Ipswich vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction
Liverpool recorded their first win under Andoni Iraola with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich Town. The Reds seized all three points in East Anglia thanks to a nine-minute double salvo from Alexander Isak, who blasted the Merseysiders in front before spinning in behind and slotting beyond Kjell Scherpen in the home net for his second.
He was denied a first-half hat-trick by the offside flag when he swept home from Florian Wirtz’s pass just after the half-hour, but the visitors were fully deserving of their points. Bradley Barcola made his hotly-anticipated debut from the bench having joined for £123million from Paris Saint-Germain, and he was solid off the left flank having replaced Victor Munoz.
The visitors were denied a penalty shout when Dominik Szoboszlai was felled in the 18-yard box by Leif Davis, but after a video assistant referee intervention that saw man in the middle Darren England called to the pitchside monitor, no spot kick was awarded, with the Hungarian midfielder ruled to have been offside.
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There we have it.
The Reds worthy winners in East Anglia.
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83 mins: Barcola has been solid down the left. Not spectacular, but solid.
79 mins: Two changes for the hosts as Ouattara and McAteer come on for Fatawu and Palacios.
75 mins: Flemming has been lively on debut, looking to occupy the two centre-backs. He gets a shot off, but it’s tame and Alisson claims.
70 mins: VAR is checking this... and the referee has been sent to the screen as the replay shows Davis went through Szoboszlai’s foot and brought the Hungarian down. But the Liverpool No8 is offside!
69 mins: No penalty! Szoboszlai gets the wrong side of Davis and goes down in the box... but the referee says the defender got the ball.
67 mins: Gakpo is up top for the Reds, with Szoboszlai wide right and Barcola out on the left.