PREVIEW | Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 04/09)

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·2 September 2026

PREVIEW | Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 04/09)

Ipswich Town host Liverpool this Friday at the Portman Road for matchweek three of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Ipswich Town have 3 points to their name this season and occupy 12th position in the table. In their last game, Gary O’Neil's team lost 5-2 against Manchester United (Premier League 2026/27).

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Liverpool have won 2 points to date and are placed in 13th position. In their last outing, Andoni Iraola's team drew 2-2 against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Liverpool winning 4-1.

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Ipswich Town

Azor Matusiwa - Injury
Jack Taylor - Injury
Jaden Philogene - Injury
Florentino Luís - In doubt

Liverpool

Joe Gomez - Injury
Federico Chiesa - Injury
Conor Bradley - Injury
Hugo Ekitiké - Injury
Giovanni Leoni - Injury

Last starting XIs

Ipswich Town ( vs Manchester United 2026-08-30): Kjell Scherpen, Dara O’Shea, Jacob Greaves, Issa Diop, Leif Davis, Sasa Lukic, Marcelino Núñez, Fatawu Issahaku, Julio Enciso, Daizen Maeda, Emersonn

Liverpool ( vs Nottingham Forest 2026-08-29): Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong, Virgil Van Dijk, Jérémy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Víctor Muñoz, Alexander Isak

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MANAGERS

Gary O’Neil has faced Andoni Iraola on three occasions, recording one win and two defeats.
Andoni Iraola has faced Ipswich Town on two occasions, recording one win and one defeat.
Gary O’Neil has faced Liverpool on four occasions, recording one win and three defeats.

TEAMS

Liverpool are coming off two consecutive matches without a win.
Liverpool are coming off two consecutive matches unbeaten.
At home, Ipswich Town are coming off two consecutive matches unbeaten.
At home, Ipswich Town are coming off two consecutive wins.
Ipswich Town have come from three consecutive matches scoring goals.
Ipswich Town have come from three consecutive matches conceding goals.

HEAD TO HEAD

Ipswich Town and Liverpool have already met 74 times, with Liverpool having the advantage: 38 wins, compared with 14 wins for Ipswich Town.
At Portman Road, there is no advantage between Ipswich Town and Liverpool: 12 wins each in 36 matches.
In the English League, the two teams have met in 52 matches, with nine wins for Ipswich Town, 18 draws and 25 wins for Liverpool.