Ipswich Town host Fulham at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon in a meeting between the Premier League’s 11th and 19th-placed sides.
Ipswich have six points from five games, while Fulham are still without a win under Alvaro Arbeloa and have two. The clubs last met in January 2025, when Raul Jimenez’s 91st-minute equaliser earned Fulham a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage. Fulham have not won any of their four Premier League meetings with Ipswich, drawing three and losing one.
Ipswich have conceded 11 goals in five games, more than any side except Chelsea, while Fulham have shipped eight. This is the first of three successive league fixtures for Fulham against the clubs promoted last season, with Hull City and Coventry City to follow. Issa Diop, who joined Ipswich from Fulham in the summer, is set to face his former club.
Ipswich Town vs Fulham – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 BST
- Venue: Portman Road
- Last meeting: Fulham 2-2 Ipswich Town, Premier League, 5 January 2025
Team news
Ipswich Town
Abdul Fatawu is suspended for one match after his red card in the 1-0 defeat at Everton, and Jack Taylor will have a knee injury assessed. Daizen Maeda and Jaden Philogene-Bidace are the contenders to replace Fatawu on the right of attack. Christian Walton is expected to start in goal, with Kjell Scherpen hoping to regain his place after being dropped at Everton.
Fulham
Captain Tom Cairney is out with a knee injury, while Kenny Tete is expected to return to the matchday squad after concussion. David Affengruber is set to continue at centre-back alongside Calvin Bassey, with Joachim Andersen on the bench. Gonzalo Garcia is expected to lead the line again despite not having scored since the opening weekend.
Form
Ipswich Town
Ipswich have won two and lost three of their first five league games. They beat ten-man Crystal Palace late on in their fourth match, then lost 1-0 at Everton before the break despite 13 attempts on goal. Fatawu’s red card left them a man down for the final 25 minutes of that defeat.
Fulham
Fulham lost their first three league games before drawing 0-0 with Liverpool and 1-1 with Manchester United, conceding an 89th-minute equaliser in the latter. A 3-2 win at West Ham in the Carabao Cup came in between. They have lost only one of their last 15 Premier League fixtures against promoted clubs, winning nine and drawing five.
Predicted lineups
Ipswich Town predicted XI: Walton; Ouattara, O’Shea, Diop, Davis; Palacios, Lukic; Philogene, Enciso, Clarke; Emersonn
Fulham predicted XI: Leno; Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Charles; Bobb, King, Iwobi; Garcia
How to watch Ipswich Town vs Fulham?
This fixture kicks off at 3pm on a Saturday and is not being shown live on television in the United Kingdom under the traditional broadcast blackout.
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