Match Pack: Ipswich vs Saints
A busy Easter weekend culminates in Suffolk on Monday as Saints head to Ipswich for a mouth-watering Sky Bet Championship clash. Get set with our Match Pack...
THE MATCH
Ipswich vs Saints
Sky Bet Championship
Portman Road
Monday 1st April, 5.30pm BST
THE OFFICIALS
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistants: James Mainwaring, Richard West
Fourth official: James Linington
WHICH KIT WILL SAINTS BE IN?
Saints will be in their traditional red and white home kit for the trip to Suffolk.
WHERE TO WATCH
UK subscription holders can watch live on Sky Sports.
Fans in the UK and Ireland - plus internationally - can purchase an audio pass which will cover the month for £4.49:
WHAT'S AT STAKE?
There's no hiding the importance of Monday's meeting for both teams, with the heat for automatic promotion reaching boiling point.
Kieran McKenna's side are sitting top of the tree after being the only side in the top four to pick up maximum points on Good Friday, while Saints will want to start an eight-game month with a morale-boosting win.
TEAM NEWS
With just a three-day turnaround between matches, Russell Martin will assess the fitness of his squad following the draw with Boro.
Jan Bednarek, who only made the bench on Friday having suffered with illness in the week, could return to the starting XI.
THE MANAGERS
Kieran McKenna: To follow.
Russell Martin: "They have a lot of options, a lot of intensity. Really good in transition, they can do both sides of the game very, very well and can really mix their game up with the options that they have and the biggest thing they have is real spirit."
TOP SCORERS
Ipswich
Goals:
Conor Chaplin 13
Nathan Broadhead 12
Omari Hutchinson 8
Assists:
Leif Davis 15
Chaplin, Hirst 7
Omari Hutchinson 5
Southampton
Goals:
Adam Armstrong 19
Ché Adams 12
Ryan Fraser 8
Assists:
Adam Armstrong 11
Stuart Armstrong 6
Ché Adams 5
ONES TO WATCH
Conor Chaplin: On the scoresheet on Friday as Ipswich left Blackburn with all three points, the former Portsmouth striker is the Tractor Boys' leading scorer.
With four goals in seven games, Chaplin is finding form at a crucial time.
Adam Armstrong: Saints' number nine has three goals from the last three games and heads to Ipswich on a hot-streak.
Just one off of 20 goals for the season, Saints will look to Armstrong to lead the line at Portman Road.
HEAD TO HEAD
Played: 69
Ipswich: 26
Draws: 20
Saints: 23
LAST FIVE MEETINGS
September 2023: Saints 0-1 Ipswich
January 2015: Ipswich 0-1 Saints (Long) FA Cup
January 2015: Saints 1-1 Ipswich (Schneiderlin) FA Cup
March 2012: Saints 1-1 Ipswich (Lambert)
August 2011: Ipswich 2-5 Saints (Lambert 2, Lallana 2, Connolly)
DID YOU KNOW?
This is our first league game on Easter Monday since a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace back in April 2012, with both goals scored by Rickie Lambert.
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