IPSWICH. Liverpool prevails over Ipswich Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Jota (60′) and a goal from M. Salah (65′). Liverpool was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 30,014 spectators. The referee was Tim Robinson who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.81 degrees Celsius or 73.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 7 Total 18
- 2 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 73 Attack 87
- 32 Dangerous attack 68
- 70 Ball safe 77
- 18 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 10
Fouls
- 9 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Liverpool had a superior ball possession 62% while Ipswich Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Ipswich Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Liverpool shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ipswich Town received 3 yellow cards (Wes Burns, Luke Woolfenden and Omari Hutchinson). Talking about the opposition, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Cody Gakpo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ipswich Town stays with 0 points to occupy the 19th place in the standings. On the other side, Liverpool has 3 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Ipswich Town will play away with Manchester City on the 24th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.
Liverpool will host Brentford on the 25th of August with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Liverpool (1 draw).
Ipswich Town – Formation
Ipswich Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Muric, Christian Walton , Axel Tuanzebe , Luke Woolfenden , Jacob Greaves , Leif Davis , Samy Morsy , Massimo Luongo , Wes Burns , Conor Chaplin , Omari Hutchinson and Liam Delap .
The home team had on the bench: Cameron Burgess, Benjamin Johnson , Kalvin Phillips, Marcus Harness , Cieran Slicker, Jack Taylor , Ali Al-Hamadi , Conor Townsend and Sammie Szmodics .
Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Johnson (injured).
Substitutions
Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Wes Burns for Benjamin Johnson (57′), Conor Chaplin for Marcus Harness (65′), Massimo Luongo for Jack Taylor (65′), Axel Tuanzebe for Sammie Szmodics (74′) and Liam Delap for Ali Al-Hamadi (74′).
Player of the match: Jacob Greaves
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Jacob Greaves.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Liverpool – Formation
Also Liverpool adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Arne Slot played with: Alisson , Trent Alexander-Arnold , Jarell Quansah , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Ryan Gravenberch , Alexis Mac Allister , Mohamed Salah , Dominik Szoboszlai , Luis Díaz , Diogo Jota .
They had on the bench: Wataru Endo, Ibrahima Konaté , Konstantinos Tsimikas , Darwin Núñez, Curtis Jones, Cody Gakpo , Harvey Elliott, Caoimhín Kelleher and Conor Bradley .
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Jarell Quansah for Ibrahima Konaté (46′), Trent Alexander-Arnold for Conor Bradley (77′), Andrew Robertson for Konstantinos Tsimikas (79′) and Diogo Jota for Cody Gakpo (79′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Salah
The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Mohamed Salah.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.