Ipswich Town vs Fulham

Ipswich Town welcome Fulham to Portman Road in a fixture that matters most for the visitors. Ipswich sit 11th with six points from five games back in the Premier League, while Fulham are 19th with two points and still without a league win this season. Under new boss Gary O'Neil, Ipswich have blown hot and cold — a 5-2 hammering at Manchester United, then a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace sparked by Zian Flemming's first goal for the club, before a narrow 1-0 loss at Everton. Defender Issa Diop, a summer arrival from Fulham, could face his old club. Fulham, now under Álvaro Arbeloa after Marco Silva's exit, have drawn with Liverpool and Manchester United but lost to Chelsea, Sunderland and Crystal Palace, and Arbeloa faces an FA misconduct charge over referee comments. Fulham have the historical edge, with 22 wins to Ipswich's 12 in 38 meetings, though their last two top-flight clashes both finished level. Our prediction: 2-1