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Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and the confirmed lineups for Ipswich vs Liverpool at Portman Road in a 20:00 kick-off on September 4 in the Premier League. Liverpool will be looking to collect their first three points of the season, while Ipswich will be looking to replicate their opening day win over Sunderland. Ipswich vs Liverpool, Team News and Confirmed Lineups Ipswich Team News Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Ipswich gaffer Gary O’Neil confirmed summer signing Emersonn is “fine” after hurting his knee at Old Trafford, while confirming Jaden Philogene is “close” to returning. O’Neil also confirmed he has “no fresh injury concerns”, but Azor Matusiwa and Jack Taylor remain out. Discussing the opening two games against Sunderland and Manchester United, the Ipswich boss said: “Lots of positives to take from it. The transition at the football club, the amount of players we’ve signed, a new coach, the amount of work that’s gone in – for the team to have recorded a win against Sunderland and looked as organised as they did for 55 minutes against Manchester United is positive. It can normally take a while to gel, but the lads have shown a good understanding.” Talking about the visit of Liverpool, and the mood in the camp, O’Neil said: “It will be a test for us. They could easily have taken the full six points so far. They will be fired up. But we have belief; we’re ready to go again. We’ve reset, had a great week training, and we are ready. There is a fantastic energy in the group. We can perform in a way that always gives us a real chance. I fully expect us to leave the stadium tomorrow night with more points than when we started.” Read More: The Greatest Footballers of All Time: Part Two, 1918-1939 Liverpool Team News Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola also faced the press ahead of his team’s visit to Portman Road. Discussing the balance of his squad in attack, Iraola said: “I think we’ve preferred at the end to have the best players, probably, than a player that maybe is specifically for that [right] position. I think I’m very used [to it] from my previous teams to demand for all the wingers to play both sides. I know they have normally their preferred position, but we’ve been playing with Victor [Munoz], with Cody, with Rio [Ngumoha] in pre-season, in competition now, on the right side. “I think probably all of them have played more on the left, but I would say I’ve seen them in a good place on the right. Probably Rio is more specific from the left side, but I think he has also showed the willingness to improve and play on the right. “Even Bradley, I think he’s very open and I think he can play right and left. He started actually more on the right side when he started with Olympique Lyonnais. Obviously it will depend on the matchups and what we consider from every game. I’m happy with the four wingers we have and I’m sure we are going to be able to cover those two positions.” The Liverpool boss also spoke about the availability of Joe Gomez, Giovanni Leoni, and Federico Chiesa, while confirming there are no timeframes placed on the returns of long-term absentees Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike: “The closest one is Joe. Joe will probably start training with us next week and it has gone normally, the recovery, from a muscle injury, more or less we were expecting the time on this. I hope we can have him before the break, let’s say. “I think the next one probably should be Giovanni Leoni. I think the plan is also to start training during the break, with the group. “I think even Fede should be around those dates and probably Conor, and especially Hugo, will go later, yes.” Read More: Top Five Greatest Manager Rants Ipswich Confirmed Lineup Starting XI: Scherpen; O’Shea (C), Diop, Greaves, Davis; Lukić, Palacios; Fatawu, Enciso, Maeda; Emersonn. Subs: Walton, Furlong, Kipré, Ouattara, Florentino, Núñez, McAteer, Clarke, Flemming. Liverpool Confirmed Lineup Starting XI: Alisson; Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Gakpo; Munoz, Araujo. Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Tsimikas, Barcola, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Koumas, Ngumoha. Other Football Content - The £255 Million Tottenham Summer Sale That Funded De Zerbi’s Rebuild - Sunderland Beat Crystal Palace to the Signing of Malick Fofana - Robbie Fowler Backs ‘Very Good Player’ to Succeed at Liverpool Featured Image Credit: IMAGO / Pond5 Images