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Arsenal will move eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League if they beat defending champions Liverpool at home on Thursday.
Brighton & Hove Albion did Mikel Arteta’s side a favor by holding City to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, as did Crystal Palace by sharing a 0-0 draw at home to third-placed Aston Villa, who are only behind the Cityzens on goal inferiority.
Liverpool are unbeaten in nine matches in all competitions, drawing 0-0 at home to Leeds United and 2-2 at Fulham.
You can follow 101GreatGoals.com live updates of Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Premier League. here. Read on for team news and rosters, plus details on how to watch the action live.
Arsenal vs Liverpool line-ups
Winger Max Dowman and defender Cristhian Mosquera (both ankle injuries) remain out for Arsenal, as does full-back Riccardo Calafiori with an unspecified problem.
Striker Kai Havertz was left out of the 3-2 win at Bournemouth on Sunday due to load management reasons, but he is present from the start this time.
Arsenal starting lineup: David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Piero Hincapie, Martin Odegaard, Martín Zubensedi, Declan Rice, Bukayo foot, Viktor Gyokeres, Leandro Trossard
Arsenal substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Myles Lewis-Skelly
Line-ups for Liverpool vs Arsenal
Defender Joe Gomez is out for Liverpool. Midfielder Wataru Endo is injured and striker Alexander Isak has a broken leg.
Defender Giovanni Leoni is suffering from a long-term knee injury and striker Mohamed Salah is playing in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo
Liverpool substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson, Freddie Woodman, Trey Nyoni, Calvin Ramsay, Rio Ngumoha
How to watch Arsenal vs Liverpool: TV channel, live stream online
Kick-off on Thursday will be at 8:00 p.m. GMT (3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT), with live coverage in the UK on Sky Sports Premier League, Main Event and Ultra.
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Arsenal vs Liverpool Stats
- Arsenal have won their last two Premier League home matches against the reigning champions, beating City in 2023/24 and 2024/25.
- They last achieved this feat in three consecutive league seasons between 1961/62 and 1963/64, when they beat Spurs, Ipswich and Everton.
- Bukayo Saka has scored in each of his last three Premier League home games against Liverpool – in the history of the league, no Arsenal player has ever scored in four consecutive home games against the Reds.
- Only Bruno Fernandes has been involved in more sequences of open play ending in a shot in the Premier League this season (116) than Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai (103).
- Per 90 minutes, among players who have played over 1,000 minutes, only Jeremy Doku (7.2) and Fernandes (7.1) have been involved in more than Saka (6.4) in the competition this season.
- Cody Gakpo has scored three away goals in the league this season, all in his last four league matches in London (at Chelsea, West Ham and Fulham).
- Gakpo had scored just four goals in his first 18 Premier League matches in the capital.
- The Dutch striker could become the second different Liverpool player to score in four different away matches in London during a Premier League season, after Mo Salah (twice – 2017/18 and 2020/21).
- Arsenal have conceded in each of their last 20 Premier League matches against Liverpool since a 0-0 draw in August 2015.
- Only against Man Utd (30 between 1953 and 1968) and Tottenham (24 between 1955 and 1967) have they had a longer clean run in their league history.
- This will be the first ever Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool on a Thursday, their last league meeting on Thursday having taken place at Anfield in December 1947 (3-1 victory for Arsenal).
- Liverpool will be only the second team Arsenal face seven days a week in the Premier League after Southampton.
- Arsenal have won their last seven Premier League home matches – only once under Mikel Arteta have they enjoyed a longer winning streak in the home league, winning 10 in a row between April and December 2022.
- Only Burnley’s Premier League matches this season have seen more goals in the 90th minute or later (10) than Liverpool’s (9 – 5 for, 4 against). Only in 2023/24 (13), 2008/09 (12) and 2010/11 (10) have they seen more goals for and against in the 90th minute in a Premier League season.
- Against no side has Arsenal have lost more Premier League games than against Liverpool (26, tied with Manchester United)
- Liverpool are looking to complete the Premier League double against Arsenal for the eighth time, and the first since 2021/22. Their seven “doubles” are already the most a team has been able to achieve against the Gunners in the competition.
