Liverpool beat Ipswich as Isak goals hand Iraola first Premier League win

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Hand, K. (2026, September 4). Liverpool beat Ipswich as Isak goals hand Iraola first Premier League win. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/4/liverpool-beat-ipswich-as-isak-goals-hand-iraola-first-premier-league-win?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-04 · by Kevin Hand

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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola secured his first win since taking over the team with a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town at Portman Road, with Alexander Isak scoring two goals in the sixth and ninth minutes of the match. The win snapped Liverpool's streak of three consecutive winless matches. In related news, this was also Iraola's first Premier League win as manager. Isak has now scored twice for Liverpool in their recent victory.
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Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola finally secured his first win with the team on Friday, beating Ipswich Town 2-0 in the Premier League. The victory was thanks in large part to goals from Alexander Isak, who scored twice in the opening minutes of the game, and made it seem easy for Liverpool to secure their first win under Iraola's management. Bradley Barcola made his debut for Liverpool as a 64th-minute substitute, joining the team from Paris Saint-Germain for a record £123million deal.

Isak's goals came courtesy of assists from Cody Gakpo, who continued to impress despite interest from Manchester City and Tottenham. Gakpo set up Isak with a perfect pass on the right side of the box, allowing him to score his first goal in the 6th minute. Just three minutes later, Gakpo assisted again, this time using the outside edge of his boot to bend a long forward pass behind the defense and meet Isak's run.

Iraola was pleased with Barcola's performance, saying that he "had good minutes" and showed a "very good pass". However, Iraola also acknowledged that Barcola hasn't played any competitive minutes since the World Cup, so they need to be careful not to put too much pressure on him.

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Isak PERSON · 5× Liverpool ORG · 4× Reds ORG · 4× Iraola PERSON · 3× Sky Sports ORG · 3× Ipswich GPE · 2× Alexander Isak PERSON · 1× Andoni Iraola PERSON · 1× Ipswich Town ORG · 1× Premier League ORG · 1×

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🔮 Sweden international Isak pounced in the sixth and ninth minutes of Friday’s match at Portman Road to ease Liverpool nerves that a third successive winless match may be in the offing.
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Liverpool beat Ipswich as Isak goals hand Iraola first Premier League win · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

Alexander Isak scored twice for Liverpool in their 2-0 Premier League win at Ipswich Town, handing Reds manager Andoni Iraola his first win since taking over in the summer. asserted
Isak → score → summer
Sweden international Isak pounced in the sixth and ninth minutes of Friday’s match at Portman Road to ease Liverpool nerves that a third successive winless match may be in the offing. uncertain
match → pounce → offing
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Jackman → retire → Benzema
The stars unable to shine With his side in cruise control in the second period, Iraola was able to look to the bench to hand a 64th-minute debut to Bradley Barcola, who became the club’s record signing with his summer move from Paris Saint-Germain. asserted
who → shine → Germain
“We needed this win,” Iraola told Sky Sports. asserted
Iraola → need → Sports
“It was also nice to get a clean sheet and control the match. asserted
It → get → match
“The second half was not as good as the first, but we didn’t concede any chances.” asserted
we → concede → chances
Isak’s first came courtesy of a drilled finish from within the area, having been picked out by Cody Gakpo, that even the glove of Kjell Scherpen in the Ipswich goal could not stop. uncertain
glove → come → goal
The Reds, who drew their first two games of the season, sliced through the home side’s defence with an outside-of-the-foot through-ball from Gakpo that set Isak on his way to dribble past Jacob Greaves before slotting home. asserted
that → draw → Greaves
“We were talking about starting the game well. asserted
We → talk → game
It was perfect for us to get those two quick goals,” Isak told Sky Sports. asserted
Isak → get → Sports
“We are starting to get to the way we want to play. asserted
we → start → way
We want to be offensive. asserted
We → want → ?
We could have scored more.” uncertain
We → score → more
Iraola replaced Arne Slot, who was sacked after one season in charge as the Reds’ title defence fell apart in the last campaign. asserted
defence → replace → campaign
The former Bournemouth manager saw his side stumble in their opening games at Newcastle United and at home to Nottingham Forest. asserted
side → see → Forest
Ipswich, therefore, represented a serious trip hazard as a promoted side that won their first league game and took the lead in a bright start to their defeat at Old Trafford last week. asserted
that → represent → Trafford
It was a dominant display from the Reds throughout, though, with a deserved clean sheet kept at the other end. “We were more direct, which we wanted, in the start and we scored two great goals,” Liverpool captain and central defender Virgil van Dijk told Sky Sports. asserted
Dijk → keep → Sports
Isak had a goal that would have marked his hat-trick ruled out in the first half, while Dominik Szoboszlai thought he had won a penalty to increase the lead in the second period – following a challenge from Leif Davis – but the Liverpool midfielder was ruled offside by VAR. asserted
midfielder → have → VAR
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