Enzo Maresca admits it is vital his Chelsea gamers present a response in opposition to Ipswich City after their latest blip.
The Blues adopted up a irritating goalless draw at lowly Everton with a late 2-1 house loss to west London rivals Fulham final trip.
Chelsea would not have to attend lengthy to get that defeat out of their system as they journey to relegation battlers Ipswich City on Monday.
Talking forward of the Premier League journey to Portman Street, Maresca mentioned: “We by no means thought we might win each recreation.
“We misplaced on 18 August, after which after two months, after which after two months.
“However we all know the fact isn’t just to lose one recreation each two months. It’s a matter of how we react and attempt to go once more.”
Maresca has not been afraid to cut and alter his workforce this season and intends to take action once more in opposition to Ipswich.
“We are going to see if we make one change or two adjustments or three adjustments, however for positive we’re going to change one thing.
“After a recreation you want to go once more, regardless of the consequence. Particularly this month.”
Preserving issues ticking. pic.twitter.com/Z1ADndDytE
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 28, 2024
Chelsea have slipped one place to Arsenal in third, now seven factors behind leaders Liverpool having performed a recreation extra.
Opponents Ipswich have misplaced 5 of their previous six league matches, in the meantime, most lately happening 1-0 away to Arsenal.
City proved cussed opponents in opposition to Arsenal and head coach Kieran McKenna is hoping to take some positives into the Chelsea recreation.
“It was a very good step again in the suitable route for us,” he informed Amazon Prime after the Arsenal recreation.
“It was essential that we ended the sport solidly and we really feel we might be compact. We’ll take confidence from that.
“I believe that is one thing to take confidence from. A few of our defending was good and we’ll want that on Monday in opposition to Chelsea.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Ipswich – Liam Delap
McKenna’s facet have gone back-to-back video games with out scoring, with Delap registering only one shot in complete throughout his 164 minutes on the sector in these two video games mixed.
Delap has double the variety of objectives (six) than another Ipswich participant since returning to the Premier League, however his six-game wait to search out the again of the web shall be a priority for McKenna.
Chelsea – Cole Palmer
Palmer put Chelsea forward of their loss to Fulham to make it 26 Premier League objectives for 2024 – essentially the most of any Chelsea participant in a single calendar yr within the competitors’s historical past.
If that was not daunting sufficient for Ipswich, Palmer has 11 purpose involvements in his previous seven league video games in opposition to promoted sides, averaging a purpose or help each 54 minutes.
Thanks on your help in North London and on the street in 2024, City followers. pic.twitter.com/SQiQY7Xooe
— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) December 27, 2024
MATCH PREDICTION: CHELSEA WIN
Ipswich have gained simply considered one of their previous 14 league video games in opposition to Chelsea and are winless in seven on this fixture in a run stretching again to August 1993.
Nonetheless, given the big variety of attracts at Portman Street down the years, Chelsea have performed extra Premier League away video games at this venue with out ever successful (5) than they’ve at another.
Chelsea have misplaced simply considered one of their previous 12 Premier League away video games, although, and have scored in all however a type of matches, the exception being in opposition to Everton final trip on their travels.
Ipswich, in the meantime, are winless in all 9 top-flight video games at house this season, dropping 5 of these and drawing the opposite 4. Solely 4 groups have didn’t win any of their first 10 house matches in a Premier League marketing campaign.
Chelsea are additionally unbeaten on all 5 events once they have confronted a promoted facet of their last Premier League recreation of a calendar yr (W4 D1), although the one time they didn’t win was a 2-2 draw at Ipswich in 2000.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Ipswich – 15.2%
Chelsea – 66.7%
Draw – 18.1%
