Match story
- Liverpool led 2–0 at half time, with no goals after the break.
- Ipswich drop from 12th to 14th after matchweek 3 (3 pts).
- Liverpool rise from 13th to 6th after matchweek 3 (5 pts); first win of the season.
Form going into the match
Ipswich last five before this match
Sun 30 AugA Man Utd5–2L Sat 22 AugH Sunderland2–1WLiverpool last five before this match
Sat 29 AugH Nott'm Forest2–2D Sun 23 AugA Newcastle2–2DMatch facts
- Competition
- Premier League 2026/27, matchweek 3 of 38
- Kick-off
- 20:00 UK time, 4 September 2026
- Venue
- Portman Road, Ipswich · capacity 30,056
- Referee
- Darren England
- Half time
- 0–2
- Source
- openfootball · football-data.org
Head to head
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Ipswich won Draw Liverpool won
Table results to 2 November 2026
At kick-off before Fri 4 Sept
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | +4 | 6 | WW |
| 3 | Hull City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 6 | WW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:5 | +2 | 6 | WW |
| 5 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 4 | WD |
| 6 | Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4:2 | +2 | 4 | DW |
| 7 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | +2 | 4 | WD |
| 8 | Leeds | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2:1 | +1 | 4 | WD |
| 9 | Brighton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:4 | +3 | 3 | WL |
| 10 | Man Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | LW |
| 11 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 | LW |
| 12 | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:6 | -2 | 3 | WL |
| 13 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:4 | 0 | 2 | DD |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 15 | Nott'm Forest | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 1 | LD |
| 16 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2:4 | -2 | 0 | LL |
| 17 | Coventry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:4 | -4 | 0 | LL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
| 20 | Spurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LL |
After MW3
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:2 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:1 | +5 | 9 | WWW |
| 3 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:0 | +3 | 7 | WWD |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:7 | +1 | 6 | WWL |
| 5 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:2 | +3 | 5 | WDD |
| 6 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DDW |
| 7 | Newcastle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6:4 | +2 | 5 | DWD |
| 8 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | +2 | 5 | WDD |
| 9 | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | +1 | 5 | WDD |
| 10 | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:5 | +3 | 4 | WLD |
| 11 | Man Utd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7:6 | +1 | 4 | LWD |
| 12 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 0 | 4 | LWD |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | LLW |
| 14 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:8 | -4 | 3 | WLL |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 | LDD |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 18 | Spurs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0:5 | -5 | 1 | LLD |
| 19 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 | LLL |
| 20 | Coventry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
Now
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form oldest → latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14:5 | +9 | 24 | LWWWW |
| 2 | Man City | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | +10 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 3 | Brighton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24:7 | +17 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19:15 | +4 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 5 | Liverpool | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11:9 | +2 | 15 | WLWWL |
| 6 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16:9 | +7 | 14 | WDLDW |
| 7 | Everton | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9:9 | 0 | 13 | WDLLW |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 | LLWWW |
| 9 | Spurs | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:10 | 0 | 12 | LDWWW |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10:13 | -3 | 12 | WDWWD |
| 11 | Hull City | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11:10 | +1 | 11 | LDLDD |
| 12 | Leeds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9:8 | +1 | 11 | DLDDL |
| 13 | Newcastle | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | -3 | 11 | WLLWL |
| 14 | Ipswich | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14:18 | -4 | 11 | LWLDD |
| 15 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 | DLWWD |
| 16 | Coventry | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9:16 | -7 | 9 | WWLLW |
| 17 | Man Utd | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10:15 | -5 | 7 | DDDLL |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 7 | DWLLL |
| 19 | Nott'm Forest | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6:12 | -6 | 6 | LLLDL |
| 20 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7:17 | -10 | 5 | LLLDL |
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