9th May IPSWICH - NORWICH
- Sat 12:15
Ipswich Vs Norwich
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- Take Place: Portman Road ( 30.311 )
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- Derby: The East Anglian derby is a sobriquet used to describe football matches held between Norwich City and Ipswich Town . In recent years it has sometimes been described humorously as the Old Farm derby,
- Note: First leg.
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| Ipswich | ||||||
| Norwich |
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Probable Lineups
( 4-4-2 ) Ipswich
Norwich ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Bialkowski
- Mings
- Berra
- Smith
- Chambers
- Tabb
- Skuse
- Bishop
- Anderson
- Sears
- Murphy
- Ruddy
- Olsson
- Martin
- Bassong
- Whittaker
- Howson
- Dorrans
- Johnson
- Hoolahan
- Redmond
- Hooper
Injuries and Suspensions
Ipswich12:15Norwich
| Player | Pos | A/G | Status | Rating |
| Cameron Stewart | AM(LR) | 6(3)-0 | - |
| Player | Pos | A/G | Status | Rating |
| Lewis Grabban | FW | 35(12)-12 | - |
Odds Presentation
Game Analysis
Ipswich v Norwich
Ipswich have lost each of their last four derbies against Norwich, their worst ever run against their rivals.
Lewis Grabban netted in both regular season matches against the Tractor Boys this season.
Ipswich haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their last 10 home matches against Norwich.
The Canaries have scored 12 times in their last four games against Ipswich, averaging three per game.
Ipswich have won the Championship playoffs once (in 1999/2000). Their other six appearances have ended at the semi-final stage, last making the playoffs in 2004/05.
Norwich have been in the Championship playoffs once before, losing on penalties to Birmingham in the 2001/02 final.
Daryl Murphy has scored the opening goal more often than any other Championship player this season (11).
No midfielder has scored more goals in the Championship this season than Bradley Johnson (15, level with Bakary Sako and Matt Ritchie).
Freddie Sears has scored five times in his last four at Portman Road.
Only champions Bournemouth (573) had more shots in the Championship than Norwich this campaign (570).
Mick McCarthy's previous two playoff campaigns have ended at the semi-final stage, losing on penalties to Crystal Palace with Sunderland in 2003/04 and being beaten by West Bromwich Albion in 2006/07 with Wolves.
Prediction
Our team selection for this game is Norwich DNB at 1.72 BETFAIR