Ipswich Town vs Liverpool: Preview, predictions and lineups

  • Ipswich Town host Liverpool on Saturday on their return to the Premier League
  • Tractor Boys came second in the Championship and retained manager Kieran McKenna
  • Arne Slot hoping for his first competitive Reds win after replacing Jurgen Klopp
Ipswich return to the Premier League against Liverpool
Ipswich return to the Premier League against Liverpool / Stephen Pond / Stringer - Visionhaus
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Two new dawns begin at lunchtime on Saturday when Ipswich Town return to the Premier League to take Liverpool in their first match of the post-Jurgen Klopp era.

Having dropped into League One since their last campaign in the top flight in 2001/02, the Tractor Boys finished second after returning to the Championship and have retained influential manager Kieran McKenna for the challenges that lie ahead.

The Reds said goodbye to Klopp at the end of 2023/24 and are now orchestrated by Dutchman Arne Slot, who oversaw an unbeaten pre-season campaign during the summer.

Here's 90min's preview of Ipswich and Liverpool's clash on Saturday.


What time does Ipswich Town vs Liverpool kick-off?

  • Location: Ipswich, England
  • Stadium: Portman Road
  • Date: Saturday 17 August
  • Kick-off Time: 12:30 BST / 09:30 ET / 06:30 PT
  • Referee: Tim Robinson
  • VAR: Stuart Attwell

Ipswich Town vs Liverpool H2H Record (Last Five Games)

  • Ipswich Town: 1 wins
  • Liverpool: 3 wins
  • Draws: 1
  • Last meeting: Liverpool 1-1 Ipswich Town (3 December 2002) - EFL Cup

Current form (all competitions)

Ipswich Town

Liverpool

Ipswich Town 1-0 Nice - 10/08/24

Liverpool 0-0 Las Palmas - 11/08/24

Hoffenheim 0-1 Ipswich Town - 03/08/24

Liverpool 4-1 Sevilla - 11/08/24

Ipswich Town 1-2 Fortuna Dusseldorf - 27/07/24

Liverpool 3-0 Man Utd - 04/08/24

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Ipswich Town - 20/07/24

Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal - 01/08/24

Ipswich Town 2-0 Huddersfield Town - 04/05/24

Liverpool 1-0 Real Betis - 27/07/24


How to watch Ipswich Town vs Liverpool on TV and live stream

Country

TV channel/live stream

United Kingdom

discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate

United States

fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO

Canada

fuboTV Canada


Ipswich Town team news

Leif Davis
Davis will be a key figure for Ipswich / Paul Harding/GettyImages

Ipswich could be without as many as five first-team players for their return to the Premier League. Harry Clarke, George Hirst, Nathan Broadhead and Janoi Donacien are definitely sidelined, while there are doubts over Cameron Humphreys' fitness.

Left-back Leif Davis will be keen to provide plenty of attacking threat down the flank having contributed 18 assists in the Championship last season, with striker Liam Delap the likely target for his deliveries in the middle.


Ipswich Town predicted lineup vs Liverpool

Ipswich Town predicted lineup vs Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, Woolfenden, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Taylor; Burns, Chaplin, Hutchinson; Delap.


Liverpool team news

Arne Slot
Slot hasn't welcomed any new signings to Liverpool this summer / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages

Having not made any signings during the summer transfer window, Arne Slot's first official Liverpool starting XI will feature plenty of familiar faces. Jarell Quansah may get to start the season alongside Virgil van Dijk in central defence ahead of Ibrahima Konate, who reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 with France in the summer.

Ryan Gravenberch is set to start in holding midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister following the failed pursuit of Martin Zubimendi, while Diogo Jota could get the nod over Darwin Nunez up front.


Liverpool predicted lineup vs Ipswich Town

Liverpool predicted lineup vs Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Jota.


Ipswich Town vs Liverpool score prediction

There's no doubt Portman Road will be absolutely rocking for Ipswich's return to the Premier League and they'll fancy their chances of making life difficult for a Liverpool side that are an unknown quantity at the start of Slot's reign as manager.

However, the Reds showed promising early signings during the summer and still have wonderful players like Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mac Allister who can provide key contributions in big moments.

The Merseysiders should get the win in Saturday's early kick-off but it could be tighter than expected.

Prediction: Ipswich 1-2 Liverpool


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