Isak's two early goals settle it at Ipswich
Alexander Isak scored twice inside nine minutes, both set up by Cody Gakpo, and Liverpool took a 2-0 win at Ipswich Town on Matchday 3.
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Two goals in three minutes
Liverpool were two up by the ninth minute. Alexander Isak scored on six minutes and again on nine. Cody Gakpo provided the assist for both.
The rest of the half
Ipswich's reply in the first half was limited to a yellow card for Julio Enciso on 41 minutes. Alexis Mac Allister was booked for Liverpool on 10 minutes. The half-time score was 0-2, and it did not change after the break.
Three Liverpool bookings
Liverpool picked up more cards than goals. Mac Allister was booked on 10 minutes, Jérémy Jacquet on 52 and Milos Kerkez on 57, all yellow. Ipswich collected one, Enciso's on 41 minutes.
Liverpool's early table position
The win leaves Liverpool ninth on nine points from six games. That is the only table information in the feed for this match, so it is all we can say about where the result puts them.
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