Southampton v Ipswich Town: Alan Shearer's prediction

Town head to the winless and pointless Saints looking to add a first win of the season to their two consecutive draws, while Southampton desperately need to get some sort of result.

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The Saints, whom Town did the double over in the Championship last season, lost 3-0 at home to Manchester United last weekend, Cameron Archer having missed a penalty when the scores were at 0-0.

And Shearer, who has previously tipped Ipswich as the newly-promoted side most likely to survive, is backing the Blues again today.

Jeremy Sarmiento scored a dramatic winner for Town last time they played Southampton (Image: Stephen Waller) He told Betfair: "This game is very much like Leicester v Everton, huge for both teams. 

"Out of the promoted teams, I think Ipswich have probably given themselves the best chance of survival and I've not liked what I've seen from Southampton in front of goal. 

"They've had a lot of possession, a lot of chances and missed the penalty against Man United.

"They were impressive for 30 minutes but missing the penalty was a game changer.

"When you have chances against any club at Premier League level, they're few and far between, especially when you're a newly promoted team, so you have to take them.

"It was a weird situation because Brereton-Diaz has taken and scored nine penalties, yet Cameron Archer has never scored a penalty, and he was given the task of taking it.

"Southampton will struggle this season because of a lack of goals. Away win."