Liverpool will travel to newly promoted Ipswich Town in the early kickoff of their 2024–25 Premier League season on Saturday.
Arne Slot’s Premier League debut as manager of Liverpool will take place against Ipswich Town, who have been promoted from the Championship and are expected to surprise many this season.
However, Slot won’t have any new players to make their debut on Saturday because the Reds haven’t signed any players thus far this summer.
Additionally, because a few important players are still recovering from a hectic end of the season, Slot could not have his best lineup available this weekend.
Can the Reds begin their Premier League campaign in 2024–2025 with a victory, then? Let’s examine this.
Liverpool vs. Ipswich was simulated to estimate the Premier League score.
We utilized EA FC 24 to finish the simulation, updating the teams with the most recent injuries, suspensions, and transfers. The 2024/25 uniforms and kit numbers might not be exact because this is still EA FC 24.
Our prediction is that the hosts will line up in a 4-2-3-1 configuration, looking like this: Muric; Luongo, Burns, Chaplin, Hutchinson, Johnson, Burgess, Greaves, Davis; Delap.
Our prediction is that Liverpool will start with the following lineup: Alisson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Elliott, Diaz; Jota; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas.
In this mock match, Slot’s squad had the worst possible start as the home club dominated the first thirty minutes at Portman Road. New signing Liam Delap gave the Tractor Boys the lead in the twenty-first minute. The youthful striker took a touch and fired past Alisson inside the box after Connor Chaplin put a beautiful cross into his feet.
However, Liverpool’s comeback after behind by a goal was outstanding, as the Reds, in an odd way, tied the score ten minutes later via Luis Diaz. Trent Alexander-Arnold created space to send a cross to the back post, and Diaz beat his defender to head the ball into the far corner to tie the score at one. And just before halftime, Mac Allister’s free kick gave the Reds the victory to complete the comeback. It was now 2-1.
In the 42nd minute, when Salah was taken down on the outside of the box, the Argentine player picked up the ball and curled a fantastic free kick beyond the Ipswich wall and into the bottom corner. While Liverpool maintained possession and limited the home team’s opportunities, there was far less activity in the second half, even if the away team never truly looked like scoring again.
Overall, even with the early tragedy, a strong three points to begin the season. On the opening weekend of the 2024–2025 Premier League, EA FC 24 predicts a Liverpool victory, with Slot’s tenure as management getting off to a victorious start.
Ipswich 1-2 Liverpool is the final score that EA FC 24 predicted.
