{"id":88800,"date":"2023-11-11T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T07:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/?p=88800"},"modified":"2023-11-11T07:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T07:23:05","slug":"tough-test-for-the-swans-as-they-head-to-ipswich-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2023\/11\/11\/tough-test-for-the-swans-as-they-head-to-ipswich-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Tough test for the Swans as they head to Ipswich Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans are in Suffolk today to take on Ipswich Town as they close off another mini round of fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>One win, one draw and two defeats have been the return from the four games in this mini round of games to date and, with that kind of record, you would assume that only a win makes it look like a decent return.<\/p>\n<p>But factor in a home game to the league leaders, a draw against ten men and today&#8217;s trip to the other runaway side in the league and it&#8217;s been a pretty testing few weeks for Michael Duff and his side as they face this last game before another enforced two week break from league action.<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich have made a stunning return to the Championship after their promotion last season and sit just three points behind Leicester at the top of the league and a full eight points clear of Leeds in third such has been their fantastic form.\u00a0 \u00a0Whilst many pundits predicted the league this season would be all about last season&#8217;s three relegated teams it is Ipswich that have got themselves in amongst them and can legitimately believe that they are in the middle of a promotion battle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='ZOkXq2Y8Rrlz3Lz_uEUg1w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1138753503' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZOkXq2Y8Rrlz3Lz_uEUg1w',sig:'yA5SVSUldQEz9skjytYzOE1yvdUAOw_oHempfbcGs-0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1138753503',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>That tells you just how tough it will be for the Swans this afternoon and, as with the Leicester game, we may not be expected to take three points but if we do lose we have the chance to head into the break with another good performance under our belts.<\/p>\n<p>The Swans, of course, do have to make at least one team change today with the suspension of Charlie Patino following his sending off last weekend and it is anticipated that Jay Fulton will be the one to benefit from that suspension with a start in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of that changes are not really expected although Ben Cabango was a substitute last weekend and that could put him into contention for a start again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Predicted line-up:\u00a0<\/strong>Carl Rushworth, Harry Ashby, Bashir Humphreys, Harry Darling, Josh Tymon, Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton, Jamie Paterson, Jamal Lowe, Liam Cullen, Jerry Yates.<\/p>\n<p>For Ipswich they welcome back Wes Burns after weeks on the sidelines with a shoulder injury while fellow Welshman Nathan Broadhead has trained having been ill in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Williams missed last week\u2019s game at Birmingham having also been unwell before returning to the bench at Rotherham on Tuesday and manager Kieran McKenna says there is still some illness among the squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still have a little bit of sickness knocking about in the camp. 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