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Ipswich Town vs Liverpool

FA Cup
Ipswich
1-0-2
0-2
Final
Liverpool
1-2-0
Portman Road

Match pulse

IPSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLIV
45%Possession55%
14Shots10
5On target7
4Corners3
5Saves5
6Fouls13
10'Alexis Mac AllisterLIV41'Julio EncisoIPS52'Jérémy JacquetLIV57'Milos KerkezLIV
Team1H2HT
IPS000
LIV202

Who won: Liverpool 2-0

Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 2-0 on Friday, September 4, 2026 at Portman Road. Goals for Liverpool: Alexander Isak (6', 9').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.6Alisson BeckerG
  2. 28.3Alexander IsakF
  3. 37.6Cody GakpoAM-L
  4. 46.8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  5. 56.7Virgil van DijkCD-L
  6. 66.7Ronald AraujoRB
  7. 76.5Kjell ScherpenG
  8. 86.3Víctor MuñozAM-R
  9. 96.2Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  10. 106.2Milos KerkezLB
  11. 116.1Julio EncisoAM
  12. 126.1Kasey McAteerSUB

Team stats

IPSLIV
6Fouls13
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
5Offsides4
4Corner Kicks3
5Saves5
45.1Possession54.9
14SHOTS10
5ON GOAL7
0.4On Target %0.7
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
356Accurate Passes462
427Passes523
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
4Accurate Crosses3
15Crosses11
0.3Cross %0.3
41Long Balls56
19Accurate Long Balls29
0.5Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots2
10Effective Tackles12
18Tackles16
0.6Tackle %0.8
9Interceptions4
21Effective Clearances21
21Clearances21

Player of the game

Alisson Becker

LIV · 5 saves, clean sheet

8.6

Deserved to win

48%
IPS · 1.06 xG
32%
Draw
19%
LIV · 0.60 xG

Ipswich deserved better: 48% on chances, lost 0-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Liverpool 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Liverpool 2.
  3. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Clarke.

    J. Enciso

  4. 90'+4'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Abdoul Ouattara.

  5. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Wirtz

    Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Florian Wirtz.

    L. Koumas

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 86'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issa Diop.

  8. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Mac Allister

    Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

    T. Nyoni

  9. 84'Cody Gakpo

    Offside

    Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.

  10. 81'IPS

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.

  11. 79'

    Free kick won

    Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 79'Zian Flemming

    Foul

    Foul by Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town).

  13. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Fatawu

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Abdul Fatawu.

    K. McAteer

  14. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Palacios

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Abdoul Ouattara replaces Exequiel Palacios.

    A. Ouattara

  15. 77'Cody Gakpo

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.

    C. Gakpo

  16. 76'Zian Flemming

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alisson Becker (Liverpool).

  17. 75'

    Free kick won

    Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).

  19. 74'Zian Flemming

    Offside

    Offside, Ipswich Town. Zian Flemming is caught offside.

  20. 69'LIV

    Var - referee decision confirmed

    VAR Decision: No Penalty Liverpool.

  21. 68'

    Offside

    Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside.

  22. 66'Zian Flemming
    Sub

    Subbed on for Emersonn

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Zian Flemming replaces Emersonn.

    Z. Flemming

  23. 66'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Maeda

    Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke replaces Daizen Maeda.

    J. Clarke

  24. 65'Ryan Gravenberch

    Foul

    Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

  25. 65'

    Free kick won

    Exequiel Palacios (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Leaders

IPSLIV
Total Shots
Julio Enciso
6
Dominik Szoboszlai
3
Accurate Passes
Sasa Lukic
61
Virgil van Dijk
82
Defensive Interventions
Issa Diop
12
Ronald Araujo
9
Saves
Kjell Scherpen
5
Alisson Becker
5

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