Liverpool vs Arsenal

Liverpool entertain Arsenal in a mouth-watering Premier League encounter at Anfield.

Liverpool’s 20-match unbeaten Premier League run was brought to a halt at the hands of West Ham United on the stroke of the international break, with the ‘Reds’ now four points adrift of pacesetters Chelsea. Seeking a swift return to winning ways, the Merseysiders will be enthusiastic about playing at Anfield, where they are unbeaten in their last nine league games (W5, D4) after losing six in a row beforehand. Adding to their confidence, current manager Jurgen Klopp has only lost one of his 11 Premier League meetings with Arsenal since taking charge in 2015 (W7, D3), averaging 2.18 points per match against this opposition. Additionally, the hosts have won their last five Premier League H2Hs on home turf by an aggregate score of 18-4, netting 3+ goals on each occasion.

In the meantime, the visitors have experienced a massive turnaround from their poor start to the season, going from three consecutive Premier League defeats to an impressive eight-game undefeated run in the competition (W6, D2). Riding on their longest unbeaten Premier League run under Mikel Arteta, the ‘Gunners’ will be aiming for their first top-flight win at Anfield since September 2012. They have since lost six of their eight league visits to Liverpool (D2), conceding an average of 3.5 goals per game in that sequence. Notably, though, Arsenal have registered a clean sheet in six of their previous nine Premier League road trips, including the last three in a row, and could make it four on the bounce for the first time since May 2005. A victory here would catapult Arsenal into the Premier League top four as only two points separate them from fourth-placed Liverpool ahead of the kick-off.