Everton vs Ipswich Preview
Everton are a strong team and have been tough to beat following a long unbeaten run. The Toffees pick up wins at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and have enough quality to beat Ipswich in the Premier League.
Key Stats - Toffees Winning at Home
- Everton have won 2 of their last 3 home games.
- Ipswich have lost 3 of their last 4 matches.
H2H - Everton Advantage
Everton have a 26-15 advantage against Ipswich, alongside 20 draws.
Everton in Solid Form
David Moyes’ Everton are on a decent run and have avoided defeat in eight consecutive games, winning four.
The Merseyside team beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at home and Preston 4-0 away in their opening two matches. Three draws followed at Bournemouth 1-1 and Tottenham 0-0 and at home against Man United 2-2.
The Toffees continued their unbeaten start to the 2026/27 season with a comfortable 1-0 EFL Cup home win against Wolves. Everton controlled the contest with 1.68-0.26 XG and Carlos Alcaraz scored an 80th-minute winner.
Ipswich Declining After Tough Recent Games
Newly promoted Ipswich made a positive start to their Premier League return and beat Sunderland 2-1 at home.
Gary O’Neil’s side were outplayed in their next two games, losing 5-2 at Man United and 2-0 against Liverpool. The Suffolk outfit faced 18 total shots on target across those two matches.
Ipswich bounced back and beat 10-man Crystal Palace 3-2. The Tractor Boys needed a 90th minute winner from Zian Flemming to seal all three points.
O’Neil’s team were second best again in a 4-2 EFL Cup home loss to Arsenal on Tuesday. Ipswich faced six shots on target, were 4-0 down after 59 minutes and Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom scored late on.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
Everton (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitali Mykolenko; Hayden Hackney, James Garner; Brennan Johnson, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tyrique George; Thierno Barry
Defender Merlin Rohl and midfielder Christian Norgaard are injured and unavailable here.
David Moyes explained that new signing Norgaard wouldn’t return this side of the September internationals and said:
“Still unavailable. We’re hoping we get him back maybe somewhere after the international break. That would be our hope.”
Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Kjell Scherpen; Dara O'Shea, Issa Diop, Jacob Greaves, Leif Davis; Sasa Lukic, Exequiel Palacios; Issahaku Fatawu, Julio Enciso, Jack Clarke; Emersonn
Midfielder Jack Taylor is out due to a long-term knee injury.
Striker Emersonn is likely to return after missing the Arsenal game. Gary O’Neil was hopeful that the striker would recover from a quadriceps issue and said, “We don't see there being a problem for Everton."