However, a recent downturn in form for the Tractor Boys, which included a shock FA Cup defeat to National League South side Maidstone United, has coincided with unrelenting good form from Southampton and Leeds United, meaning that Kieran McKenna’s men have lost ground in the race for the top-flight.
The Tractor Boys have been in the top two for most of the season so far, but it is now difficult to see them land an automatic promotion spot ahead of the Saints and the Whites.
And perhaps it is time for McKenna to reshuffle his pack in an effort to get his side’s form back on track as the race for promotion really starts to take shape.
It’s time for McKenna to replace Wes Burns in his Ipswich Town starting 11
Since his arrival at Portman Road in the summer of 2021, Wes Burns has undoubtedly been an overall success, and helped fire his club to the Championship last season by scoring eight goals and notching 11 assists.
His impact was also felt in his first season in Suffolk as he scored 12 times and created six goals for his team-mates during the 2021-22 League One campaign, in which the Tractor Boys finished 11th.
Wales international Burns has struggled to make the same kind of mark in the Championship though, scoring on just three occasions, which he has complemented with only one assist in 23 second-tier starts.
