Ipswich Top Picks for FPL 2024/25

Fantasy Premier League has launched for another season. For that reason we continue to cover each team in the build up to the start of the new campaign. In this article we take a look at the Ipswich top picks for FPL 2024/25.

Picking out the Ipswich top picks for FPL 2024/25 could be really helpful for managers. The Tractor Boys could be one of several teams with the potential to offer some great value for money assets this season, so let’s see what we can find.

Immediately after gaining promotion from League One in the 22/23 season Ipswich blitzed their way through their Championship opposition to confirm second place and along with it automatic promotion to the Premier League. After rejecting interest from the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea during the summer Kieran McKenna will once again take the reigns.

24/25 Starting Fixtures

Below we can see the Fantasy Football Scout Fixture Ticker. Sitting 12th on the ticker Ipswich have a mixed starting schedule as they face Liverpool, Manchester City, Fulham, Brighton, Southampton and Aston Villa in their first six games.

Ipswich Defence

Ipswich had an incredible season in 23/24 overall but defensively they were a mixed bag, ranking (best):

7th – Goals conceded
4th – Clean sheets kept
3rd – Expected goals conceded
2nd – Shots conceded

Comparing the Ipswich Defensive Players

Comparing all of the Ipswich defensive assets is crucial in picking out the best options. With that in mind we take a look at their minutes and attacking threat.

The Ipswich defensive players rank in the following order for gametime last season:

1st – Leif Davis (£4.5m) – 3781 minutes
2nd – Luke Woolfenden (£4m) – 3612 minutes
3rd – Cameron Burgess (£4m) – 3421 minutes
4th – Harry Clarke (£4m) – 2361 minutes
5th – Axel Tuanzebe (£4m) – 1376 minutes

We then compared those same players in terms of goal contributions:

1st – Leif Davis – 20
2nd – Cameron Burgess – Three
3rd – Harry Clarke – Two
4th – Luke Woolfenden – Two
5th – Axel Tuanzebe – One

Additional Notes

Goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky played 46 matches for Ipswich last season but has since joined Burnley. Replacing him as first team goalkeeper is likely to be Arijanet Muric (£4.5m) who has joined from Burnley.

Centre-back Jacob Greaves (£4m) recently joined from Hull City which could be a direct threat to the centre-backs minutes.

Ben Johnson (£4m) looks set to solidify the right-back position after joining from West Ham and starting both pre-season matches.

Conclusion

The standout option in the Ipswich backline is of course Leif Davis who played more minutes than any other defensive player last season. He also produced a mammoth 20 attacking returns.

Question marks around the centre-backs could mean the second best defensive asset is Ben Johnson, especially as he comes in at £4m.

Ipswich Attack

Ipswich were one of the most exciting frontlines in the Championship last season, ranking (best):

1st – Goals scored
4th – Expected goals
1st – Total shots on goal
1st – Total shots on target

Comparing the Ipswich Attackers

We now turn our attention to the Ipswich attacking assets. When comparing their attackers for minutes played last season they rank:

1st – Conor Chaplin (£5.5m) – 3340 minutes
2nd – Wes Burns (£5m) – 2381 minutes
3rd – Nathan Broadhead (£5m) – 2294 minutes
4th – Omari Hutchinson (£5.5m) – 2195 minutes
5th – George Hirst (£5.5m) – 1762 minutes

We then compared those same players for attacking returns and they rank as follows:

1st – Conor Chaplin – 21
2nd – Nathan Broadhead – 16
3rd – Omari Hutchinson – 14
4th – George Hirst -13
5th – Wes Burns – 10

Additional Notes

Ipswich signed former Manchester City and Hull City striker Liam Delap (£5.5m) during the summer. The 21-year-old scored eight goals in the Championship last season and featured in both of Ipswich’s first two pre-season matches.

Conclusion

The standout attacking asset appears to be Conor Chaplin. Not only did Chaplin rank highest for minutes amongst the attackers he also edged his teammates in terms goal contributions.

After a successful loan move between Omari Hutchinson and Ipswich both parties decided to make the move permanent during the summer. Hutchinson became crucial for the Tractor Boys towards the latter stages of last season and could well be the second best attacking option.