Ipswich Town team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Ipswich Town play away to Everton on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. 3 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Ipswich Town a 21% chance of winning that match and a 16% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Ipswich Town injury news and expected return dates
3 players are currently unavailable for Ipswich Town. Azor Matusiwa is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Jack Taylor is the longest absentee, around Sat 10 Oct. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Azor Matusiwa | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Emersonn | FWD | Sat 19 Sep |
| Jack Taylor | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
Ipswich Town predicted line-up — away to Everton
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 10 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Zian Flemming is the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Dara O'Shea | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Jacob Greaves | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Leif Davis | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Issa Diop | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Julio Enciso | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Sasa Lukic | MID | 99% | 81 |
| Exequiel Palacios | MID | 97% | 84 |
| Abdul Fatawu | MID | 96% | 69 |
| Jack Clarke | MID | 94% | 61 |
| Zian Flemming | FWD | 37% | 36 |
Ipswich Town fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Ipswich Town win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Ipswich Town to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks away to Hull City at 40% to win; the hardest looks away to Manchester City at 8%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 16:00 | at Everton | 21% | 54% | 1.07 | 16% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | vs Fulham | 36% | 37% | 1.39 | 24% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 16:00 | at Manchester City | 8% | 78% | 0.79 | 6% |
| PL 8 | Fri 23 Oct, 21:00 | vs Nottingham Forest | 28% | 44% | 1.16 | 22% |
| PL 9 | Sat 31 Oct, 16:00 | at Hull City | 40% | 32% | 1.40 | 29% |
Best Ipswich Town picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Exequiel Palacios is Ipswich Town's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.7 points, 0.1 clear of Jack Clarke. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exequiel Palacios | MID | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Jack Clarke | MID | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| Julio Enciso | MID | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| Dara O'Shea | DEF | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Jacob Greaves | DEF | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Sasa Lukic | MID | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Ipswich Town price changes tonight
Our projection for which Ipswich Town players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Emersonn (FWD, 5.5) — 56% chance of a price rise tonight
- Davis (DEF, 4.0) — 47% chance of a price rise tonight
- Walle Egeli (FWD, 4.5) — 39% chance of a price rise tonight
- Akpom (FWD, 5.0) — 24% chance of a price rise tonight
- Enciso (MID, 5.5) — 10% chance of a price rise tonight
- Furlong (DEF, 4.0) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Fatawu (MID, 5.5) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Taylor (MID, 4.5) — 93% chance of a price fall tonight
- Mehmeti (MID, 4.9) — 86% chance of a price fall tonight
- Lukić (MID, 5.0) — 83% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Ipswich Town?
Azor Matusiwa, Emersonn, Jack Taylor are currently unavailable. Azor Matusiwa is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Ipswich Town's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Kjell Scherpen, Dara O'Shea, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis, Issa Diop. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Ipswich Town play next?
Away to Everton on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. Our model gives them a 21% chance of winning and a 16% chance of keeping a clean sheet.