English Premier League

FT Friday, September 4, 2026
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Ipswich Town WWWWL 0
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Match Report

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Alexander Isak gives Andoni Iraola first Liverpool win as Bradley Barcola debuts

A quickfire brace from Alexander Isak ensured new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola got off the mark at the third time of asking with a 2-0 win at Ipswich.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
5
54.9
Possession
45.1
10
SHOTS
14
7
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
462
Accurate Passes
356
523
Passes
427
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
41
29
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
21
21
Clearances
21

Highlights

01:58 Nicol: Time for Iraola to drop Wirtz at Liverpool Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

IPS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 37Kjell ScherpenG
  2. 24Jacob GreavesCD-L
  3. 6Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 3Leif DavisLB
  5. 26Dara O'SheaRB
  6. 10Julio EncisoAM
  7. 25Exequiel PalaciosLM
  8. 23Sasa LukicRM
  9. 19EmersonnF
  10. 38Daizen MaedaAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 23Víctor MuñozAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Liverpool 1. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
  2. 9' Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Liverpool 2. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
  3. 10' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33'
  5. 34'
  6. 41' Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 52' Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 57' Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 64' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Alexander Isak.
  10. 64' Substitution, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola replaces Víctor Muñoz.
  11. 66' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Daizen Maeda.
  12. 66' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Zian Flemming replaces Emersonn.
  13. 69'
  14. 70'
  15. 78' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdoul Ouattara replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  16. 79' Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  17. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Florian Wirtz.

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