It's a potentially crucial fixture in the fight to beat the drop as relegation candidates Ipswich and Southampton meet on Saturday at Portman Road.  Having had to face EPL big guns Liverpool and Manchester City in successive weeks,

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Southampton's fight is not about whether they can stay up, it is whether they can avoid being the worst Premier League team of all time and beat Derby County's total of 11 points from 2007-08. Ipswich are still battling to avoid relegation, but I am worried about them in this game.

Ipswich Town and Southampton go head-to-head at Portman Road this Saturday in the Premier League. Currently, Kieran McKenna's team are 19th in the table with 16 points, while Ivan Juric's team are 20th have 6 points.

The two bottom sides in the league face off against each other in a game that could be crucial in the relegation race. Southampton are 11 points away from safety, and if they are to turn this season around,