
Liverpool vs Ipswich Town, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Cody Gakpo's brace helps Liverpool rout Ipswich at Anfield
![Cody Gakpo of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Ipswich Town FC at Anfield
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Liverpool striker Cody Gakpo scored twice and created another goal as Liverpool cruised to a 4-1 win over Ipswich Town at Anfield on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 3': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Goal! Liverpool 1, Ipswich Town 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 12': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 12': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 14': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 15': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 20': Alisson Becker (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 21': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 23': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 23': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson replaces Wes Burns because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 32': Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 35': Goal! Liverpool 2, Ipswich Town 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 39': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
- 44': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch with a through ball.
- 44': Goal! Liverpool 3, Ipswich Town 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 45': Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Andy Robertson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 45'+2': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 45'+4': Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Townsend replaces Leif Davis.
- 50': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 54': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 54': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 60': Attempt saved. Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 65': Goal! Liverpool 4, Ipswich Town 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 68': Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 68': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 68': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 73': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 74': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 75': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 78': Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Liam Delap.
- 79': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Julio Enciso replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 80': Foul by Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town).
- 80': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 81': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Attempt saved. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Luis Díaz.
- 86': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
- 88': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 88': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 88': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 90': Goal! Liverpool 4, Ipswich Town 1. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+4': Offside, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Liverpool 4, Ipswich Town 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 4, Ipswich Town 1.
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 10 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
29.6 | Possession | 70.4 |
3 | SHOTS | 16 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
241 | Accurate Passes | 673 |
312 | Passes | 746 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
9 | Crosses | 24 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
47 | Long Balls | 33 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
22 | Tackles | 16 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
13 | Interceptions | 3 |
34 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
34 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,420
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,420
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 28 | +40 | 67 |
2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | +11 | 48 |
4 | Manchester City | 27 | +16 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
7 | Luis Díaz |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Christian Walton (GK) |
24 | Jacob Greaves |
26 | Dara O'Shea |
3 | Leif Davis |
40 | Axel Tuanzebe |
20 | Omari Hutchinson |
8 | Kalvin Phillips |
5 | Sam Morsy |
19 | Liam Delap ![]() |
29 | Jaden Philogene |
7 | Wes Burns |
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