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Match Preview – Ipswich Town (A)

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This afternoon sees a trip to Portman Road to face 3rd-placed Ipswich Town as our run of difficult games against the teams near the top of the league continues.

This Season:

This season sees them start with 3 straight wins in the league against Wigan Athletic, Bristol Rovers and Rochdale (all 2-0) before drawing 1-1 at MK Dons. They would follow that with wins against Blackpool and Accrington Stanley before back-to-back defeats at Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City. They beat Gillingham 1-0 on Tuesday night.

They would beat Bristol Rovers in the first round of the EFL Cup before being knocked out by Fulham in Round 2 and have drawn Portsmouth in the first round of the FA Cup next week. In their EFL Trophy group, they currently sit 2nd having beaten Gillingham and lost to Arsenal’s Under-21s, they play Crawley Town in the final group game in a week and a half.

Transfers:

Ipswich have made 7 signings this summer, 5 on permanent deals and 2 season-long loans, with goalkeepers David Cornell and Albert White arriving from Northampton Town and AFC Wimbledon respectively, defenders Stephen Ward and Mark McGuinness (on loan) have joined while forwards Ross Crane, Oliver Hawkins and Keanan Bennetts (on loan) complete the signings.

They have let 4 players leave permanently while 9 more have left on loan deals.

Head-to-Head:

Alex Wins: 3
Ipswich Wins: 10
Draws: 3

Biggest Alex Win: 2-1 at Portman Road in April 1999
Biggest Ipswich Win: 5-1 at Portman Road in April 2005

Last Meeting:

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Ipswich Town (AET), 24th August 2010 (League Cup)

David Norris scored the only goal of the game in the 101st minute.

Alex: Taylor; Tootle (Connerton 42), Artell, Ada, Blanchett; Murphy, Westwood, Bell; Donaldson, Miller (Moore 92), Grant (Shelley 103)

Town: Murphy, Brown, McAuley, O’Dea (Peters 60), Smith, Edwards (Murray 60), O’Connor, Hyam (Scotland 46), Leadbitter, Norris, Priskin

Played for Both:

The following players have been contracted to both teams:

Goalkeepers: Nick Colgan

Defenders: David Wright

Midfielders: Conor Grant, Paul Green, Jake Livermore, Gary Roberts, Simon Walton, Jermaine Wright

Forwards: Jack Connor, Nathan Ellington, Danny Haynes, Dave Pearson, Jimmy Robertson, Luke Varney, Jonathan Walters

Officials:

The officials for this game have been announced here with Trevor Kettle the referee, Paul Kelly and Paul Lister are his assistants with Aaron Farmer the fourth official. The following Crewe games have been refereed by Kettle in the last 5 years:

  • Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Morecambe (22nd November 2016) – Jones, Kiwomya
  • Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Crewe Alexandra (29th April 2017) – Jones
  • Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Stevenage (7th October 2017) – Bowery
  • Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood Town (14th August 2018) – Wintle
  • Crewe Alexandra 1-3 Cheltenham Town (30th March 2019) – Taylor-Sinclair

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