Liverpool win away thanks to Gakpo-Isak partnership

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Liverpool got off to a flying start in the encounter at Portman Road between two clubs that spent a total of 450 million pounds on transfers this summer, thanks to two goals from Alexander Isak in the opening 9 minutes. Penetrating the penalty area with passes from Cody Gakpo in the 6th and 9th minutes, the Swedish player beat goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen at his near post on both occasions to put his side 2-0 up.

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Continuing to pile pressure on the goal of the host team, who struggled to get out of their own half and made critical turnovers, Liverpool almost scored in the 23rd minute when goalkeeper Scherpen tipped away a powerful shot from Dominik Szoboszlai from outside the penalty box at the last moment.

In the 30th minute, Abdul Fatawu's cross from the right flank found Leif Davis rising well at the back post, but his header went just wide.

Unable to get the desired output upfront from new signings Exequiel Palacios and Julio Enciso against an opponent that put up an impressive display in the first half, Ipswich Town attempted to produce goals with shots from outside the box in the second half but failed to beat goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

Tightening up defensively compared to their first two league matches which ended in 2-2 draws, Liverpool held onto the advantage of their early goals until the final whistle to walk away with three points.

Having gone 6 matches without a win in the Premier League since last season, Liverpool secured their first victory under new manager Andoni Iraola.

Having lost to Manchester United and Aston Villa while drawing with Chelsea and Brentford in the final 4 weeks of last season, Liverpool had also started this season with draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.

Ipswich Town, who had been unbeaten for 18 matches at the 30,000-capacity Portman Road Stadium, suffered a defeat against Liverpool.

Unbeaten in 17 matches in the Championship last season, Ipswich Town had also defeated Sunderland 2-1 in their first home match of this season.

Gakpo, whom Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign but remained at Liverpool as his replacement could not be found, made a significant contribution to his team's goal tally in the first 3 matchweeks of the league.

Finding the net against Newcastle United in the opening week, the Dutch player provided one assist in the Nottingham Forest match in the second week and two assists against Ipswich Town.

In the 55th minute of the match, the throw-in was awarded to the opposition after Araujo failed to take it within 5 seconds in Liverpool's half. Following this, his teammate Alexis Mac Allister reacted angrily to the Uruguayan player.

Key information

• Tournament: Premier League
• Related clubs: Liverpool
• News type: Football
• Certainty: The source did not provide a statement regarding the official status of the development.

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This news article was compiled from information obtained from the A Spor source (published: 5 September 2026 00:26).

Original article: A Spor