The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Southampton in the mid-week, while the Rovers suffered a 3-1 defeat against Sunderland last time out.
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Ipswich Town will be looking to extend their winning run to five games across all competitions when they play host to Blackburn Rovers in an EFL Championship fixture at Portman Road on Saturday. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Southampton in the mid-week, while the Rovers suffered a 3-1 defeat against Sunderland last time out. The remarkable run of form has helped the Tractor Boys to move to third spot in the English second tier standings, collecting 18 points from their opening seven league-games, while the visitors are languishing at the 12th position, with ten points to their name.
🎥 “It’s going to take a big effort from the players, but also from the supporters.”
Kieran McKenna spoke to TownTV ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Blackburn Rovers. #itfc
— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) September 22, 2023
Ipswich secured all three points against Southampton on Tuesday night thanks to Omari Hutchinson’s lone goal on the half-hour mark. It was their eighth victory from their opening nine games across al competitions this season, while their lone defeat in the period came against Leeds in a seven-goal thriller in the second tier towards the end of last month. Although Kieran McKenna’s side have conceded seven goals from their opening seven Championship games so far, they have also kept four clean sheets in the process. Ipswich now will be looking to extend their impressive run into the autumn as there is already a six-point gap between themselves and seventh position.
Blackburn, on the other hand, have had a mixed start to their 2023-24 Championship campaign, recording three wins, as many defeats and one draw from their opening seven league-games. The Riversiders lost out to Sunderland on Wednesday night despite the fact that Harry Leonard canceled out Jack Clarke’s 28th-minute opener from the penalty spot. The Black Cats restored their lead through Dan Neil on the stroke of half-time, before Clarke completed his brace 12 minutes from time and handed a third league-defeat to the season to Rovers. Prior to that, Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side got the better of Middlesbrough 2-1 at Ewood Park courtesy of Sammie Szmodics’ brace. Although, Blackburn have taken four points from their three away fixtures this season, their last trip led to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Plymouth Argyle.
Ipswich Town probable starting lineup: Hladky, Clarke, Woolfenden, Burgess, Williams, Morsy, Luongo, Burns, Chaplin, Hutchinson, Hirst
Blackburn Rovers probable starting lineup: Pears, Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Pickering, Travis, Wharton, Hedges, Szmodics, Moran, Dolan
Ipswich Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Southampton | 0-1 (W) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 (W) |
| Cardiff | 3-2 (W) |
| Reading | 2-3 (W) |
| Leeds | 3-4 (L) |
Blackburn Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Sunderland | 1-3 (L) |
| Middlesbrough | 2-1 (W) |
| Plymouth | 3-0 (L) |
| Harrogate | 0-8 (W) |
| Watford | 0-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Blackburn beat Ipswich | 2-0 |
| Ipswich draw Blackburn | 2-2 |
| Ipswich beat Blackburn | 3-2 |
| Blackburn draw Ipswich | 0-0 |
| Ipswich beat Blackburn | 2-0 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers will take place at Portman Road on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Ipswich vs Blackburn | Key Details |
| Date | September 23 |
| Venue | Portman Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm |
Unfortunately there in no reliable information available regarding the live streaming of this match.
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