Andoni Iraola's search for a first win at Liverpool win continues. So far this season, the Reds have drawn 2-2 with both Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, hoping it is third time lucky against Ipswich Town on Friday night.
Ahead of this key Premier League clash for both at Portman Road, check out the lineup Iraola has selected.
Liverpool's confirmed lineup vs Ipswich Town
- Alisson.
- Ronald Araújo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk & Miloš Kerkez.
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister & Florian Wirtz.
- Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak & Víctor Muñoz.
- Substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong, Kostas Tsimikas, Wataru Endō, Ryan Gravenberch, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas, Lewis Koumas & Bradley Barcola.
All the talk ahead of this game was around Bradley Barcola's involvement, having arrived from Paris Saint-Germain for £123 million on Monday. Andoni Iraola confirmed that the Frenchman will "definitely be available", but will begin the evening on the bench, having not seen action since the World Cup third-place play-off on 18 July.
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In terms of the starting lineup, Iraola makes just one change. This comes at right-back, where Ronald Araújo starts for the first time, displacing Jeremie Frimpong who, to put it politely, had not impressed across the first two matches of the season. Alexis Mac Allister once again gets the nod over Ryan Gravenberch at the base of midfield, after the Dutchman's difficult afternoon on Tyneside.
Ipswich Town confirmed lineup vs Liverpool
- Kjell Scherpen
- Dara O'Shea, Issa Diop, Jacob Greaves & Leif Davis.
- Saša Lukić & Exequiel Palacios.
- Abdul Fatawu, Julio Enciso & Daizen Maeda.
- Emersonn.
Gary O'Neil has named identical lineups for Ipswich Town's first two Premier League matches of the campaign, a win over Sunderland and a defeat at Old Trafford last Sunday. He makes just one change here.
World Cup winning midfielder Exequiel Palacios came off the bench for his debut against Manchester United last time out, and starts this time, displacing Marcelino Núñez at the base of midfield. Meanwhile, new striker Zian Flemming, who arrived from Burnley on deadline day, is on the bench and hoping for his own debut here.
Which Liverpool players are currently injured?
Iraola confirmed during his press conference on Thursday that Joe Gomez will return to training next week. Meantime, the plan is for Giovanni Leoni to resume full training later this month.
Elsewhere, Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitiké are sidelined long-term, while Federico Chiesa also misses out due to a knock suffered against Como in pre-season.
What time does Ipswich Town vs Liverpool kick off?
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool is an 8pm kick off in England, meaning it begins at 3pm ET and midday for those on the west coast of the United States.
How can I watch Ipswich town vs Liverpool in the Premier League?
In the UK and Ireland, this Premier League clash is live on Sky Sports Main Event and UHD. Viewers in the U.S. can find the fixture on USA Network.
Other global broadcasters include Fubo Sports Network in Canada, SuperSport MaXimo 2 in Africa, Sky Sport in Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and Oceania, DAZN in Spain and Portugal, Canal+ in France and beIN SPORTS in the Arab World.
How good is Liverpool's recent record vs Ipswich Town?
Liverpool have won all five clashes with Ipswich Town since 2001, including beating the Tractor Boys 2-0 in Arne Slot's first game in charge, as well as 4-1 later that season at Anfield.
The Reds are also unbeaten in seven trips to Portman Road, most-recently beaten there in 1986.
Who is the referee for Ipswich Town vs Liverpool?
Darren England is the referee for this Friday night fixture in Suffolk. Slightly concerningly, Liverpool have a miserable record when he is the centre official, winning only three of ten Premier League matches to date, losing three.
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