Manchester United will look to arrest a woeful run of home form when they welcome relegation favourites Ipswich Town to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Wednesday.

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On their final visit to Goodison Park early on Saturday, Man United fought back from 2-0 down to take a point off Everton, but were slightly fortunate to take anything from the match.

Another under-par performance from Ruben Amorim's men meant they had no complaints about being two goals down, and it could have been more before Bruno Fernandes fired them back into the game from a free kick.

Manuel Ugarte levelled the scoreline a few minutes later, before the Red Devils avoided punishment for a tug on the shirt of Ashley Young by both Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt, with referee Andy Madley overturning his initial decision with the aid of VAR despite not seeing all available angles.

Nevertheless, Man United remain behind Everton in the table despite the late fightback, and 16th-placed West Ham United moved level on points with them after their win at Arsenal.

The gap to the European places is now 12 points for Man United, meaning next season could be a rare one without any continental action, unless they can go on to win the FA Cup or the Europa League.

Attack has been the big problem with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee still without a league goal in 2025, and the team is just one blank away from failing to score in 11 separate Premier League matches this season, which would be a new club record.

United have also only scored one first-half goal in their last 11 league games, and that came in a 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford to Brighton & Hove Albion, which was one of the five games Amorim has lost in seven at home in the Premier League since taking charge.

The hosts are now just two defeats away from equalling their highest league tally in over six decades, but they are unbeaten in eight against Ipswich here, despite last playing them back in 2015.

That was in a League Cup third round tie, with the last league meeting coming back in 2001, just a few years after United famously set a Premier League record margin of victory when thrashing Ipswich 9-0 in 1995 - a feat that has been matched, but still not beaten.

Ipswich's last win at Old Trafford came in 1984, coming from behind to win 2-1, and that astonishingly remains the last time Man United lost a league game at home after leading at half time, avoiding defeat in the 388 instances since.

Kieran McKenna's men need a repeat if they are to revive hopes of survival, after relegation fears intensified over the weekend following a 4-1 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspur.

Wolves' win at Bournemouth means the gap between those in the bottom three and safety is now five points, with the three promoted sides now expected to make a swift return back to the second tier.

Ipswich are the only team in the division without a win in their last six matches, while their only point came in a shock draw at Aston Villa just over a week ago, despite playing more than half of the game with 10 men.

The Tractor Boys have won more points on the road (10) than they have at Portman Road (seven) this season though, so the visitors may be quietly glad that they are away in this one.

Only Southampton have taken fewer home points than Ipswich in England's top-four divisions, while only the Saints, Morecambe and Shrewsbury Town have lost more often, but McKenna's men did earn a point when they faced United at home in the reverse fixture - which just so happened to be Amorim's first game in charge.

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