Liverpool Seek First League Win of the Season at Ipswich After Consecutive 2-2 Draws

Liverpool travel to newly promoted Ipswich Town on Friday, September 4, still searching for their first Premier League win of the season after opening with back-to-back 2-2 draws against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

Andoni Iraola's side sit 13th on two points, with title rivals Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea already building a four-point cushion after just two rounds. Liverpool have trailed in both games so far this season but fought back each time, with a Dominik Szoboszlai injury-time equaliser at Newcastle and a late Victor Munoz strike salvaging draws, though the Reds are yet to keep a clean sheet under their new manager and have conceded 3.88 xG through two matches. New signing Bradley Barcola is available for the trip, though Liverpool remain without Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Joe Gomez, Jayden Danns and Giovanni Leoni, with Federico Chiesa a doubt through a back issue.

Ipswich head into the match having taken three points from their first two games, beating Sunderland 2-1 on the opening day before being thumped 5-2 at home by Manchester United, with Bruno Fernandes scoring a hat-trick. New boss Gary O'Neil, formerly of Liverpool's academy set-up, has seen his side score in every competitive fixture so far this season, with Julio Enciso in particularly bright early-season form, and Ipswich have already spent over £200 million rebuilding their squad this summer.

The two sides have met only twice in the last 15 years, with Liverpool winning both, including a 4-1 victory in their most recent meeting.