Team news
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna says defender Axel Tuanzebe suffered a "long-term" hamstring injury at the weekend, adding that several unspecified players are nursing issues that will be need to be assessed.
Kalvin Philips and Ben Johnson are again doubtful because of respective ankle and muscle problems. Should this game come too soon for them, McKenna expects both to be fit for Sunday's match against Bournemouth.
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to Portman Road.
This game comes too soon for Adam Wharton, while Daichi Kamada completes a three-match ban.
Match facts
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in all four of their Premier League games against Ipswich (W3, D1).
This will be the first top-flight meeting since Palace’s 2-0 win at Portman Road on 4 February 1995, when Iain Dowie and Dean Gordon netted for the visitors.
Ipswich Town
The Blues have lost only three of their past 45 league matches at Portman Road (W28, D14) but are the only side without a Premier League home victory this season (D4, L2).
Kieran McKenna could become the seventh manager to fail to win each of the first seven Premier League home matches of his career. It also happened to Vincent Kompany with Burnley last season.
The Suffolk side are unbeaten in all 28 of their midweek league fixtures under McKenna, with their last such defeat a 2-0 loss to Charlton in League One on 7 December 2021.
Ipswich could concede in each of their opening seven top-flight home matches for the first time since the 1961-62 season, when Sir Alf Ramsey’s team nonetheless went on to be crowned champions.
Town are winless in seven top-flight home games since beating Middlesbrough on 24 April 2002 courtesy of a Darren Bent goal.
Ipswich substitutes scored 23 goals in the Championship last season, more than any other team, but the only replacement to net in the current campaign was Liam Delap against Brentford in October.
Crystal Palace
With one win, six draws and six defeats, Palace have the same Premier League record as Ipswich. No other team has drawn as many games as these sides in the current campaign.
The Eagles are one of three clubs yet to win a top-flight away match this term, drawing three and losing three of their six fixtures.
They have won two of their last 19 Premier League away games (D8, L9).
Palace have not scored or conceded more than two goals in a single Premier League fixture this season.
The Londoners have lost each of their past six midweek away games league.
