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Ipswich — Liverpool, Premier League

Premier League
Ipswich W25 Aug · Home Leicester · 3:1L30 Aug · Away Manchester United · 2:5L4 Sep · Home Liverpool · 0:2W12 Sep · Away Crystal Palace · 3:2L15 Sep · Home Arsenal · 2:4L19 Sep · Away Everton · 0:1
0:2
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Liverpool D29 Aug · Home Nottingham Forest · 2:2W4 Sep · Away Ipswich · 2:0W9 Sep · Home Atlético Madrid · 2:1D12 Sep · Home Fulham · 0:0W15 Sep · Home Tottenham · 3:1W20 Sep · Away Bournemouth · 1:0
Venue: Portman Road Stadium City: Ipswich

In the Premier League game on 4 September 2026, Liverpool beat Ipswich 0:2. Match numbers: shots on target 5:7, corners 4:3.

Match report

Liverpool secured their opening victory of the Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win over Ipswich at Portman Road on Friday evening. Alexander Isak scored both goals in the opening minutes, firing home at the sixth and ninth minutes before the visitors were able to control the tempo. The result lifts Liverpool off the bottom of the table after two consecutive draws.

The early strike from Isak set the tone for what followed, with the Swedish forward capitalising on space in the Ipswich penalty area. A second yellow card for Alexis Mac Allister at ten minutes did little to disrupt Liverpool's momentum, though the visitors were careful not to overcommit. Ipswich struggled to find rhythm, with Julio Enciso picking up a booking at forty-one minutes as the hosts grew frustrated.

By then the match had settled into a pattern Liverpool understood well. Jérémy Jacquet and Milos Kerkez both received yellow cards in the second half, while a penalty appeal for Dominik Szoboszlai was cancelled by VAR at sixty-nine minutes. Liverpool made their changes first, bringing on Víctor Muñoz for Isak at sixty-four minutes, before Ipswich responded with Emersonn and Daizen Maeda at sixty-six.

The statistics tell a familiar story: Liverpool dominated possession at 55 per cent and registered seven shots on target compared to Ipswich's five, yet both sides created zero big chances. The hosts managed 428 passes with 45 per cent accuracy, while Liverpool completed 462 successful passes from 523 attempts. Isak's impact was decisive, and when he was replaced the visitors had nothing to do all evening.

Liverpool move into 13th place on five points after this win, while Ipswich remain in 12th with three points following their first defeat. The result ends Liverpool's winless run and gives them something to build on as the season progresses. Our prediction of a Liverpool victory was correct — the visitors had the quality to punish any defensive slip.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00
Shots on target 5 – 7
Shots off target 5 – 1
Expected goals 0.73 – 0.66

Match events

  1. 6' 0:1 Liverpool Goal Alexander Isak assist: Cody Gakpo
  2. 9' 0:2 Liverpool Goal Alexander Isak assist: Cody Gakpo
  3. 10' 0:2 Liverpool Yellow card Alexis Mac Allister
  4. 41' 0:2 Ipswich Yellow card Julio Enciso
  5. 52' 0:2 Liverpool Yellow card Jérémy Jacquet
  6. 57' 0:2 Liverpool Yellow card Milos Kerkez
  7. 64' 0:2 Liverpool Substitution Alexander Isak off: Ryan Gravenberch
  8. 64' 0:2 Liverpool Substitution Víctor Muñoz off: Bradley Barcola
  9. 66' 0:2 Ipswich Substitution Daizen Maeda off: Jack Clarke
  10. 66' 0:2 Ipswich Substitution Emersonn off: Zian Flemming
  11. 69' 0:2 Liverpool var_penalty_cancelled Dominik Szoboszlai
  12. 78' 0:2 Ipswich Substitution Exequiel Palacios off: Abdoul Ouattara
  13. 79' 0:2 Ipswich Substitution Abdul Fatawu Issahaku off: Kasey McAteer
  14. 84' 0:2 Liverpool Substitution Alexis Mac Allister off: Treymaurice Nyoni
  15. 90+1' 0:2 Liverpool Substitution Florian Wirtz off: Lewis Koumas

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00
5 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 1
0.73 Expected goals 0.66
0 Big chances 0
4 Corners 3
6 Fouls 13
13 Free kicks 6
5 Offsides 4
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 11
21 Throw-ins 10
All statistics
7/2035% Aerial duels 13/2065%
61 Backward passes 89
4 Blocked shots 2
21 Clearances 21
4/1527% Crosses 3/1127%
2/1118% Dribbles 11/1765%
0.43 Expected assists 0.78
71 Failed passes 61
5 Goalkeeper saves 5
9 Interceptions 4
13 Key passes 10
19/4146% Long passes 29/5652%
66 Passes into the final third 108
208 Passes in the opposition half 302
235 Passes in own half 232
0.36 Shot accuracy 0.70
10 Shots from outside the box 5
4 Shots inside the box 5
10/1856% Tackles 12/1675%
428 Total passes 523

Line-ups

Ipswich

Starting XI
# Player number
37 Kjell Scherpen 37
3 Leif Davis 3
6 Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop 6
24 Jacob Greaves 24
26 Dara Joseph O'Shea 26
7 Issahaku Abdul Fatawu 7
10 Julio Enciso 10
23 Saša Lukić 23
25 Exequiel Palacios 25
38 Daizen Maeda 38
19 Emersonn Correia da Silva 19
Substitutes
# Player number
28 Christian Walton 28
2 Darnell Anthony Furlong 2
4 Cédric Kipré 4
42 Abdoul Guemissongui Ouattara 42
12 Florentino Ibrain Morris Luís 12
20 Kasey McAteer 20
32 Marcelino Ignacio Núñez Espinoza 32
9 Zian Flemming 9
47 Jack Raymond Clarke 47
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Liverpool

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Alisson 1
4 Virgil van Dijk 4
5 J. Jacquet 5
6 Miloš Kerkez 6
33 Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva 33
7 Florian Richard Wirtz 7
8 Dominik Szoboszlai 8
10 Alexis Mac Allister 10
18 Cody Mathès Gakpo 18
23 Víctor Muñoz Villanueva 23
9 Alexander Isak 9
Substitutes
# Player number
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili 25
21 Konstantinos Tsimikas 21
30 Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong 30
3 Wataru Endo 3
38 Ryan Jiro Gravenberch 38
42 T. Nioni 42
29 Bradley Barcola 29
67 Lewis Koumas 67
73 R. Ngumoha 73
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Match prediction: Ipswich — Liverpool

Win: Liverpool

Confidence 79%

Reasoning

  • Ипсуич — 12. place, 3 points after 2 games (1 wins, 1 losses)
  • Ливерпуль — 13. place, 2 points after 2 games (0 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses)
  • Ипсуич, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
  • Ливерпуль, last 5 games: 0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 2 games, Ипсуич — 0, Ливерпуль — 2
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W25 Aug · Home Leicester · 3:1L30 Aug · Away Manchester United · 2:5L4 Sep · Home Liverpool · 0:2W12 Sep · Away Crystal Palace · 3:2L15 Sep · Home Arsenal · 2:4L19 Sep · Away Everton · 0:1

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