Norwich City v Ipswich Town: promotion push meets play-off chase | OneFootball

Norwich City host Ipswich Town in the Championship at Carrow Road on Saturday, 11 April 2026, with the visitors sitting in the automatic promotion places and the hosts ninth and looking to close in on the play-offs.

Norwich City have won three of their past five league games, while Ipswich Town are unbeaten in five and won the reverse meeting 3-1 in October.

The Canaries are without a string of players, including Jovon Makama, who has 10 league goals, Ante Crnac and Papa Diallo in attack, plus Shane Duffy and Harry Amass in defence. The Tractor Boys list Conor Townsend, Wesley Burns, Azor Matusiwa, Ivan Azon Monzon and David Button as sidelined.

Ipswich's attack has been productive, scoring 69 league goals with 56% possession and 81.47% passing accuracy this season. Jack Clarke has 14 league goals, with Marcelino Núñez on eight assists, while George Hirst and Anis Mehmeti add further threat. The Canaries average 1.3 goals per game and 53% possession, and their high crossing volume from open play could be a route, with crosses potentially testing a defence that has kept 14 clean sheets.

Canaries momentum, including recent away wins, suggests they could edge closer to the play-off picture with a result. The Tractor Boys, second in the table, could tighten their grip on the automatic promotion spots with another positive afternoon.