Overview
- The match kicks off at 7:45pm at Portman Road, with Stoke juggling a busy December despite holding the Championship's best defensive record.
- Stoke defender Ashley Phillips and Ipswich striker George Hirst serve one-match bans after reaching five yellow cards.
- Mark Robins says Ben Pearson should be back in the squad after withdrawing late before the Sheffield United defeat.
- Bosun Lawal has toggled between centre-half and central midfield, which could open a first league opportunity at centre-back for Maksym Talovierov.
- Junior Tchamadeu sits on nine bookings and is due to join Cameroon for AFCON, creating a risk that any two-game suspension overlaps with his call-up.