Ipswich vs Fulham

Ipswich Town have failed to win successive Premier League games in which they’ve opened the scoring for the first time since back-to-back draws in September 2001.

Fulham have avoided defeat in four consecutive away meetings with newly promoted sides for the very first time in the Premier League, this after losing six of their previous eight such matches in the competition (W1 D1).

Ipswich are winless in each of their first three league games of a top-flight season for the first time since 1984-85 (D3), while the seven goals that they have conceded is their most at this stage of a season in the top tier since 1973-74 (also seven).

The only previous Premier League meetings between Ipswich and Fulham were in the 2001-02 campaign, with the Tractor Boys remaining unbeaten against the Cottagers back then (1-1 away, 1-0 at home).

Fulham have won their last four league meetings with Ipswich, with this the first since a 4-1 home win in January 2018. The Cottagers had been winless in nine league games against the Tractor Boys before this run (D3 L6).

Ipswich Town have lost both of their Premier League games this season; only in 1949-50 (third division south), 1956-57 (third division south), and 2006-07 (Championship) have the Tractor Boys ever lost each of their opening three matches of a league campaign.

Ipswich have never lost consecutive home league games under Kieran McKenna, with this game his 59th at Portman Road. The Tractor Boys last suffered consecutive home losses in January 2021 in League One under Paul Lambert.

Since Fulham drew 0-0 with Newcastle in November 2010, none of their last 40 Premier League games against newly promoted teams has ended goalless, with 141 goals scored in these games (3.5 per game), including 19 in the last four (4.8 per game).