Follow live coverage as Ipswich Town face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Ipswich Town FC 0 - 0 Liverpool FC
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
13:01
Davis tracks back superbly on Jota and puts the ball behind. Robertson takes the corner from the left, but again, Walton eventually claims well after Quansah's presence.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:59
Alisson was pressed aggressively by Delap, yet his clearance has sparked a break. Jota goes one-on-one with Tuanzebe, yet the former United man copes well and it's a Liverpool corner on the left. Alexander-Arnold takes but Walton claims it well with ease.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:56
He's been relatively quiet so far, yet no player in Premier League history has scored more goals on MD1 than Liverpool’s Mo Salah (eight, level with Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard, and Wayne Rooney), while only Wayne Rooney (13 – eight goals, five assists) has more goal involvements on the opening matchday in the competition than the Egyptian (12 – eight goals, four assists).
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:56
Yellow Card Wesley James Burns
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:56
Gravenberch fouls Hutchinson in the middle and it shows the youngster's ability to create time for his side. Liverpool were pressing well there.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:55
Interestingly, this game is the first time two managers (Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna and Liverpool’s Arne Slot) are taking charge of their first ever Premier League game against each other since David Wagner’s Huddersfield beat Frank De Boer’s Crystal Palace 3-0 in August 2017.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:54
Greaves! Morsy curls in a floating free-kick delivery and out of the bodies rises Greaves. However, his header is straight down at Alisson and it's a relatively easy claim. Very positive from the hosts!
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:52
Burns darts down the right and with Robertson tracking desperately, a push in the back sees the Ipswich man win his side an excellently-placed free-kick on the flank.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:52
In the opening 15 minutes of this game, Liverpool have had 67.5 per cent possession. Ipswich won't mind though, as they look useful on the counter.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:50
Szoboszlai goes for a shot from range on the right yet Luongo reacts well and the blocked ball spins behind for another Robertson corner. Walton punches away and then Diaz fouls Hutchinson in the next phase to truly disrupt Liverpool's offensive edge.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:48
Gravenberch goes for a floated ball over the top for Salah, yet he can't bring it under his spell and Walton collects calmly.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:47
There's been a real end-to-end feel to this one so far. Greaves has just had to halt Liverpool progress and now we have another Robertson corner on the right side. Delap heads clear before Woolfenden covers back well.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:46
Alexander-Arnold lofts a ball over for Salah to chase in the right channel yet Walton rushes out and nods it away smartly.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:44
Yellow Card Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:44
Ipswich have been synonymous with goals of late. Only Stockport County (96) and Manchester City (96) scored more league goals than Ipswich Town in England’s top four tiers last season (92). Indeed, since Kieran McKenna took charge of the club for the first time in December 2021, only Man City (249) have scored more league goals than the Tractor Boys (222).
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:43
Robertson's swinging corner is headed clear by Greaves and Ipswich break with Hutchinson. He tries to find Chaplin in the final third, yet that crucial ball is just missing. Ipswich are looking dangerous, it must be said.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:42
Liverpool take on a break of their own after Ipswich commit many bodies forward. Jota drives the attack and slips in Salah on the right. It's blocked behind, and we'll have a Liverpool corner on that side.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:41
Delap moves down the left well, before finding Morsy. He tries to push it wide right but Liverpool regroup. It seems the coutner attack is a serious weapon for the hosts.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:38
Szobozlai looks to fly through the centre, yet his progress is halted by Luongo. Liverpool possesion resumes with the free-kick. In the next phase, Woolfenden flaps at Jota and a card looks imminent.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:38
Yellow Card Luke Matthew Woolfenden
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:38
Bright start Ipswich! Robertson gives the ball away in the centre and the hosts break with Burns. He's brought down, yet hops back up like nothing happened. A cross is curled over from the right, yet Liverpool see it out.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:36
The noise in this ground is excellent. However, a lull has come as Diaz surges down the left. His run is diverted by Tuanzebe and possession goes backwards through Mac Allister.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:35
Liverpool are enjoying possession in the early exchanges here, yet Ipswich are ready to press and make things difficult.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:33
And we're off! A new challenge opens for Ipswich, while a new era begins for Liverpool under Arne Slot.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:33
Premier League weekends are back and the players are out on the turf. This brilliant retro ground is the perfect setting for today's action and surely will see a number of iconic moments. Referee Tim Robinson talks wih the captains and now, it seems, Liverpool will get us underway.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:24
The Arne Slot era at Liverpool starts with eight players who started Jugen Klopp's final Premier League game in charge on 19 May. Diogo Jota starts but there is no place in the starting XI for Harvey Elliott or Darwin Nunez.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:24
LIVERPOOL SUBS: Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:24
LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Alisson Becker; Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Luis Díaz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah; Diogo Jota.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:19
Ipswich Town include three players who joined in the summer. Omari Hutchinson, who turned a loan into a permanent move, and Liam Delap feature from the start along with defender Jacob Greaves. Sammie Szmodics and Kalvin Phillips - the most recent of their eight new additions - are both on the bench.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:19
IPSWICH TOWN SUBS: Cieran Slicker, Ben Johnson, Cameron Burgess, Conor Townsend, Jack Taylor, Kalvin Phillips, Sammie Szmodics, Ali Al Hamadi, Marcus Harness.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:19
IPSWICH TOWN (4-2-3-1): Christian Walton; Leif Davis, Jacob Greaves, Luke Woolfenden, Axel Tuanzebe; Sam Morsy, Massimo Luongo; Omari Hutchinson, Conor Chaplin, Wes Burns; Liam Delap.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:19
Liverpool's dominance in this fixture really shows. In fact, they have never lost a Premier League match at Portman Road (P5 W3 D2), with their last visit a 6-0 win in February 2002. They’ve played more games there without losing than any other ground in the Premier League. However, while the goal-happy Reds are a continued threat, Ipswich hold the fact that they are unbeaten in the opening league matches of their last 10 seasons (W6 D4).
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:14
History suggests that Liverpool are the strong favourites today. The previous Premier League fixture between the sides saw Liverpool triumph 5-0 in May 2002 as Ipswich were relegated. John Arne Riise led the Reds with two goals. Michael Owen, Nicolas Anelka, and Vladimir Smicer also were on the scoresheet. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three Premier League matches against Ipswich (W2 D1 L0) and Ipswich are looking for their first league win against the Reds since December 2000. Liverpool have outscored the Tractor Boys 12-1 during their unbeaten streak.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:09
Hello everyone, and welcome to this live text commentary. Today we bring you Premier League opening weekend action with newly promoted Ipswich Town, as they face Liverpool at Portman Road. Life as a Premier League club for Ipswich restarts after a 21-year absence, and they certainly have a tricky opening fixture this afternoon. However, with an emphatic return to top-flight status in front of a bumper home crowd, Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys will be looking to make sure Arne Slot's Reds don’t forget their time in Suffolk in a hurry.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
12:00
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Ipswich Town vs Liverpool
10:30
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