Ipswich vs Liverpool tickets Premier League

The recent history between these two sides ran one way at Portman Road: Liverpool won 2-0 there in August 2024, and repeated that 2-0 scoreline on the same ground earlier in this very campaign. That earlier result gives this later meeting an added edge, played on Friday 4 September 2026 at 8pm as the match that opened matchday 3 of the Premier League. Ipswich, up from the tier below this season, hosted at Portman Road Stadium in a fixture that carried the usual gulf-in-status tension that comes when a promoted club faces one of England's biggest names. Andoni Iraola's Liverpool travelled with a familiar recent record against this opponent behind them, giving the encounter its shape before a ball was kicked in front of the home crowd.