Each of these sides also prevailed in the EFL Cup in mid-week, with the Blues defeating Bristol Rovers 2-0, and the visitors got the better of West Bromwich Albion 2-1.
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Ipswich Town will be looking to continue their impressive start life in the Championship when they host Stoke City in the second round of the league fixtures at Portman Road on Saturday. The hosts, who are one of the three newly promoted sides from the League One last term, began their English second tier campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sunderland last weekend, while Stoke thrashed Rotherham United 4-1 in their curtain raiser. Each of these sides also prevailed in the EFL Cup in mid-week, with the Blues defeating Bristol Rovers 2-0, and the visitors got the better of West Bromwich Albion 2-1. Meanwhile, the last time these two sides faced each other was way back in 2019 in the second division in Suffolk and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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— Ipswich Town (@IpswichTown) August 12, 2023
Ipswich showed great quality in their curtain raiser away to Sunderland on Sunday, taking all three points thanks to Nathan Broadhead’s opener on the stroke of half-time and George Hirst’s effort eight minutes into the second-half. It was a clinical performance from Kieran McKenna’s side as they recorded the victory despite having just 33% possession at Stadium of Light. A much-changed side then defeated Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup tie on Wednesday night courtesy of two unanswered goals from Jack Taylor and Sone Aluko. The Tractor Boys have now extended their unbeaten run to 19 competitive games, with their last defeat coming against Burnely in the FA Cup back in February.
Stoke City, on the other hand, produced dominant performance against Rotherham in their opening fixture last Saturday, scoring four times, thanks to Ki-Jan Hoever’s opener, a first-half injury-time brace from Andre Vidingal and Jacob Brown’s 90th-minute effort. Three days later, Alex Neil’s side got the better of West Brom in the EFL Cup courtesy of Josh Griffiths’ own goal and Vidigal’s winner five minutes into the hour-mark. Meanwhile, attacker Brown has left the club to join Premier League side Luton Town and Neil will be tasked with replacing the 25-year-old, who had scored 30 goals and recorded eight assists during his 141 appearances for the Staffordshire club.
Ipswich Town probable starting lineup: Hladky, Donacien, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis Morsy, Luongo, Burns, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst
Stoke City probable starting lineup: Travers, Hoever, Rose, Wilmot, Stevens, Pearson, Laurent, Chiquinho, Johnson, Vidigal, Mmaee
Ipswich Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-0 (W) |
| Sunderland | 1-2 (W) |
| Werder Bremen | 1-1 (D) |
| RB Leipzig | 1-0 (W) |
| Luton | 1-1 (D) |
Stoke City
| Opponents | Score |
| West Brom | 2-1 (W) |
| Rotherham | 4-1 (W) |
| Everton | 0-1 (L) |
| Burton | 0-1 (W) |
| Derby | 3-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Ipswich draw Stoke | 1-1 |
| Stoke beat Ipswich | 2-0 |
| Stoke beat Ipswich | 1-0 |
| Ipswich draw Stoke | 1-1 |
| Stoke draw Ipswich | 0-0 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Ipswich Town and Stoke City will take place at Portman road on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Ipswich Town vs Stoke City | Key details |
| Date | August 12 |
| Venue | Portman Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm |
Unfortunately, there is no reliable information available regarding the live streaming of this match.
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