Liverpool vs Ipswich LIVE: Result and reaction as Reds cruise to victory at Anfield

Liverpool 4-1 Ipswich: Cody Gakpo scored twice to lead the charge as the table-toppers stayed six points clear

Ipswich been unlucky with results - Slot

Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool fc at Anfield but it was the 4-1 victory over Ipswich Town which was more significant as Arne Slot's side maintained their stranglehold at the top of the table.

Salah's 19th league goal of the season and 176th ever in the competition, which puts him just one behind sixth-placed Frank Lampard (177) on the list of its all-time scorers, came in between strikes from Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo as the visitors were clinically exposed in the first half.

Gakpo headed in a fourth just past the hour to afford Slot the luxury of resting the forward, fellow Dutchman Ryan Gravenberch and Szoboszlai with 25 minutes remaining.

Ten-man Arsenal kept within six points, albeit having played a game more, with a win at struggling Wolves but third-placed Nottingham Forest fell nine behind after defeat at Bournemouth.

Ipswich, who have now lost eight of the last 11 league matches, did not manage a shot until the hour mark and got off lightly in some respects as had their hosts - for whom this was the first of six games in 18 days in four competitions - not eased off the intensity it could easily have been a repeat of last week's humiliation at Manchester City.

Relive all of the action from Anfield in our live blog below:

Liverpool vs Ipswich LIVE

• Liverpool comfortably beat Ipswich 4-1 in the Premier League
• The Reds stay six points clear at the top as Cody Gakpo scores twice to lead the charge
• Ipswich stay in the bottom three afer back-to-back big defeats
• 90' - GOAL! Greaves heads in consolation goal (LIV 4-1 IPS)
• 67' - GOAL! Gakpo nods in Alexander-Arnold's cross (LIV 4-0 IPS)
• 44' - GOAL! Gakpo on hand to tap in rebound from Szoboszlai show (LIV 3-0 IPS)
• 35' - GOAL! Salah produces neat finish at the back post (LIV 2-0 IPS)
• 11' - GOAL! Szoboszlai fires home to give Reds the lead (LIV 1-0 IPS)

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Liverpool vs Ipswich LIVE

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s LIVE coverage of Liverpool vs Ipswich, a meeting of two clubs at either end of the Premier League table. Arne Slot’s hosts are top of the tree both domestically and in Europe and will bid to keep their title charge rolling against relegation-threatened visitors.

Kick off at Anfield is at 3pm GMT.

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