FA Cup betting – Chelsea vs Ipswich

Chelsea vs Ipswich betting preview

With league form dwindling fast and after a truly embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wolves midweek, Carlo Ancellotti may be right in thinking that a good cup run may be the best his ailing Chelsea side can manage. Chelsea’s main problem has been that they have lacked depth in their squad, meaning that rotation could be a risky move for Ancellotti. However it is possible that youngsters Daniel Sturridge, Gael Kakuta and Josh MacEachran could all be handed rare starts. In the games young English striker Sturridge has played he has shown that he is definitely capable in front of goal, so his price of 6.5 on Bet365 could be a clever one against a fragile Ipswich defence.

Chelsea was crowned FA Cup champions this year, which meant that the infamous Ashley Cole picked up a record breaking 6th winners medal. Last year the blues faced Championship opposition in the form of Watford and at Stamford Bridge they embarrassingly put 5 past the visitors. The odds on Chelsea scoring over 5 goals in this match are priced at 4.0 on Bet365 if you believe Ipswich are in for a routing as Watford were last season. A loss for Chelsea though could be big for the club though. Roman Abramovich is known to have quite an itchy trigger finger and may be forced to send Ancellotti packing if the result does not go the right way Sunday; Ancellotti has odds of 9.0 to be the next Premier League Manager to leave his post in this situation.

Ipswich

Ipswich find themselves managerless 20 months after Roy Keane’s appointment and have only won 1 game in their last 9 fixtures. The statistics speak for themselves here, that the Tractor Boys look unlikely to cause an upset here, however if there is to be one man to turn their fortunes around it can only be Ex-Wigan striker and top scorer Jason Scotland. He has odds of 5.0 on SkyBet to score at any time and with the Chelsea back line looking frailer than ever, it could be an intelligent bet.

Ipswich did make the fourth round last season when they eventually lost to Southampton, and let us not forget that they were in the top division last decade. However the chances of an upset at Stamford Bridge do look bleak after Roy Keane’s sacking, but who knows what caretaker boss Ian McParland has in store.

Highlighted Bets

First Goalscorer Daniel Sturridge 6.5 Bet365
Chelsea score over 5 goals 4.0 Bet365
Next Premier League Manager to leave post Carlo Ancellotti 9.0 SkyBet
Anytime Goalscorer Jason Scotland 5.0 SkyBet

By John Fernandez

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