Ipswich Town league position
Of course, by claiming that they have the most ready squad in the Championship, Burns is suggesting that when it comes to the squads impact, Ipswich are ahead of their promotion rivals.
The Tractor Boys will hope that stands them in good stead for the remainder of the season as they fight for a place in the Premier League.
At present, Kieran McKenna’s side sit third in the division, but are not too far off the top.
Championship Table (As it stands March 11th) | ||||
Team | P | GD | Pts | |
1 | Leicester City | 37 | 41 | 82 |
2 | Leeds United | 37 | 40 | 79 |
3 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 25 | 78 |
4 | Southampton | 36 | 26 | 73 |
5 | West Brom | 37 | 21 | 63 |
6 | Norwich City | 37 | 12 | 58 |
7 | Hull City | 37 | 7 | 58 |
8 | Coventry City | 37 | 16 | 57 |
Indeed, as you can see above, league leaders Leicester City are just four points clear of Ipswich with nine matches to play, with Leeds United just a single point ahead.
Ipswich do have a healthy advantage over Southampton in fourth, however,, the Saints are still only nine points off league leaders Leicester, so must still be taken seriously at this stage.
Ipswich Town’s remaining fixtures
With just nine matches to go, Ipswich face some potentially tricky fixtures in the closing weeks of the season, including one against fellow promotion contenders Southampton.
Ipswich also face play-off hopefuls in Norwich City, Coventry City and Hull City.
The Tractor Boys face Championship strugglers Huddersfield Town on the final day, too, in what could be a pivotal fixture for both sides.
Ipswich will hope Huddersfield Town’s fate is decided either way by then as to take some edge off the fixture for their opponents.