Chelsea will look to continue their pursuit of Champions League qualification when they host relegation-threatened Ipswich Town to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday.
Thanks to Arsenal's success in winning the Premier League's fifth Champions League place, Chelsea's hopes of being back in Europe's top competition next season have been significantly boosted. However, with dangers posed by Manchester City, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, and Fulham, a top-five position is far from guaranteed.
Following the morale-boosting 3-0 win over Legia Warsaw in their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is expected to select a full-strength team against Ipswich, having rested his players in last weekend's disappointing 0-0 draw against Brentford.
Ipswich, on the other hand, are almost certain to be relegated to the Championship following a humiliating 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend. With only seven games left and being 12 points behind safety, their slim hopes of survival are all but over, and a win at Stamford Bridge is crucial to keep any hope alive of staying up.
Here’s everything you need to know about the match at Stamford Bridge:
What time does Chelsea vs Ipswich kick-off?
- Location: London, England
- Stadium: Stamford Bridge
- Date: Sunday, 13 April
- Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
- Referee: Stuart Attwell
- VAR: Michael Salisbury
Chelsea vs Ipswich head-to-head record (last five games)
- Chelsea: 3 wins
- Ipswich: 1 win
- Draws: 1
- Last meeting: Ipswich 2-0 Chelsea (30 December 2024) – Premier League
Current form (all competitions)
- Chelsea
- Legia Warsaw 0-3 Chelsea - 10/04/25
- Brentford 0-0 Chelsea - 06/04/25
- Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham - 03/04/25
- Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea - 16/03/25
- Chelsea 1-0 Copenhagen - 13/03/25
- Ipswich
- Ipswich 1-2 Wolves - 05/03/25
- Bournemouth 1-2 Ipswich - 02/04/25
- Ipswich 2-4 Nottingham Forest - 15/03/25
- Crystal Palace 1-0 Ipswich - 08/03/25
- Nottingham Forest 1-1 (5-4p) Ipswich - 03/03/25
How to watch Chelsea vs Ipswich on TV - UK and US
- United Kingdom: N/A
- United States: Peacock
- Canada: fuboTV Canada
Chelsea Team News
Cole Palmer and Tosin Adarabioyo were both replaced at half-time in Chelsea's 3-0 victory at Legia Warsaw, which raised injury fears. But manager Enzo Maresca has said that the substitutions were intentional and there are no fitness concerns for either player.The Blues will miss out on Wesley Fofana for the remainder of the season, though. Regularly injured Romeo Lavia and long-term layoff Marc Cucurella are also ruled out.
