Ipswich Town defender Jacob Greaves says the team are going to need their 'incredible' fans as they fight to stay in the Premier League.

Town fans have proven themselves time and time again, packing out Portman Road and travelling in their thousands since the League One days.

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Even in heavy defeats this season, their support hasn't wavered - the team was cheered after the 6-0 home thumping by Manchester City, and kept on singing despite being 4-0 down at Liverpool on Saturday.

And Greaves was effusive in his praise of the supporters at Anfield.

Jacob Greaves was lifted by the Town fans at Anfield (Image: Ross Halls) "Incredible, honestly incredible,” he said. “Even at 4-0 down, they made so much noise. Until Liverpool fans started singing their trademark song, I couldn’t really hear too much of them.

"It was a lot of the Ipswich fans singing. That’s going to be needed for the rest of the season.

"They were incredible today and I think a lot of lads bounced off it in the second half to put in a better performance.”

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Town now return to Portman Road for their biggest game of the season so far, a clash with rock-bottom Southampton.

The Saints looked doomed, sitting 10 points behind Town and Wolves in the bottom three. Leicester City are just outside the drop zone, a point above the Blues and Wolverhampton.

With just 15 games left then, the Saints clash looks like a must-win. Sam Morsy rescued a point at St Mary's in the reverse fixture back in September, the 1-1 draw coming in a four match unbeaten run for Town.

Sam Morsy grabbed a late leveller at Southampton in September (Image: Ross Halls) "It was a really important game when we went away to them – it feels like ages ago now,” Greaves said.

“Obviously Skip (Morsy) got a goal in the last minute, but we know it’s going to be a tough task.

“They aren’t in a place where they want to be but they have got good players than can hurt you on their day, so we know it’s going to be a big, big game, but no bigger than any of the other one of these Premier League games.

“We know that we’re going in there for three points in the fight for survival.”

Kieran McKenna wants to reward the Town fans for their support (Image: Steve Waller) Boss Kieran McKenna also praised his club's fans, saying he hopes his side can repay them for their support.

"They were fantastic," he enthused at Anfield. "It certainly means a lot. They appreciate the challenge, the size of the jump and the amount of change there's been.

"We want to reward their support in the weeks and months ahead by hopefully giving them some good days."