Ipswich Town can seal automatic promotion to the Premier League when they host Huddersfield Town at Portman Road on Saturday.
The 2023/24 EFL Championship season has been engrossing like most campaigns before it. The tradition of the second division producing intriguing stories until the final matchday continues. The battle for the second spot in the standings and the relegation dogfight will end on Saturday. And two stakeholders in each will face off at Portman Road as Ipswich Town and Huddersfield Town lock horns.
The 2023/24 season has been the crowning of Kieran McKenna in the managerial world, even though Ipswich Town will not win a trophy. The 37-year-old has proven his credentials in the coaching sphere after many questioned him during his time as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s assistant. He has branched out exceptionally well, with a second successive promotion on the cards for Ipswich. The Tractor Boys now need only one point to return to the Premier League.
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Kieran McKenna has a new injury concern hampering his preparations ahead of his side’s final EFL Championship regular season fixture. Against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, the Ipswich Town manager might be bereft of the services of three first-team players.
Wes Burns sustained a calf injury earlier this week against Coventry City and might not be fit enough to take on Huddersfield Town. In addition, Janoi Donacien and Brandon Williams remain on the sidelines for the home team.
Vaclav Hladky is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Ipswich Town lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in front of him against Huddersfield Town. The backline should feature Axel Tuanzebe, George Edmundson, Cameron Burgess, and Leif Davis.
As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Massimo Luongo and captain Sam Morsy in the double pivot. Jeremy Sarmiento should reprise the no. 10 role in the absence of Burns, with Omari Hutchinson and Nathan Broadhead being the two wide attackers. Finally, Kieffer Moore will lead the line for Ipswich on Saturday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Hladky; Tuanzebe, Edmundson, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Luongo; Hutchinson, Sarmiento, Broadhead; Moore
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