Ipswich Town vs Liverpool Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Portman Road Date: 17th August 2024 Kick-off time – 12:30 GMT
Ipswich will begin their Premier League journey with a game against Liverpool this Saturday. After a 22-year absence from the English top flight, the hosts return to the Premier League and will be looking to make this season as memorable as their last two. Ipswich has enjoyed back-to-back promotions in their last two seasons so fans will be expecting another successful season. Their goal this time is to remain in the top flight despite the heavy competition at this level. The Tractor Boys have been busy during the off-season in many ways, upgrading Portman Road to Premier League standard, whilst on the pitch they’ve managed to persuade highly touted manager Kieran McKenna to stay and spent over £50m to improve their squad. They will be delighted to begin their campaign in front of their home crowd who have had plenty to celebrate in recent times after seeing their side lose just one of their last 39 home league matches (W28, D10). They also have a habit of avoiding defeat in their season opener as you would have to go back eleven seasons to find the last time Ipswich lost on the opening day of a league campaign (W6, D4). However, the hosts have not met an opponent like Liverpool in those eleven years. The Reds are one of the toughest sides Kieran McKenna’s side could ever face in the top flight and they have a top three finish from last season as proof. However, the Reds are not the team they were last season. If nothing else, they have a new manager in the dugout having replaced their most successful manager in the Premier League era, Jürgen Klopp, with Arne Slot over the summer. The Dutchman has promised to build on Klopp’s legacy but a lack of summer signings has many Reds fans wondering what he has in store. However, Liverpool are also used to hitting the ground running, last tasting defeat on the opening day 12 seasons ago (W8, D3). If that isn’t inspiring enough, then their record against newly-promoted clubs make for equally good reading as they are currently on an eight-game unbeaten run against such teams (W7, D1). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
December 3, 2024
Ipswich Town
20:30
Crystal Palace
Leicester City
21:15
West Ham United
December 4, 2024
Everton
20:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
20:30
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United
20:30
Liverpool
Southampton
20:30
Chelsea
Arsenal
21:15
Manchester United
Aston Villa
21:15
Brentford
December 5, 2024
Fulham
20:30
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
21:15
Tottenham Hotspur
December 7, 2024
Everton
13:30
Liverpool
Aston Villa
16:00
Southampton
Brentford
16:00
Newcastle United
Crystal Palace
16:00
Manchester City
Manchester United
18:30
Nottingham Forest
December 8, 2024
Leicester City
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Fulham
15:00
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
17:30
Chelsea
December 9, 2024
West Ham United
21:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
13
11
1
1
26
8
+18
34
2
Arsenal
13
7
4
2
26
14
+12
25
3
Chelsea
13
7
4
2
26
14
+12
25
4
Brighton & Hov…
13
6
5
2
22
17
+5
23
5
Manchester City
13
7
2
4
22
19
+3
23
6
Nottingham Forest
13
6
4
3
16
13
+3
22
7
Tottenham Hotspur
13
6
2
5
28
14
+14
20
8
Brentford
13
6
2
5
26
23
+3
20
9
Manchester United
13
5
4
4
17
13
+4
19
10
Fulham
13
5
4
4
18
18
+0
19
11
Newcastle United
13
5
4
4
14
14
+0
19
12
Aston Villa
13
5
4
4
19
22
-3
19
13
AFC Bournemouth
13
5
3
5
20
19
+1
18
14
West Ham United
13
4
3
6
17
24
-7
15
15
Everton
13
2
5
6
10
21
-11
11
16
Leicester City
13
2
4
7
16
27
-11
10
17
Crystal Palace
13
1
6
6
11
18
-7
9
18
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13
2
3
8
22
32
-10
9
19
Ipswich Town
13
1
6
6
13
24
-11
9
20
Southampton
13
1
2
10
10
25
-15
5
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