This season, Leicester City and Ipswich Town have been unstoppable, setting the standard for the rest of the Championship, who follow suit.
After two straight losses, Leicester remains top of the table, while the Tractor Boys, who defeated Swansea City 3-2 on Saturday afternoon, solidified their second place in the standings.
Kieran McKenna’s side now trail the Foxes on goal difference.
With a 3-2 victory over Swansea City on Saturday afternoon, The Tractor Boys solidified their second-place standing in the table, while Leicester, who have now lost two straight, remain at the top.
Kieran McKenna’s side now trail the Foxes on goal difference.
Currently, the duo look set for automatic promotion despite the recent resurgent form of Leeds United.
The second tier’s pace setters come up against each other at Portman Road in a mouthwatering clash on Boxing Day.
What time does Ipswich vs Leicester kick off?
Following selection to be broadcast by Sky Sports, the Boxing Day clash between the Championship’s top two will kick off at 7:45pm.
The game looks certain to be full of twists and turns as well as plenty of goals, so it is easy to see why Sky have chosen to televise this season-defining fixture.
However, it could be argued that the broadcasting giants did not bear fans attending the match in mind when altering the kick-off time.
The quickest route from Leicester’s King Power Stadium to Ipswich’s Portman Road is 123 miles.
Therefore, the evening kick-off time will have fans of the Foxes arriving home at unsocial hours.
Supporters of both Ipswich and Leicester have a right to be angry
Christmas time is associated with joy and excitement.
This is even more so the case for English Football League fans whose teams’ fixtures come thick and fast during the festive period.
However, an evening kick-off time has now put a massive dampener on one of the season’s most hotly anticipated occasions for supporters of both teams.
Boxing Day football is always one of the most enjoyable fixtures of the season regardless of who the opposition is and the fact that Ipswich vs Leicester is likely to be a top of the table clash, makes it all the more exciting for both sets of supporters.
However, Boxing Day is also one of the most traditional set pieces of the football season, therefore pretty much any football supporter will agree that these matches should kick-off at the conventional time of 3pm.
It is also worth wondering how much of a gain Sky Sports will actually make by messing around with people’s Christmas schedules?
This Championship clash overlaps with Manchester United vs Aston Villa in the Premier League so it is perhaps difficult to see enough viewers being drawn to Ipswich vs Leicester to warrant a drastic change in kick-off time at a busy time of year.
It is such a disturbance to the Christmas schedule for Foxes and Tractor Boys fans alike.
Recent results suggest Ipswich could come out on top
Enzo Maresca’s Leicester have been on scintillating form for the vast majority of the season however their last two fixtures have produced their first slip-up of the campaign
A loss at home to 3rd placed Leeds on Friday 3rd November really took the wind out of the Foxes’ sails who subsequently lost to Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon.
The international break has come at a good time for Maresca and co although the Foxes’ loss to Leeds could give the Tractor Boys hope that Leicester are beatable in a crunch match.
The Tractor Boys face a tricky schedule up ahead though.
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