Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Liverpool 1st with 84 points, Ipswich Town 19th with 22, 62 apart. Liverpool had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Liverpool ran at 2.26 scored and 1.08 conceded, Ipswich Town at 0.95 and 2.16.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Liverpool, 1 by Ipswich Town, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
Anfield in Liverpool staged the fixture, a ground that holds 61,276. On the scoreboard, Liverpool led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Liverpool: Cody Gakpo (44'), Mohamed Salah (35'), Dominik Szoboszlai (11'), Cody Gakpo (66') · Ipswich Town: Jacob Greaves (90')