Liverpool face Ipswich at Anfield in the Premier League with the hosts looking to consolidate their position at the top of the table.
Arne Slot’s side begin the day six points ahead of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in a campaign that has seen them stay strong as rivals have faltered. A perfect Champions League record was preserved by victory against Lille in midweek, with a deep squad showing its worth as Slot’s substitutions provide consistent impact.
Their opponents this afternoon are a struggling Ipswich still reeling from a heavy 6-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend – and things don’t get any easier here. Kieran McKenna’s side occupy 18th place in the table, below Wolves on goal difference, in what looks a developing three-way fight to avoid joining Southampton in dropping to the Championship. An upset win here would certainly boost the visitors’ hopes of staving off relegation.
Follow all of the latest from Anfield in our live blog below:
Liverpool 0-0 Ipswich
7 mins: Moment of concern inside Anfield as Virgil van Dijk lands awkwardly and remains on the deck for a few seconds.
Thankfully for Arne Slot, his skipper is back on his feet and seems to have shaken it off.
Will Castle25 January 2025 15:09
Liverpool 0-0 Ipswich
5 mins: Nice move from Diaz to find Mac Allister as Liverpool threaten to break away, but the Argentinian is surrounded by blue shirts and dispossessed.
Ipswich will be fully aware that Liverpool have conceded first in their last three Premier League games at home. They’ll surely feel that the first goal will need to go their way if they’re going to pull of an upset today.
Will Castle25 January 2025 15:07
Liverpool 0-0 Ipswich
2 mins: The first effort of the game goes Liverpool’s way as Cody Gakpo cuts onto his right, as he so often loves to do, but he can only blaze it over the bar.
Nice decoy run from Robertson there to allow Gakpo to move into space.
Will Castle25 January 2025 15:03
KICK-OFF! Liverpool 0-0 Ipswich
1 min: KICK-OFF! Liverpool get us underway.
Will Castle25 January 2025 15:02
Here come the teams
The teams have made their way out to a sun-baked Anfield as You’ll Never Walk Alone rings around the ground.
It’s a sound and sight that never fails to get you in the mood. Moments away from kick-off.
Will Castle25 January 2025 15:00
Closing in on kick-off
Not long now until we get underway at Anfield.
Liverpool are looking to keep their distance at the top of the Premier League and could go 13 points clear with a win today, assuming results go their way elsewhere.
Ipswich, meanwhile, will be eager for a better showing after being on the receiving end of a hammering at the hands of Manchester City last weekend. Saying that, the Tractor Boys have been more than capable of an upset this season.
Stay tuned for all the action, right here.
Will Castle25 January 2025 14:52
Kieran McKenna turns away Liam Delap suitors
Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna has warned suitors interested in Liam Delap this January that any enquiries are likely to fall on deaf ears.
The 21-year-old Delap has netted eight goals in 21 appearances for Ipswich since joining the newly-promoted Tractor Boys from champions Manchester City last summer.
Those figures and his all-round performances have seen the England Under-21 international linked with a big-money move away from Portman Road, but McKenna, when asked if any teams had “knocked on the door” for his star striker, suggested interested parties would receive short shrift.
“I don’t know whether doors have been knocked. We’ve certainly got no interest in answering the door. We don’t have a door bell and the music’s on loud,” McKenna joked earlier this week.
Harry Latham-Coyle25 January 2025 14:35
This afternoon’s fixtures
It’s a busy old afternoon of Premier League action, the 3pm window loaded as many would like it to always be. Here’s a reminder of the five games that’ll be up and running in little more than half an hour:
Bournemouth vs Nottingham Forest
Harry Latham-Coyle25 January 2025 14:25
Andoni Iraola interview: The reluctant coach leading a post-Pep tactical revolution
Bournemouth face Nottingham Forest this afternoon in a meeting of two of the Premier League’s success stories. This week, Miguel Delaney went down to the south coast to meet the man at the heart of a tactical revolution – and find out what makes Andoni Iraola tick:
Harry Latham-Coyle25 January 2025 14:15