After two draws in the first two games, Liverpool will look to get their first three points of the season in their Premier League game against Ipswich Town on Friday.
Andoni Iraola's side have to show improvements after their two 2-2 draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. They didn't do any business on the deadline day but finally sealed the deal a day before to bring in Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Meanwhile, Gary O'Neil's Ipswich Town will aim to bounce back from a 5-2 loss to Manchester United. They started the match well and took the lead but couldn't maintain the momentum. They will hope that their performance on Friday will resemble their opening week's superb 2-1 win over Sunderland.
Here's everything you need to know about the match.
How to watch:
The match will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event in the UK, NBC/Peacock in the U.S., JioHotstar in India, and Stan Sport in Australia.
You can also follow ESPN's live updates here.
Key Details:
Date, kick-off time:
UK BST: Friday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.
U.S. ET: Friday, Sept. 4, 3 p.m.
India IST: Saturday, Sept. 5, 12:30 a.m.
Australia AEST: Saturday, Sept. 5, 5 a.m.
Venue: Portman Road
Referee: Darren England
VAR: Nick Hopton
Injury and Team News
Ipswich Town
Florentino, M, knock: DOUBT
Azor Matusiwa, M, muscle: DOUBT
Jaden Philogene, M, ankle: OUT
Liverpool
Hugo Ekitike, F: achilles, OUT
Giovanni Leoni, D: knee, OUT
Conor Bradley, D: knee, OUT
Joe Gomez, D: muscle, OUT
Vitezslav Jaros, G: knee, OUT
Expected Lineups
Ipswich Town Predicted XI
Kjell Scherpen
Dara O'Shea | Issa Diop | Jacob Greaves | Leif Davis
Marcelino Núñez | Sasa Lukic
Abdul Fatawu | Julio Enciso | Daizen Maeda
Chuba Akpom
Liverpool Predicted XI
Alisson Becker
Jeremie Frimpong | Jérémy Jacquet | Virgil van Dijk | Milos Kerkez
Dominik Szoboszlai | Trey Nyoni
VÃctor Muñoz | Florian Wirtz | Cody Gakpo
Alexander Isak
Talking Points
Iraola faces tricky questions for key positions
The summer transfer window is shut and Liverpool haven't made any additions to midfield or the right back position. The last two games exposed the team's weaknesses in these two areas and fans were hoping that the management would take notice by bringing new names but that wasn't the case.
Right back Jeremie Frimpong started the last two games, and he wasn't impressive at all, be it going on the offensive or with his defending. In the second half against Nottingham, Iraola removed Frimpong and placed Dominik Szoboszlai in the same position which actually helped the team. Szoboszlai himself wasn't that effective in the midfield which was set up in a double pivot with Alexis Mac Allister. The team was constantly getting exposed on the counter attacks and went behind twice in the match.
After spending big amount to sign Bradley Barcola, it was always likely that Liverpool would not spend again on a new No. 6 or a full back. Now Iraola has to find answers to these tricky positions, at least till January. The head coach could bring in 19-year-old Trey Nyoni, who did play well after coming on against Forest, in the midfield against Ipswich. If Iraola drops Frimpong, Szoboszlai has to play as a full back because of lack of options, something he has done last season but might not have fully enjoyed playing from there.
Regardless, Iraola knows that after two 2-2 draws, his team will need to show more and take the win against Ipswich on Friday.
Ipswich have the blueprint to trouble Liverpool
Ipswich began their Premier League campaign with a 2-1 win over Sunderland and then looked like they would make Manchester United suffer in their next game. They were leading 1-0 till the 40th minute and had some decent chances before Manchester United upped the ante by scoring five goals.
As they showed in their previous games, Ipswich have the pace in their ranks and can be very effective during counterattacks. As Liverpool also showed in their previous games, quick counterattacks can cause them a lot of problems. The likes of Julio Enciso, Abdul Fatawu, Daizen Maeda and Leif Davis are quick off the blocks and will test Liverpool's shaky defence.
They have also added Zian Flemming from Burnley on the deadline day who has goals in him and will be eager to make an impression at his new club against a top side.
Stats
Ipswich have lost their last four Premier League games against Liverpool, starting from 2001-02 season.
Liverpool are unbeaten in all six away Premier League matches against Ipswich at Portman Road (W4, D2).
Ipswich are unbeaten in their last 18 home league games, 17 in the Championship last season and a 2-1 win over Sunderland this season.
Liverpool are winless in last six Premier League games (D4, L2). Only once they have gone seven plus games with winning in the Premier League -- 11 games from November 2022 to January 2023.
Liverpool have conceded 3.88 expected goals across their first two Premier League matches.
