
Date: Saturday 25th January, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Stadium Anfield
Referee Michael Salisbury (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Liverpool
Liverpool will be without Joe Gomez due to a thigh injury. Diogo Jota is likely to miss out as well as he battles to recover from his recent fitness issue. The Reds are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Alisson Becker in goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Ibrahima Konate will start alongside Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will add defensive cover and control to the side from the deep. Dominik Szoboszlai will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz will add creativity and goals from the flanks, with Darwin Nunez leading the line for Liverpool vs Ipswich Town on Saturday. So, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa will be backup offensive options on the bench.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Nunez
Ipswich
Kieran McKenna will be without Sammie Szomodics due to an ankle injury when he takes his squad to Anfield on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chiedozie Ogbene misses out with a calf injury, and Conor Chaplin has a knee issue.
The away side will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Arijanet Muric in goal. Ben Johnson and Leif Davis will start as the full-backs here, and they will look to keep things compact defensively and hit Liverpool on the break. Luke Woolfenden and Dara O’Shea will form the central defensive pairing.
As for the midifeld unit, Samy Morsy and Jens Cajuste will start in the double pivot, and they will look to win the ball back for their side and break up opposition attacks. Nathan Broadhead and Jack Clarke will add pace and flair from the flanks.
Wes Burns will start in the attacking midfield role, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates, with Liam Delap spearheading the Ipswich Town attack vs Liverpool on Saturday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Muric; Johnson, Woolfenden, O’Shea, Davis; Morsy, Cajuste; Broadhead, Burns, Clarke; Delap
Prediction: Liverpool 3-1 Ipswich Town
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