Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah struck to give Arne Slot a win in his first Premier League game. Check out the best facts, stats and Opta data from Saturday’s game at Portman Road with our Ipswich vs Liverpool stats page.
Ipswich Town’s first game back in the Premier League in 22 years ended in defeat as second-half goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah earned Liverpool a 2-0 win at Portman Road.
Salah set up Jota on the hour mark to break the deadlock before scoring himself five minutes later, making it 300 goal involvements for the Egyptian in 350 appearances for Liverpool (212 goals, 88 assists).
It meant Arne Slot became just the second Liverpool boss to win his first Premier League game in charge since the competition began in 1992, after Gérard Houllier in August 1998.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all the Ipswich vs Liverpool stats from their Premier League clash at Portman Road.
The match centre below includes team and player stats, expected goals data, passing networks, an Opta chalkboard and more. It gives you everything you need to do your own post-match analysis.
Underneath the match centre you can find the official Opta stats on the game as well.
Ipswich vs Liverpool: Post-Match Facts
- Liverpool are now unbeaten in their last 12 opening matches in the Premier League (W9 D3), since a 3-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion in 2012-13 under Brendan Rodgers.
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has now both scored and assisted in 32 different Premier League games, with only Wayne Rooney (36) doing so more in the competition’s history.
- In his 350th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions, Salah registered his 300th goal involvement for the club (212 goals, 88 assists).
- Salah is now the outright leader for Premier League goals (9) and goal involvements (14 – also 5 assists) on MD1 in the competition.
- Ipswich have now lost their last three Premier League games, with today their first match in the competition since a 5-0 defeat to today’s opponents Liverpool in May 2002.
- Liverpool conceded 13 fouls in the first half against Ipswich, their most in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League game since February 2009 against Chelsea (also 13). They conceded just five further fouls in the second half, however.
- Diogo Jota has been involved in 10 goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, scoring seven and assisting three.
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