PREVIEW | Ipswich Town vs Preston North End - team news, lineups, predictions

Ipswich Town and Preston North End face each other this Saturday at the Portman Road for matchweek 30 of the EFL Championship.

Ipswich Town have 50 points to their name this season and occupy 3rd position in the table. In their last fixture, Kieran McKenna's team suffered a 3-1 reverse against Sheffield United (EFL Championship 2025/26).

Preston North End have picked up 43 points and currently lie in 9th position. In their last game, Paul Heckingbottom's team lost 4-0 against Middlesbrough (EFL Championship 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Preston North End winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

Ipswich Town: Christian Walton, Darnell Furlong, Cedric Kipré, Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves, Azor Matusiwa, Jack Taylor, Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jack Clarke, George Hirst

Preston North End: Jack Walton, Odel Offiah, Lewis Gibson, Andrija Vukcevic, Jamal Lewis, Alfie Devine, Pol Valentín, Ali McCann, Benjamin Whiteman, Daniel Jebbison, Lewis Dobbin

Unavailable

Ipswich Town

• Conor Townsend - Cruciate Ligament Tear

Preston North End

• Robbie Brady - Injury

Last starting XIs

Ipswich Town ( vs Sheffield United 2026-01-24): Christian Walton, Darnell Furlong, Dara O’Shea, Cedric Kipré, Jacob Greaves, Jack Taylor, Azor Matusiwa, Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jack Clarke, George Hirst

Preston North End ( vs Middlesbrough 2026-01-24): Jack Walton, Odel Offiah, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Pol Valentín, Jamal Lewis, Alfie Devine, Benjamin Whiteman, Ali McCann, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison