Chelsea have endured a frustrating Christmas so far after dropping points against Everton and Fulham but Enzo Maresca's side will fancy getting back on the up when they visit Ipswich Town.
Kieran McKenna's side are without a home win after nine games and the visiting Blues may pile more discomfort on the East Anglian outfit.
Chelsea to win and under 3.5 goals - 13/8
Chelsea's superb run of form from early November saw them record eight successive wins across all competitions and helped propel Maresca's side into becoming would-be title pretenders for lots of onlookers.
The Blues have hit the skids either side of Christmas, a stale scoreless draw at Everton followed by a Boxing Day knockout when Fulham hit them with the old one-two in the closing minutes at Stamford Bridge.
Ipswich leaked four goals against Newcastle here before the big day, but they were resolute in a 1-0 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates since.
The loss to the Magpies was just the second league game of the season at Portman Road to go over 3.5 goals, the other being a 2-2 with Aston Villa in September. Six of their nine home games in the league have featured one or two goals.
Chelsea should have the quality to get back on track with a win, but it's unlikely to be a goal fest in East Anglia.
Leif Davis to be booked - 11/2
The left-back slot at Ipswich has been the possession of Leif Davis for much of the season. He made five tackles at Arsenal on Friday, taking his tally to 31 for the season on league duty, second only behind teammate Sam Morsy for the Tractor Boys.
The foul that got him cautioned against the Gunners was his 18th of the season. Pedro Neto and Cole Palmer are likely to be lurking around his quarters at Portman Road and the full-back may fall foul of John Brooks with another trip into the notebook, which would take him within one of a suspension.
Marc Cucurella to score or assist - 4/1
It's been a mixed December for Marc Cucurella. The Chelsea defender had a footwear malfunction against Tottenham as his slips allowed the hosts go 2-0 up in north London but he assisted as Jadon Sancho launched the comeback in that win.
Two cautions saw the Spaniard sent off in the win over Brentford after he had scored the opening goal, his second booking earned after he had been subbed off.
He made it two goals in two outings against Shamrock Rovers in the Conference League and then served his suspension as his teammates drew at Everton.
He wasn't great in the loss to Fulham but he should have plenty of chances to venture forward against Ipswich and he has the quality to make an impact in the final third with what would be a fourth goal contribution this month.
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Ipswich Town - 13/2
Draw - 15/4
Chelsea - 19/50
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