The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Norwich City at the weekend, while the Hornets played out a goalless draw with Preston North End last time out.
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Ipswich Town will be looking to put pressure of EFL Championship leaders Leicester City when they play host to Watford at Portman Road on Wednesday. The hosts are currently occupying second spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 87 points from 41 games, just a solitary point adrift of the Foxes, who have a game in hand. The Hornets, meanwhile, are sitting at the 14th position, with 51 points to their name from 41 league matches, nine clear of the relegation zone. The Tractor Boys have won each of their last three encounters with Watford, with an overall score of 4-1.
Ipswich saw their three-game winning run, against the likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton, come to an end with a narrow 1-0 loss away to Norwich City at the weekend. On Saturday, the Tractor Boys suffered only their sixth Championship loss of the campaign courtesy of the Canaries midfielder Marcelino Nunez’s lone goal in the first-half. Although the result allowed Leicester to leapfrog the Tractor Boys into the top spot, Kieran McKenna’s side are still holding on to the second position, the final automatic promotion spot, just a solitary point clear of third-placed Leeds United. Moreover Ipswich have none of the top six left on their schedule.
Watford, on the other hand, have recorded 12 wins, 15 draws and 14 defeats from 41 Championship games so far, and their last success came against Birmingham City mid-way through last month. After that, the Hornets played out two consecutive 2-2 draws with Leeds and West Bromwich Albion, before sharing the spoils with Preston North End (0-0) on Saturday. Tom Cleverley’s side failed the find the back of the net against the Invincibles despite boasting more than 70% ball possession. Nevertheless, With five games to go, Watford are almost assured of at least one more Championship season.
Ipswich Town probable starting lineup: Hladky, Clarke, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis, Morsy, Luongo, Hutchinson, Chaplin, Sarmiento, Al Hamadi
Watford probable starting lineup: Bachmann, Porteous, Sierralta, Hoedt, Andrews, Kayembe, Dele-Bashiru, Lewis, Kone, Dennis, Rajovic
Ipswich Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Norwich | 1-0 (L) |
| Southampton | 3-2 (W) |
| Blackburn | 0-1 (W) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 6-0 (W) |
| Cardiff | 2-1 (L) |
Watford
| Opponents | Score |
| Preston | 0-0 (D) |
| West Brom | 2-2 (D) |
| Leeds | 2-2 (D) |
| Birmingham | 0-1 (W) |
| Coventry | 1-2 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Ipswich beat Watford | 1-2 |
| Ipswich beat Watford | 0-1 |
| Ipswich beat Watford | 1-0 |
| Watford beat Ipswich | 3-1 |
| Ipswich draw Watford | 1-1 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Ipswich and Watford will take place at Portman Road on Thursday at 12:15 am IST.
| Ipswich vs Watford | Key Details |
| Date | April 10 (UK) |
| Venue | Portman Road |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Thursday) |
Football fans in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra and Sky Sports Red Button.
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