Liverpool are aiming to extend their advantage at the Premier League summit on Saturday afternoon when they host Ipswich Town.
The Reds secured a late but much-needed victory against Brentford last weekend courtesy of Darwin Nunez's stoppage-time brace, with Liverpool's lead now stretched to six points after Arsenal surrendered a two-goal lead during their draw with Aston Villa. Arne Slot's side also have a game in hand on their title rivals.
Liverpool followed their trip to the capital by welcoming Lille to Anfield in the Champions League. Despite a second-half scare against the French outfit, Harvey Elliott's deflected strike maintained the Reds' perfect record in the league phase of the competition as they secured automatic progression to the last 16.
Ipswich were Slot's first competitive opponents as Liverpool manager when the sides duelled on the opening day of the season, with the Tractor Boys succumbing to a 2-0 defeat. Such results have been far too common for the Suffolk side, who currently sit in 18th after their 6-0 humbling at the hands of Manchester City last weekend.
Here is 90min's guide to Liverpool vs Ipswich.
What time does Liverpool vs Ipswich kick-off?
- Location: Liverpool, England
- Stadium: Anfield
- Date: Saturday 25 January
- Kick-off Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
- Referee: Michael Salisbury
- VAR: Paul Tierney
Liverpool vs Ipswich head-to-head record (last five games)
- Liverpool: 4 wins
- Ipswich: 0 wins
- Draws: 1
Current form (all competitions)
Liverpool | Ipswich |
|---|---|
Liverpool 2-1 Lille - 21/01/25 | Ipswich 0-6 Man City - 19/01/25 |
Brentford 0-2 Liverpool - 18/01/25 | Ipswich 0-2 Brighton - 16/01/25 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool - 14/01/25 | Ipswich 3-0 Bristol Rovers - 12/01/25 |
Liverpool 4-0 Accrington - 11/01/25 | Fulham 2-2 Ipswich - 05/01/24 |
Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool - 08/01/25 | Ipswich 2-0 Chelsea - 30/12/24 |
How to watch Liverpool vs Ipswich on TV - UK and US
Country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Not televised - live radio commentary on talkSPORT |
United States | Peacock |
Canada | fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 4 Canada |
Liverpool team news
Liverpool didn't come through the victory over Lille unscathed despite being able to rest and rotate on Tuesday evening. Curtis Jones only lasted the first half and was withdrawn due to injury, with Slot confirming that the midfielder will miss the weekend's clash.
Slot is still without Portuguese sharpshooter Diogo Jota for Ipswich's visit, with the injury-prone forward back on the sidelines. The Dutch coach has revealed that Liverpool's No.20 is likely to miss "weeks rather than months".
Jota will return before his fellow treatment room resident Joe Gomez, who is absent with a hamstring injury sustained in Liverpool's final game of 2024.
Liverpool predicted lineup vs Ipswich
Liverpool predicted lineup vs Ipswich (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz.
Ipswich team news
Julio Enciso signed for Ipswich on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday and could be involved in some capacity at the weekend, with fellow January recruit Jaden Philogene making his debut from the bench last Sunday.
Ipswich could use all the attacking reinforcements they can gather on Saturday with Conor Chaplin and Sammie Szmodics extremely unlikely to travel to Merseyside. Chiedozie Ogbene, who scored at Anfield for Luton Town last term, is sidelined for the rest of the campaign.
Ipswich predicted lineup vs Liverpool
Ipswich predicted lineup vs Liverpool (5-4-1): Walton; Johnson, Godfrey, O'Shea, Burgess, Davis; Hutchinson, Morsy, Cajuste, Philogene; Delap.
Liverpool vs Ipswich score prediction
Having shipped six to an inconsistent Man City side last weekend, Ipswich will be fearing the worst heading to Anfield. Liverpool are the league's top scorers this season, while only three teams have conceded more than Kieran McKenna's side.
Liverpool were even afforded the luxury of making changes for their midweek Champions League clash and personnel across the pitch should be refreshed this weekend. They will miss the influential and often clutch Jota, but they have an abundance of formidable forwards ready to capitalise on Ipswich errors.
The Reds have not been flawless defensively in recent fixtures and could be troubled by the powerful Liam Delap on the counter-attack, but Slot's men should roar to a comfortable victory on Saturday.
Prediction: Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich
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