Ending their 22-year absence from the Premier League, Ipswich Town host Arne Slot's Liverpool in Saturday lunchtime's opening battle at Portman Road.
The Tractor Boys placed second in the 2023-24 Championship to win promotion for the second season running, while Jurgen Klopp signed off at Anfield with a third-placed finish in the top flight, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
IPSWICH TOWN vs. LIVERPOOL
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IPSWICH TOWN
Out: Harry Clarke (Achilles), George Hirst (knee), Nathan Broadhead (thigh), Janoi Donacien (adductor)
Doubtful: Cameron Humphreys (unspecified)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Muric; Tuanzebe, Edmundson, Greaves; Johnson, Luongo, Morsy, Davis; Hutchinson, Delap, Harness
LIVERPOOL
Out: None
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jota, Diaz
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
