Liverpool continue their pursuit of the Premier League title with a home tie against Ipswich this afternoon, and it's live on 90mins.
The Reds have a six-point lead at the top of the table, with Arsenal and Nottingham Forest the closest challengers.
However, it could have been a very different story for Arne Slot's men last time out.
Liverpool were drawing with Brentford until stoppage time when Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice and secure another vital three points.
Meanwhile, Ipswich are embroiled in a relegation battle and head into this one off the back of a brutal 6-0 home defeat to Manchester City.
Liverpool vs Ipswich: Darwizzy
There is no getting away from the fact Nunez is a frustrating player.
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The striker isn't exactly clinical in front of goal and has found himself playing more of a bit-part role this season.
Luis Diaz has become the favoured option to start up front, with Cody Gakpo in great form on the left.
However, despite struggling to make too much impact so far this year, that double he scored in south west London could be huge.
It took his season tally up to four in the Premier League and he'll be aiming to score a couple more this weekend.
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With Ipswich conceding the joint-fourth most in the division so far, there is certainly a chance that Nunez manages it.
He will hope that another impressive performance also leads to more regular starts for the Reds.
- Liverpool have won their last three league games against Ipswich by an aggregate score of 13-0 – they last won four in a row against the Tractor Boys between 1963 and 1969.
- Ipswich have won two of their last three away league games against Liverpool, having failed to win any of their first 27 visits to Anfield beforehand (D8 L19). Their last visit ended in a 5-0 defeat on the final day of the 2001-02 season, however.
- Liverpool have won their last 10 Premier League home games against promoted sides by an aggregate score of 34-7 since a 1-0 loss to Fulham in March 2021.
Liverpool vs Ipswich: Teams
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Diaz
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, Danns, Quansah, Bradley
Ipswich: Walton, Tuanzebe, O'Shea, Greaves, Burns, Davis, Morsy, Phillips, Hutchinson, Philogene, Delap
Subs: Muric, Johnson, Godfrey, Townsend, Luongo, Taylor, Broadhead, Enciso, Hirst
- Liverpool remain unbeaten in their last 17 Premier League games (W12 D5), with their only defeat this season coming back in September (0-1 v Nottingham Forest). In Arne Slot’s case, it’s the longest unbeaten run any Liverpool manager has had in their first Football League season with the club since William Edward Barclay, who avoided defeat in all 28 games in the Reds’ first ever such campaign in 1893-94 (second tier).
- Liverpool have a higher xG total than any other side in the Premier League this season (50.2), while only Southampton (52.6) have a higher xG against than Ipswich (45.8).
- Only Crystal Palace (59%) have earned a higher proportion of their Premier League points this season in away games than Ipswich Town (56% - 9/16), who have earned two of their three league wins this term on the road (vs Tottenham in November & Wolves in December).
Liverpool vs Ipswich: What has been said?
Speaking about Ipswich, Liverpool boss Slot said: "They have been unlucky in times of games.
"Second half of season always more difficult because teams strengthen themselves and work with managers for half a season so a team becomes better and that is the case for Ipswich.
"It's fair to say they have improved and that is a compliment to Kieran McKenna. He made it difficult for us in first game.
"But at a certain point they have become a better maybe except the last game versus Man City."
- Liverpool have conceded the first goal in each of their last three Premier League home games, last having a longer such run between January and April 2021 (7).
- Five of Cody Gakpo’s six Premier League goals for Liverpool have come in home games, with the forward netting in each of his last four such appearances at Anfield. Only two Dutchmen have scored in five in a row at home in the Premier League – Ruud van Nistelrooy (August 2003) and Robin van Persie twice (March 2012 and January 2013).
- Only Dominic Solanke (853) has applied more pressures than Ipswich’s Omari Hutchinson in the Premier League this season (716). Meanwhile, only Solanke again (399) and Erling Haaland (297) have applied more pressures in the final third (399) than Ipswich forward Liam Delap (295).
- Ipswich’s Leif Davis is the only player to have created 20+ chances from both open play (21) and set play (20) in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, among defenders, only Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (42) has created more chances overall in the competition this term than Davis (41).
Liverpool vs Ipswich: 90mins coverage
This Premier League game is set to take place on Saturday, January 25.
Kick-off at Anfield is scheduled for 3pm.
90mins will have live and exclusive coverage from Merseyside, with Adrian Durham serving as your presenter.
Commentary will come from Ian Danter and former Watford striker Troy Deeney.
90mins.com will also have updates throughout via our dedicated live Premier League blog.
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