Southampton prepare to face newly promoted side Ipswich Town in another home fixture

Southampton managed to get a much needed win against Everton in the Carabao Cup after a massive 3-0 defeat against Manchester United. The Saints went behind inside the first half again similar to the Manchester United match, however Russell Martin's side responded well this time with an equalising goal in this match to take the game to penalties. After the match, manager Russell Martin heaped praise on his side's performance highlighting their efforts to find the equaliser after going down 1-0, which was a huge positive from the match for the upcoming Premier League fixtures.

Now, they will face a familiar side, Ipswich Town who also achieved promotion from the Championship to the Premier League similar to the Saints last season. While Southampton have faced four consecutive league defeats, Kieran Mckenna's Ipswich Town have managed to take two draws and are seventeenth in the league table with two points. Ipswich Town started their Premier League season with two defeats against Liverpool and Manchester City, but have been a much improved defensive side and took important an draw against Fulham and Brighton.

Southampton prepare to face newly promoted side Ipswich Town in another home fixture

Therefore, both sides are looking forward to this match and will want to take the three points which will be important as the two teams want to avoid relegation this season. Last season, Kieran McKenna's side completed the league double over Southampton taking a 1-0 win which was followed by a thrilling 3-2 win as Jeremy Sarmiento scored the winning goal for Ipswich Town in the last minute of the match. Hence, Southampton will want to take an important win this time to continue their good momentum going into the upcoming matches against Bournemouth and last season's Championship winners Leicester City in the Premier League.

Among lineup changes, defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis is expected to come into the starting lineup after his impressive goal and brilliant display against Everton. Further, it remains to be seen whether the Saints will take their first win of the league against Ipswich Town in this home fixture.