Arsenal host Liverpool this Sunday February 4 in a huge clash between the 3rd in the Premier League and the leader. Follow the match live.
18:05 – The Gunners more aggressive (35′)
Since the start of this Arsenal – Liverpool, the Reds have lost almost every duel. Arteta’s players are more pressing and show more intensity.
18:01 – Stupid card for White (31′)
Just after his little bridge, Ben White takes too long to play a free kick and is already booked. Anthony Taylor had already verbally warned the English full-back.
18:00 – What a gesture from White (31′)
The English defender makes a magnificent little bridge over Curtis Jones who was pressing on him.
17:58 – Liverpool’s first corner (28′)
The Reds are a little better in this Arsenal – Liverpool and obtain their first corner on the blocked cross from Alexander-Arnold.
17:57 – Gabriel intervenes (27′)
In two passes, the Reds find themselves in the opposing area. Alexander-Arnold makes a very good cross but Gakpo is outplayed by Arsenal’s Brazilian defender.
17:55 – Gomez takes yellow (25′)
Havertz gets ahead of Gomez who commits an anti-play foul. The English defender is logically warned in this Arsenal – Liverpool.
17:52 – Everything is hard for Liverpool (23′)
After almost 25 minutes of play in this Arsenal – Liverpool match, the visitors were unable to combine at all and were eaten up in the duels.
17:50 – Alexander-Arnold can’t find anyone (20′)
The Reds tend to rush and it’s not working at the moment. The opening towards Alexander-Arnold is taken with first intention but his cross is directly for Raya.
17:47 – An expected reaction (17′)
This goal hurt the Reds in this Arsenal – Liverpool start and a quick reaction is necessarily expected for Jürgen Klopp’s men who have been thwarting since the start of the game.
17:44 – Saka opens the scoring! (14′)
It’s quite deserved! The Gunners strike first in this Arsenal – Liverpool! Havertz misses his duel in front of Allison but Saka follows and pushes the ball into the back of the net.
17:42 – Gakpo crosses too much! (12′)
Mac Allister finds a sublime pass behind the Arsenal defense but Gakpo does not find the target. The Reds are already responding to Saka’s opportunity in this Arsenal – Liverpool.
17:41 – Saka is too short! (11′)
What an express counter from the Gunners in this Arsenal – Liverpool. Raya grabs the leather in her area and launches Martinelli who makes the difference in front of Konaté. The Brazilian’s cross narrowly escapes Saka who can only deflect.
17:39 – Giroud is in the stands (10′)
A former glory of the Gunners made the trip to attend this Arsenal – Liverpool. Frenchman Olivier Giroud is in the stands at the Emirates Stadium.
17:36 – Odegaard is already haranguing the crowd (7′)
The Arsenal midfielder is already setting the tone and asking the Emirates Stadium crowd to raise their voices as the Gunners win all the balls.
17:35 – The Reds cannot cope (5′)
This start from Arsenal – Liverpool is dominated by the Londoners who recover the ball very quickly.
17:33 – The big pressing (3′)
The Gunners put pressure on the Reds in the first minutes of this Arsenal – Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp’s players are freeing themselves as best they can.
17:31 – Jota pushes too far (1′)
The depth is not very well managed by the Gunners defense but Jota does not take advantage of it because he does not handle the ball well.
5:30 p.m. – Here we go!
Finally ! This Premier League shock is on! Arsenal host Liverpool in a top-of-the-table duel which promises to be very hot.
17:26 – Both teams are on the pitch!
Less than five minutes from the kick-off of this Arsenal – Liverpool, the two teams return to the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. The atmosphere rises before this enormous shock.
17:19 – The absence of the Premier League’s top scorer
Even if since Liverpool have been deprived of Mohamed Salah, the Reds are doing rather well, they will still be playing today without the top scorer in the Championship. The Egyptian had joined his selection to play in CAN 2023 but the adventure in Ivory Coast ended very early. However, the Reds striker is still absent but should make his return fairly quickly.
17:12 – Thiago’s big return
On the Reds bench, Jürgen Klopp finds one of the maestros of his team. Indeed, Thiago Alcantara is making his comeback from injury and could return to the field for the first time since April 2023.
17:05 – Jota loves Arsenal
The Portuguese striker likes these Arsenal – Liverpool. Diogo Jota contributed to 10 goals against the Gunners (8 goals and 2 assists). He is the Liverpool center forward’s favorite prey. He is the holder today.
16:58 – Liverpool succeeding offensively
Before this Arsenal – Liverpool, the Reds scored 51 goals in 22 matches. It is the best attack in the Championship with Manchester City. In addition, they have scored in the last 16 meetings with the Gunners. Liverpool is quite simply the team that has scored the most goals at Arsenal in history.