Ipswich Town vs Liverpool

Liverpool needed just nine minutes at Portman Road to put this one to bed, with Alexander Isak punishing a sluggish Ipswich back line twice in a whirlwind start that left the hosts chasing shadows for the rest of the afternoon. Isak opened the scoring in the 6th minute, latching onto a slick through ball from Cody Gakpo, before the pair combined again three minutes later for an identical finish to make it 2-0. Ipswich had a brief penalty scare in Liverpool's favor when VAR checked a Dominik Szoboszlai incident, but the review found an offside in the build-up and waved play on. The hosts freshened things up with four second-half substitutions chasing a way back, while Bradley Barcola came on for his Liverpool debut in the 64th minute. It's a first Premier League win of the season for Liverpool and manager Andoni Iraola, easing early pressure after a slow start to the campaign. For newly-promoted Ipswich, it's a sobering reminder of the gap they still need to close, dropping to one win and two defeats.