Ipswich Town vs Chelsea: Premier League preview, team news, stats and head-to-head

Ipswich have won just one of their last 14 league games against Chelsea (D6 L7) and are winless in seven against the Blues since a 1-0 home win in August 1993.

Chelsea have played more Premier League away games without ever winning against Ipswich than they have against any other opponent, although four of their five visits to Portman Road have finished level (L1).

Ipswich are unbeaten in their final league game in each of the last four calendar years (W2 D2). They have won their last two such matches in the Premier League, beating Spurs 3-0 in 2000 and Sunderland 5-0 in 2001.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their final league game in each of the last 12 calendar years (W8 D4) since a 3-1 home loss to Aston Villa on New Year’s Eve 2011.

Chelsea are unbeaten on all five occasions when they have faced a promoted side in their last Premier League game of a calendar year (W4 D1), although the only time they failed to win was a 2-2 draw at Ipswich in 2000 .it is the third year in a row they have finished with such a game (2-0 against Bournemouth in 2022, 3-2 against Luton last year).

Ipswich remain winless in all nine of their Premier League home games this season (D4 L5). Only four teams have failed to win any of their first 10 home games in a single Premier League campaign (Crystal Palace first 15 in 1997–98, West Ham first 12 in 2002–03, Sunderland first 18 in 2005–06 and Brighton first 10th in 2020-21).

Chelsea have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League away games (W8 D3), with their 0-0 draw against Everton last time out the only time they have failed to score this term.

Chelsea lost just their third Premier League game of the season against Fulham last time out. The Blues have not lost consecutive league games since January/February last season (against Liverpool and Wolves).

No player has scored more Premier League goals in 2024 than Cole Palmer, with his 26 strikes also the most by Chelsea in a single calendar year in the competition’s history.

With seven goals and four assists, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has been involved in 11 goals in his last seven Premier League games against the promoted side, averaging a goal or assist every 54 minutes in that run.