Albion v Ipswich
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: The American Express Stadium
Date: Saturday 14th September 2024
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistants: Wade Smith, Akil Howson
Fourth Official: Lee Doughty
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Additional VAR: Natalie Aspinall
TEAM NEWS
Brighton will monitor Mats Wieffer, who has missed the past three games with a minor issue.
Ferdi Kadioglu could make his debut but this match will come too soon for James Milner and Solly March, while Matt O'Riley remains sidelined.
Wes Burns and George Hirst have resumed training and may return to contention for Ipswich.
Omari Hutchinson withdrew from England Under-21 duty because of hamstring tightness but is available to play.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- This will be the 936th different fixture to be played in the Premier League.
- The sides last met in the Championship in February 2017, while the most recent top-flight encounter was in 1983.
- Brighton have won two of their past 10 home league matches against Ipswich (D6, L2).
- The Seagulls can go unbeaten in their opening four top-flight games of a season for the second time, having done so in 2022-23 (W3, D1).
- They dropped points in four of their six league matches against newly-promoted opposition last season, including home draws versus Sheffield United and Burnley (W2, D3, L1).
- Brighton have won six of their past eight top-flight fixtures in September, scoring at least three goals in each of the four most recent of those victories. However, their last September fixture ended in a 6-1 defeat at Aston Villa.
- Joao Pedro is vying to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time.
- Town have dropped a league-high five points from winning positions this season.
- They have lost seven of their last eight top-flight away fixtures (D1), with their most recent Premier League win on the road coming at Everton in February 2002, when Sixto Peralta and Matt Holland netted for George Burley’s side in a 2-1 triumph.
- The Tractor Boys are winless in their opening three top-flight games for the first time since 1984, while their tally of seven goals conceded is their highest at this level since 1974.
- Sammie Szmodics can become the second player to score in both of his first two Premier League away appearances for Ipswich, emulating Steve Whitton in 1992.
Fabian Hürzeler's Ipswich Press Conference
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