This is the first meeting between Ipswich and Everton in any competition since a 2-1 win for the Tractor Boys at Goodison Park in February 2002. It would be Ipswich’s penultimate Premier League victory that season, despite still having 13 games to play.
Everton have failed to score in three of their five Premier League away games against Ipswich, including both such visits so far in the 21st century (0-2 in February 2001, 0-0 in October 2001).
Ipswich have won three of their last four Premier League games against Everton (D1), as many as they had in their previous 17 league meetings with the Toffees (D4 L10).
Ipswich remain winless in their seven Premier League games so far this season (D4 L3) – they’ve never gone eight games from the start of a top-flight campaign without a win before.
Everton are winless in their last 14 Premier League away games (D5 L9). Only twice have they had a longer such run in the competition – 16 between February and December 2017, and 19 between December 1996 and December 1997.
Everton are unbeaten in their last five Premier League meetings with promoted sides (W3 D2), having won just one of their previous 13 such games prior to this (D5 L7).
No team has scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of Premier League games than Ipswich so far this season (4). However, the Tractor Boys have conceded five goals in this time, a joint-high along with West Ham.
Having won five of his first six meetings with Ipswich in all competitions (L1), Everton boss Sean Dyche failed to win either game against the Tractor Boys the last time he faced them in the 2015-16 Championship with Burnley (0-2 away, 0-0 at home).
Liam Delap has scored four goals in his last five Premier League games for Ipswich, including three in his last two. He could become the fifth different player to score in three in a row for the club in the competition, while at the age of 21 he would be the youngest to do so.
Everton’s Dwight McNeil has played more successful through balls than any other player in the Premier League this season (5). All five of these have been received by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
