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).
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.