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Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is wary of any extra motivation Ipswich may have as the two sides face each other on Sunday.
The Tractor Boys are 12 points from safety and have won only four league games all season. Three of those came away from home, while their solitary win at Portman Road was against Chelsea in the reverse fixture.
"It will be a tough game, no doubt." Maresca said. "In this moment, any team you face is complicated. No matter if it's Southampton, Ipswich or Leicester, because they want to show themselves and finish in the right way. They don't like to lose games, so it will be tough."
Ipswich forward and leading goalscorer Liam Delap crossed paths with Maresca when the pair were at Manchester City.
"In terms of numbers, he's doing fantastic." Maresca said of the 22 year-old. "The way he plays and fights and is always 'there'. But he's an Ipswich player. He's an enemy on Sunday because we need to beat them, and then after the game I wish him all the best for the future.
"[His ability to self-create chances] is something we need to pay attention to, for sure. If you watch Ipswich, he is doing that against any team, not just against us. But in the first game, he was quite good for them. We need to deal with that, and we need to do much better compared to the first game."
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