Ipswich Town host League One outfits Bristol Rovers at Portman Road this weekend to play out the third round of the F.A. Cup.

Ipswich Town will aim to not let their blues from the previous season’s F.A. Cup campaign affect them as they were defeated 2-1 by National League South side Maidstone United in the fourth round.

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For online viewers not able to get to Portman Road, the match will also be available to stream from Ipswich Town via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website for UK viewers.

The Tractor Boys currently sit 18th in the Premier League standings but are fighting hard to remain in the top flight. Kieran McKenna’s men have found a few favourable results in their path although losses to Arsenal and Newcastle United dented their efforts.

Three points against Wolves and Chelsea, and a draw with Fulham in their last outing have put Ipswich Town in firm contention to quickly leave the relegation zone.

Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap netted for Ipswich but a brace from Raul Jimenez helped Fulham share points at Craven Cottage.

Meanwhile, Bristol Rovers brought a seven-match winless league run to an end as they grinded out a victory against near-bottom Cambridge United in their previous match.

Luke Thomas stood out as the only scorer of the game as Michael Morrison’s late red card sent The Pirates home with the three points.

Inigo Calderon’s men swept Weston-Super-Mare away with a 3-1 victory in the first round of the tournament and they had to win the second round on penalties versus Barnsley to reach this stage.

Results from their matches across all competitions

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Bristol Rovers:

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Team News

Ipswich are set to be without Omari Hutchinson for the match.

McKenna faces a tough task in selecting the player for the right flank as Axel Tuanzebe and Chiedozie Ogbene remain sidelined with injuries.

Bristol Rover are set to be travel to Portman Road without leading scorer Promise Omochere as he suffered a hamstring injury.

Jack Hunt could start the match.

Predicted XIs

Ipswich Town (4-5-1): Muric; H Clarke, Burgess, Woolfenden, Townsend; Phillips, Taylor, J Clarke, Burns, Broadhead; Al Hamadi.

Bristol Rovers (4-5-1): Griffiths; Moore, Wilson, Taylor, Sousa; Lindsay, Ward, Thomas, Sotiriou, Sinclair; Martin.