Arsenal – Liverpool (Premier League)
Arsenal and Liverpool go up against each other on Friday, at the Emirates Stadium, for the 19th round of the Premier League. The Gunners progressed in the EFL Cup in midweek and did so without needing any of their regular starters, meaning they should arrive here with a fresh squad. Liverpool, on their turn, are going through a good moment, especially away from home, having won their last four Premier League away matches and scored at least three goals in each of those wins.
Arsenal are in 5th place with 33 points, from 10 victories, 3 draws and 5 losses, with 31 goals scored and 20 goals conceded. After 3 consecutive Premier League games without a single win, the Gunners are back on winning ways after beating Newcastle 1-0 at home, reclaiming this 5th place in the league table and are now only 1 point behind Liverpool, who are 4th placed. After beating West Ham in midweek, by 1-0, Arsenal progressed in the EFL Cup and are now on the semi-finals.
At home is where the Gunners are usually stronger, they have only lost 1 out of 9 Premier League matches at the Emirates Stadium and won all the remaining 8, with 22 goals scored and 7 conceded in the process. Arsenal have also kept 3 clean sheets in 3 of their last 4 Premier League home matches, conceding only against Manchester City, who beat them by 3-1.
In their last 5 official matches, Arsenal has a record of 3 victories and 2 draws. This sequence of results started with a 6-0 victory against BATE Borisov, for the Europa League. This result was followed by a 1-1 away draw against Southampton, a 0-0 away draw against West Ham, a 1-0 victory against Newcastle, and in their last match, a 1-0 victory over West Ham, for the EFL Cup.
Probable Lineup: Cech – Bellerín, Koscielny, Mustafi and Monreal – Wilshere and Xhaka – Iwobi, Ozil and Sánchez – Lacazette.
Liverpool, on their turn, are in 4th place with 34 points, from 9 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats, with 38 goals scored and 20 goals conceded. Liverpool are enjoying a good moment in the Premier League, they have not lost since their trip to Tottenham on October 22 and are unbeaten for 9 consecutive matches. The Reds qualified to the round of 16 of the Champions League after a good campaign in the group stage, and is the only competition they have to worry about besides Premier League, since they were eliminated from the EFL Cup by Leicester City back in September which, similarly to Arsène Wenger, allows Klopp to come here with a very fresh squad.
Away from home, the Reds have been showing a great increase in their form, they have won their last 4 Premier League matches where they have scored a total of 16 goals, conceding only 2 in the process. Jurgen Klopp has at his disposal the 3rd best attack in the Premier League, with Salah standing out as the top goalscorer in the competition with 14 goals scored. The German coach is also lucky to have Firmino and Mané next to the Egyptian in attack, all three backed by Coutinho, a magician in the offensive midfield.
In their last 5 official matches, Liverpool has a record of 3 victories and 2 draws. This sequence of resultas began with a 1-5 victory over Brighton. This sequence of results started with a 7-0 victory against Spartak Moscow, for the Champions League, a 1-1 home draw against Everton, a 0-0 home draw against West Bromwich, and in their last match, a 0-4 victory against Bournemouth. Moreno is out due to injury.
Probable Lineup: Mignolet – Gomez, Klavan, Lovren and Robertson – Henderson, Chamberlain and Coutinho – Salah, Firmino and Mané.
Arsenal have won only 2 of their last 8 direct clashes, tying 3 and losing the remaining 3.
Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal |
Premier League 2017/18
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Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal |
Premier League 2016/17
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Arsenal | 3-4 | Liverpool |
Premier League 2016/17
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Liverpool | 3-3 | Arsenal |
Premier League 2015/16
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Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool |
Premier League 2015/16
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Arsenal | 4-1 | Liverpool |
Premier League 2014/15
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Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal |
Premier League 2014/15
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Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool |
FA Cup 13/14
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Arsenal come here motivated with a return to winning ways, but Liverpool have been devastating as a visitor. Both Arsenal and Liverpool have great offensive weapons in their attack, and also great offensive midfielders, so it is expected a very balanced game with plenty scoring chances at both ends of the pitch.