Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool: Gakpo sets up both Isak goals
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Isak scored in the 6' and 9', both Gakpo assists
- Ipswich: 14 shots, 0.05 xG per shot
- Liverpool: 7 of 10 shots on target (70%)
Two early goals settled the tone
Liverpool had the match in hand almost before it began. Alexander Isak scored in the 6th and 9th minutes, and Cody Gakpo provided both assists. Ipswich never found a way back, and Liverpool spent roughly 84 minutes in front. By half-time it was already 0-2, and the second half brought no change to the scoreline.
Ipswich shot often from poor positions
Ipswich had more attempts, 14 to 10, but their xG per shot was just 0.05, and ten of those efforts came from outside the box. Liverpool were far more accurate, putting seven of their ten shots on target. The overall xG was close, 0.75 for Ipswich and 0.69 for Liverpool, but only one side turned chances into goals.
Alisson and van Dijk held the line
At the back, Alisson made five saves to keep a clean sheet, while Virgil van Dijk won all five of his duels. Ronald Araújo won nine of ten. For Ipswich, Exequiel Palacios led the match with seven defensive actions across tackles, interceptions and blocks, but his work was not matched by any end product at the other end.
The opener put Ipswich on the back foot
The 6th-minute goal was worth +0.4 FN xPts, and the second effectively left Ipswich chasing two. A Liverpool penalty involving Dominik Szoboszlai was cancelled by VAR in the 69th minute, so the scoreline stayed as it was. Liverpool rose from 13th to fifth on five points, while Ipswich finished the day 13th on three.
Player of the match
Cody Gakpo 8.8Dominant
He assisted both of Isak's goals and added three key passes and three successful dribbles.
Gakpo earned most of his FN Score through attacking output: two assists, three key passes and three dribbles completed from three attempts. He also won eight of 11 duels. Both of his assists came in the first nine minutes, and that 2-0 lead was one Liverpool protected for roughly 84 minutes.
Game state
0-10-2
Ipswich ahead 0 min · level 6 min · Liverpool ahead 84 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
6'
Alexander Isak
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Cody Gakpo +0.1
+0.4
9'
Alexander Isak
Goal · assist Cody Gakpo
+0.2
Ipswich
Expected (last two seasons) 0.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.5Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +0.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
IpswichLiverpool
0.75Expected goals (xG)0.69
Compared with usual
Ipswich
3 matches this season, all competitions baseline
Timeline
- 6'
Goal
Alexander Isak league goal #2 assist Cody Gakpo
- 9'
Goal
Alexander Isak league goal #3 assist Cody Gakpo
- 10'
Yellow
Alexis Mac Allister
- 41'
Yellow
Julio Enciso
- 52'
Yellow
Jérémy Jacquet
- 57'
Yellow
Miloš Kerkez
- 64'
Sub
Alexander Isak → Ryan Gravenberch
- 64'
Sub
Víctor Muñoz → Bradley Barcola
- 66'
Sub
Emersonn → Zian Flemming
- 66'
Sub
Daizen Maeda → Jack Clarke
- 69'
VAR
Dominik Szoboszlai
- 78'
Sub
Exequiel Palacios → Abdoul Ouattara
- 79'
Sub
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku → Kasey McAteer
- 84'
Sub
Alexis Mac Allister → Trey Nyoni
- 90+1'
Sub
Florian Wirtz → Lewis Koumas
Category leaders
- Key passesCody Gakpo3
- Duels wonRonald Araújo9/10
- DribblesFlorian Wirtz3/5
- Defensive actionsExequiel Palacios7
- ShotsJulio Enciso4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonExequiel Palacios4
#Premier League#Ipswich#Liverpool#Alexander Isak#Cody Gakpo#Alisson
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.