Ipswich defend unbeaten home record

Ipswich Town seek to extend their unbeaten European run at Portman Road to 30 matches against the Yugoslavian side Sartid Smederevo. George Burley's side are beaten at home in 40 years of continental competition, which began with the European Cup in 1962-63, and have a better record at home than any British side to have played more than 20 ties. Despite their First Division status, Ipswich were seeded and will fancy their chances against Sartid. The Yugoslavs have spent most of their 89 years outside their own top flight and only squeezed past Bangor City 2-1 on aggregate in qualifying. Marcus Bent is fit after a hamstring problem and Richard Naylor is also in the home squad after turning down a loan move to Hull, but Martijn Reuser and Chris Makin are still missing.