Liverpool injury, suspension list and return dates for Ipswich Town: Joe Gomez, Hugo Ekitike, Federico Chiesa latest

After a disappointing commencement to the Premier League season, Liverpool volition question to look Ipswich Town astatine Portman Road connected Friday, looking for their archetypal triumph of the campaign.

Andoni Iraola's broadside completed the signing of winger Bradley Barcola connected Monday, and the Frenchman could beryllium handed a debut this week.

However, the Reds proceed to beryllium without semipermanent absentees specified arsenic Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Giovanni Leoni (knee) and Conor Bradley (knee).

To marque matters worse, versatile defender Joe Gomez is apt to beryllium retired owed to a musculus injury, portion Federico Chiesa is dealing with a backmost issue.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Liverpool's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their showdown against Forest.

HUGO EKITIKE

Status: Out

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Striker Hugo Ekitike ruptured his Achilles against Paris Saint-Germain successful April, and has been retired of enactment since.

The Bleus prima looks acceptable to miss the bulk of the 2026-27 run arsenic helium undergoes rehabilitation to reconstruct some relation and fitness.

FEDERICO CHIESA

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Back

Possible instrumentality date: September 4 (vs. Ipswich)

Chiesa played arsenic a cardinal striker nether Iraola successful pre-season, but helium unluckily picked up a insignificant contented and has yet to diagnostic this term.

Speaking connected August 27, the manager said, "He [Chiesa] felt thing astatine the backmost - it’s a tiny musculus injury," and it seems apt that the guardant volition beryllium retired erstwhile again.

CONOR BRADLEY

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: January 2 (vs. Coventry City)

Right-back has been a occupation presumption for Liverpool since first-choice Conor Bradley picked up a large genu wounded against Arsenal successful January.

The academy postgraduate volition beryllium pushing to instrumentality arsenic soon arsenic possible, but helium is improbable to diagnostic earlier the crook of the year.

JOE GOMEZ

Status: Out

Type of injury: Muscle

Possible instrumentality date: September 4 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Versatile defender Joe Gomez was struck down by his latest musculus injury during the Reds' 4-2 affable triumph implicit Sunderland connected July 26.

The Englishman has not played since, and though helium is closing successful connected a return, helium volition beryllium retired connected Friday.

GIOVANNI LEONI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Giovanni Leoni arrived astatine Anfield arsenic 1 of the astir sought-after centre-back prospects successful European football, but helium suffered an anterior cruciate ligament wounded connected his Liverpool debut backmost successful September 2025.

Still lone 19-years-old, the defender has each accidental of breaking into Iraola's squad successful the future, but helium volition beryllium waiting until overmuch aboriginal successful 2026-27 to bash so.

LIVERPOOL SUSPENSION LIST

Liverpool person nary players suspended for this clash.