Both teams are now deep in the relegation zone, and Southampton seems to be a little deeper: Ipswich currently has 16 points, 10 points higher than the bottom Southampton.

The first encounter between the two sides this season was in the fifth round. Southampton drew 1-1 with their opponents at St. Mary's Stadium. Lallana assisted Dibling to score, and Ipswich captain Morsy equalized the score in the second half.Both teams are currently on a losing streak and their match will kick off at Portman Road Stadium on Feb 1, 2025 at 3pm UK.

The host will be without Chiedozie Ogbene(calf),Conor Chaplin(knee),Wesley Burns(knee) and Samuel Szmodics(ankle).

Tractor Boys attacker suffers “serious” injury in Liverpool defeat, Kieran McKenna explains that the knee injury suffered by Wes Burns during the defeat at Liverpool on Saturday afternoon appears to be serious.

"Not good. It wasn't an impact; it was a movement. We've got our fingers crossed, but the knee's very swollen, and he's on crutches. He'll be going for a scan. We hope that it's not as bad as it looks, but it does look like a serious one.'

The good news for the Tractor Boys is the return of left-back Leif Davis, who was ill last week but has recovered and will be available for this game.

The Saints have claimed just one victory all season, beating Everton 1-0 back in November. That was under Russell Martin, who has since been sacked, while new boss Juric has lost all six of his Premier League matches since arriving on the South Coast.

He believes that Saturday's trip to Suffolk is "a big chance for us to start winning games", but that the Blues will be a tough opponent for his struggling side.

Southampton have been without a number of key players in the last few weeks, which hasn't helped their bid to survive in the Premier League. However, Juric is looking to welcome some of them back on Saturday afternoon as his team continue to search for their first away win of the season.

He has confirmed that Ryan Fraser and Nathan Wood will be out for this game, said:they are not with big troubles, but they will be out for this game."

On previously injured duo Tyler Dibling and Kamaldeen Sulemana: "Kamaldeen and Dibling had training with us today, and they will be with us. Dibling has recovered already - he did all the training today and he's ready."

There are also many Premier League teams paying attention to Tyler Dibling. Tottenham Hotspur have been trying to sign Tyler Dibling for a while as Daniel Levy looks to build on his transfer policy of bringing in highly regarded young talent at Hotspur Way and nurturing them into their potential within the club.