Ipswich vs. Fulham. Predictions & Tips 26/12/2016

The Match Is Over. Score: 0-2

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Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy will be without several key men including Jonny Williams for his side's Sky Bet Championship clash with Fulham. The midfielder was making his first start of the season in the 3-2 win at Wigan before injuring his shoulder during the early stages of the second half, which has ruled him out for up to three months after having surgery on Tuesday.

Match status: ENGLAND: Championship - Round 23
Kick-off: Monday 26 Dec 2016, 04:00pm GMT
Venue: Portman Road (Ipswich)

Possible starting lineups of the teams:

Ipswich: Bialkowski - Knudsen, Berra, Webster, Chambers - Lawrence, Bru, Skuse, Ward - Pitman, McGoldric (4-4-2 formation)

Fulham: Button - Malone, Sigurdsson, Fredericks, Kalas - Piazon, Cairney - McDonald, Aluko, Johansen - Ayite (4-2-3-1 formation)

Missing players of Ipswich and Fulham:

Ipswich: Luke Hyam, Tommy Smith, Giles Coke, Paul Digby, Teddy Bishop, Jonathan Williams.

Fulham: Tomas Kalas, Ragnar Sigurdsson.

Ipswich - Fulham Head-to-Head Stats:

19-04-2016 Ipswich 1 : 1 Fulham
15-12-2015 Fulham 1 : 2 Ipswich
14-02-2015 Fulham 1 : 2 Ipswich
09-08-2014 Ipswich 2 : 1 Fulham
30-01-2002 Ipswich 1 : 0 Fulham
21-10-2001 Fulham 1 : 1 Ipswich

Interesting facts and streaks:

Ipswich are unbeaten in five Boxing Day games, winning the last four in a row.
Fulham have met Ipswich twice on Boxing Day, securing a 10-1 demolition back in 1963 and then drawing 0-0 in 1999.
In fact, Fulham haven't beaten Ipswich in league competition since the 10-1 victory in 1963 (D3 L6).
Ipswich have the worst passing accuracy of any side in the Championship this season (64.15%).
Only Newcastle (45) have scored more goals than Fulham in the Championship this season (38).

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