Ipswich vs Liverpool - Premier League, Regular Season - 3 (Fri, 4 September 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 3 
Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich
Match reportAlexander Isak and Cody Gakpo drive Liverpool's first league winAlexander Isak scored twice inside nine minutes as Liverpool beat Ipswich 2-0 for their first Premier League win, with Cody Gakpo assisting both. Events
First half
- 6' Goal: Alexander Isak assist: Cody Gakpo 0-1
- 9' Goal: Alexander Isak assist: Cody Gakpo 0-2
- 10' Yellow card: Alexis Mac Allister
- Yellow card: Julio Enciso 41'
Second half
- 52' Yellow card: Jérémy Jacquet
- 57' Yellow card: Milos Kerkez
- 64' Substitution: Alexander IsakRyan Gravenberch
- 64' Substitution: Víctor MuñozBradley Barcola
- Substitution: Daizen MaedaJack Clarke 66'
- Substitution: EmersonnZian Flemming 66'
- 69' VAR: Dominik Szoboszlai VAR: Penalty cancelled
- Substitution: Exequiel PalaciosAbdoul Ouattara 78'
- Substitution: Abdul Fatawu IssahakuKasey McAteer 79'
- 84' Substitution: Alexis Mac AllisterTreymaurice Nyoni
- 90+1' Substitution: Florian WirtzLewis Koumas
Stats
IpswichLiverpool
- 45% Possession 55%
- 14 Shots 10
- 5 On target 7
- 4 Corners 3
- 6 Fouls 13
All stats
- 428 Passes 523
- 5 Saves 5
- 5 Offsides 4
- 1 Yellow cards 3
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
AIA. Isak
Liverpool· 2 goalsStories
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Cody Gakpo backs Jamie Carragher's Barcola warning with two assists at Ipswich Carragher warned Bradley Barcola would struggle for minutes, and Cody Gakpo backed it with two assists and an 8.6 rating in Liverpool's 2-0 win at Ipswich. -
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Ipswich Town Liverpool travel delays hit Portman Road before kick-off Ipswich Town fans were warned to allow extra time for Liverpool as urgent gas works near Portman Road caused traffic lights and bus delays. -
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Liverpool vs Ipswich: Barcola debut watch and a long injury list Bradley Barcola could debut for Liverpool at Ipswich on Friday, with the £123million winger likely to start on the bench and injuries limiting change.
Lineups & ratings
Ipswich
4-2-3-1 Coach G. O'Neil
23
25 ↓78'
Palacios
26
O'Shea
6
3
38 ↓66'
37
Scherpen
10
24
Greaves
7 ↓79'
19 ↓66'
- 9 Z. Flemming for Emersonn
- 47 J. Clarke for Daizen Maeda
- 42 A. Ouattara for Exequiel Palacios
- 20 K. McAteer for Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
- 2 D. Furlong
- 4
- 12
- 28 C. Walton
- 32
Liverpool
4-2-3-1 Coach Andoni Iraola
18
1
4
9 ↓64'
10 ↓84'
33
7 ↓90'
6
23 ↓64'
5
Jacquet
- 29 B. Barcola for Víctor Muñoz
- 38 R. Gravenberch for Alexander Isak
- 42 T. Nyoni for Alexis Mac Allister
- 67 L. Koumas for Florian Wirtz
- 3
- 21
- 25
- 30
- 73
Bench · Ipswich
- 9 Z. Flemming for Emersonn
- 47 J. Clarke for Daizen Maeda
- 42 A. Ouattara for Exequiel Palacios
- 20 K. McAteer for Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
- 2 D. Furlong
- 4
- 12
- 28 C. Walton
- 32
Bench · Liverpool
- 29 B. Barcola for Víctor Muñoz
- 38 R. Gravenberch for Alexander Isak
- 42 T. Nyoni for Alexis Mac Allister
- 67 L. Koumas for Florian Wirtz
- 3
- 21
- 25
- 30
- 73