February 2018 14:50, UK
Ipswich will be without defender Tristan Nydam through illness for the Sky Bet Championship match against Burton at Portman Road.
Defender Adam Webster is fit again following an Achilles problem, so could come into contention after being a late substitute in last weekend's win at Sunderland, while Gambia winger Mustapha Carayol will be hoping to make his debut.
Forward David McGoldrick could also back in contention after recovering from a knee problem, while midfielder Tom Adeyemi (hamstring) continues his recovery.
Veteran goalkeeper Dean Gerken, though, has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing hip surgery. Emyr Huws, Luke Hyam and Andre Dozzell are all unavailable following their respective knee operations.
Tom Flanagan will be absent for Burton with a calf injury and he could be out of action for the rest of the month. Fellow defender Ben Turner is also a doubt for the trip with a calf complaint of his own while Luke Murphy has a cut shin.
With Flanagan out injured, Stephen Warnock on loan at Bradford and Ryan Delaney having left to join Rochdale, Damien McCrory is Burton's only remaining recognised left-back. Darren Bent and Martin Samuelsen missed the defeat at Aston Villa through injury and illness respectively but both could return.
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Ipswich have won all three Championship meetings with Burton Albion, scoring exactly twice in each victory.
Nigel Clough has lost eight of his 11 matches league encounters with the Tractor Boys (W2 D1) - however, both victories came at Portman Road (with Derby in 2010 and 2012).
Ipswich haven't lost at home against a side starting the day bottom of the Championship since November 2011, when they lost 3-2 to Doncaster Rovers under Paul Jewell.
Burton Albion have had fewer shots on target than any other Championship side this season (75) and in away games they've had just 89 shots, 36 fewer than anyone else.
Mick McCarthy has beaten Nigel Clough on every occasion he has faced him in the Championship, winning all five matches (four with Ipswich, one with Wolves).
The Brewers have scored the joint fewest open play goals in the division this season (15, level with Bolton).
