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Ipswich Town make the long trip to Swansea City looking for the win that would keep them firmly in the hunt for an automatic promotion spot.

At a time when the Tractor Boys sit in fourth position in the Championship table, Swansea head into Saturday’s fixture in 17th place.

Amid rumours of a potential approach from Crystal Palace, Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna has faced questions over his future at Portman Road.

That now looks more secure with the Eagles having seemingly gone in a different direction, and it comes at the same time as Ipswich finally got back to winning ways.

A thumping 4-0 victory over Millwall at The Den represented just their second success in 10 league fixtures, keeping them on the coattails of Leeds United and Southampton.

While Ipswich have given up what was once a commanding hold of second position, they may benefit from the pressure being eased and placed on the shoulders of the teams above them.

Nevertheless, the Tractor Boys still need to take care of their own business, and they remain with the second-best away record in the division with 29 points coming from their 16 games on their travels.

In sharp contrast, Swansea have been extremely poor at home, collecting just 17 points from 16 such fixtures on familiar territory.

Two of their recent three defeats at the Swansea.com Stadium have been against Southampton and Leeds, yet the manner of the 4-0 reverse to the latter will concern Luke Williams.

Although Swansea recorded a notable 1-0 win at Hull City last weekend, it remains Williams’ only league win in six outings since his arrival from Notts County.

Now that his side have dropped to within seven points of the relegation zone ahead of facing another promotion contender, pressure is growing on the new arrival to kick-start his reign.

Williams will inevitably make a number of changes to his Swansea XI, with Joe Allen and Jerry Yates expected to be handed recalls.

Arsenal loanee Charles Sagoe Jr may also be handed his first start on the flank, potentially ahead of fellow recent arrival Ronald.

In sharp contrast, McKenna could be prepared to select the same Ipswich team that breezed to victory at Millwall.

McKenna was able to rest players in the closing quarter, leaving the likes of Conor Chaplin and Jeremy Sarmiento to likely remain among the replacements for this fixture.

Kieffer Moore has quickly established himself as first-choice forward since his arrival, already scoring three times in 211 minutes of football.

Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Rushworth; Naughton, Cabango, Humphreys, Tymon; Fulton, Allen; Sagoe Jr, Paterson, Placheta; Yates

Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:
Hladky; Clarke, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis; Morsy, Luongo; Burns, Hutchinson, Broadhead; Moore

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna has made a Leeds United admission and declared his view on what’s to come from his promotion-chasing Tractor Boys side.

Fourth-placed Ipswich approached Wednesday night’s Championship clash at Millwall having savoured victory in just one of their last nine league games but McKenna’s side closed back to within three points of second-placed Leeds with an impressive 4-0 success at The Den.

The Tractor Boys also have a game in hand but Daniel Farke’s Whites possess a much better goal difference of plus 33 compared to Ipswich’s plus 19. Third-placed Southampton, meanwhile, are now just a point above Ipswich on the same amount of games played with a plus 23 goal difference, four goals better than Ipswich’s.

But Ipswich’s goal difference was significantly boosted with a resounding success at Milllwall that McKenna felt was overdue from his side following a spate of missed chances in recent games. Speaking post match, McKenna made an admission about the quality of Leeds, declaring his view that his side have only struggled to compete in December’s 4-0 thumping at Elland Road.