Ipswich Town host a Bournemouth side seeking an eighth consecutive victory across all competitions, with Gary O’Neil facing the club he once managed in a fixture that could lift the Tractor Boys into the top half of the table.
Ipswich sit 14th with 11 points from nine matches, having gone three without a win, though they salvaged draws from behind against Nottingham Forest and Hull City in their last two outings and boast the joint-fourth-best attacking record in the division with 14 goals. Bournemouth arrive in eighth place on the back of seven straight wins in all competitions, a run that began immediately after a 5-1 defeat at Chelsea in October and has yielded 19 goals for the loss of only one, that coming in a 3-1 win at Sparta Prague in the Europa League on Thursday.
Marco Rose’s side have beaten Sunderland, Manchester United and Leeds United in succession in the Premier League, though their away record outside that run remains modest, with the win at Old Trafford still their only victory on the road in four league matches this season. Ipswich have lost only once at Portman Road all season, to Liverpool, and have taken five points from home fixtures against Sunderland, Fulham and Nottingham Forest. The sides have not met in the Premier League since the 2024-25 season, when Ipswich won 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium in April 2025 having also lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth in December 2024.
Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth – Match preview and team news
- Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
- Kick-off: 14:00 GMT
- Venue: Portman Road Stadium
- Referee: Simon Hooper
- VAR: Peter Bankes
- Last meeting: Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich Town, 2 April 2025, Premier League
Team news
Ipswich Town
Sasa Lukic is in contention to return having been given an extra week to recover from a groin injury, but O’Neil is unlikely to make wholesale changes to his side. Emersonn is expected to keep his place up front despite going five matches without a goal, with Zian Flemming, Azor Matusiwa, Daizen Maeda and Jack Clarke the main alternatives.
Bournemouth
Alex Scott has returned to training after a thigh injury, though it remains to be seen whether he will be risked having only just recovered. Rose is expected to revert to his regular starting lineup after rotating for the Sparta Prague fixture, with Djordje Petrovic, Antonio Silva, Adrien Truffert, Tyler Adams, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Rayan and Evanilson all set to return.
Form
Ipswich Town
Ipswich are winless in three Premier League matches but have shown resilience, coming from behind to draw their last two fixtures, and remain within touching distance of the top six.
Bournemouth
Bournemouth have won seven straight matches across three competitions, scoring 19 goals in the process, and are chasing a club-record fourth successive Premier League clean sheet.
Predicted lineups
Ipswich Town possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Walton; Ouattara, O’Shea, Diop, Davis; Luis, Palacios; Fatawu, Enciso, Philogene; Emersonn
Bournemouth possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Smith, Silva, Hill, Truffert; Christie, Adams; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson
How to watch Ipswich Town vs Bournemouth?
The match will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports.
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