Ipswich Town v Liverpool, 04 September 2026

Score2-0 to Liverpool
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenuePortman Road
Attendance30,019

View Ipswich Town v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Ipswich Town won: 2 Drawn: 3 Liverpool won: 8 Ipswich Town scored: 8 Liverpool scored: 28 . Ipswich Town now remained without a win against Liverpool since December 2000 at Anfield in the Premier League. They are without a win against the Reds at Portman Road since a 2-1 win on 1 February 1986 in League Division One.

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

2 Liverpool

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Goals:

Alexander Isak 6 G
Alexander Isak 9 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Forward Emersonn

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ronald Araújo Defender
Jérémy Jacquet Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Daizen Maeda 66
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 66
Abdoul Ouattara for Exequiel Palacios 78
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 79

Substitutions:

Bradley Barcola for Víctor Muñoz 64
Ryan Gravenberch for Alexander Isak 64
Trey Nyoni for Alexis Mac Allister 84
Lewis Koumas for Florian Wirtz 90+1

Cards:

Julio Enciso 41 Y

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 10 Y
Jérémy Jacquet 52 Y
Miloš Kerkez 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Marcelino Núñez
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Forward Jack Clarke

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 13th . This was Ipswich Town’s first home league defeat since a 3-0 loss against Charlton Athletic in the League Championship on 21 October 2025: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Tractor Boys had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 22 games in the Premier League (conceded 57 goals). . They had now failed to score in 12 of their last 29 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2003 (11). . The Reds now remained unbeaten in their 21 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since March 2023 (won 15). . They had now won two of their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost four). . Alexander Isak scored in the 33rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Ipswich Town

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen
Defender Leif Davis
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Jacob Greaves
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Abdul Fatawu
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Midfielder/Forward Daizen Maeda
Forward Emersonn

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Daizen Maeda 66
Zian Flemming for Emersonn 66
Abdoul Ouattara for Exequiel Palacios 78
Kasey McAteer for Abdul Fatawu 79

Cards:

Julio Enciso 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Cédric Kipré
Midfielder Florentino Luís
Midfielder Kasey McAteer
Midfielder Marcelino Núñez
Midfielder Abdoul Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward Zian Flemming
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 13th . This was Ipswich Town’s first home league defeat since a 3-0 loss against Charlton Athletic in the League Championship on 21 October 2025: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Tractor Boys had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 22 games in the Premier League (conceded 57 goals). . They had now failed to score in 12 of their last 29 games in the Premier League.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Alexander Isak 6 G
Alexander Isak 9 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Ronald Araújo Defender
Jérémy Jacquet Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Víctor Muñoz Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Bradley Barcola for Víctor Muñoz 64
Ryan Gravenberch for Alexander Isak 64
Trey Nyoni for Alexis Mac Allister 84
Lewis Koumas for Florian Wirtz 90+1

Cards:

Alexis Mac Allister 10 Y
Jérémy Jacquet 52 Y
Miloš Kerkez 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Jeremie Frimpong
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Bradley Barcola
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni

Comments:

League position: 5th . Liverpool avoided remaining without a win in seven consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2003 (11). . The Reds now remained unbeaten in their 21 games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since March 2023 (won 15). . They had now won two of their last seven away games in the Premier League (lost four). . Alexander Isak scored in the 33rd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.