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Liverpool vs Ipswich match preview
Liverpool will be confident of keeping up their Premier League title surge when Ipswich make their first trip to Anfield in 23 years on Saturday.
Arne Slot’s side are unbeaten in 17 Premier League games to lead the way, while Ipswich start the weekend in the relegation zone.
A win or a point could be enough to take them ahead of Wolves and out of danger though and Slot says their opponents are improving all the time.
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He said: “I think it’s fair to say Ipswich have improved during the first half of the season. It’s also a compliment to Kieran McKenna, who made it really difficult in the first game we played.
“They’ve become a good team who make it difficult, with the last game being an exception because maybe [Manchester] City are becoming City again.”
City thrashed Ipswich 6-0 last weekend and they are yet to win in 2025.
Liverpool vs Ipswich team news
Liverpool are without midfielder Curtis Jones, who had to come off with an injury during the midweek Champions League win over Lille. Forward Diogo Jota is also still out with his shoulder problem, and Joe Gomez is a long-term absence at the back.
Ipswich are without winger Chiedozie Ogbene and forwards Sammie Szmodics and Conor Chaplin. Kalvin Phillips is available again after he could not feature against parent club City last week.
Liverpool vs Ipswich expected line-ups
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Ipswich: Walton; Johnson, Godfrey, O’Shea, Burgess, Davis; Hutchinson, Morsy, Phillips, Clarke; Delap
The stats
- Liverpool have won 11 of the last 13 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Liverpool matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Liverpool have won 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Liverpool home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Ipswich away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Ipswich away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Ipswich away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Ipswich away matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Ipswich matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
How to watch: TV, stream
The match is live at 15:00 GMT so is not available to watch anywhere in the UK.
Prediction
No teams in the Premier League or in Europe have had the answers against Liverpool all season and it’s hard to make a case for Ipswich this weekend.
They may be without Diogo Jota but Mo Salah is in the form of his life and Cody Gakpo has scored in each of the last four league games at Anfield.
The Reds have conceded the first goal in their last three games at home though, so let’s tip Liam Delap to keep that trend up in a 3-1 win for the leaders.
