Liverpool lost their first match as champions, while Arsenal got eliminated from the Champions League. Both teams need to get back to winning ways, and this clash looks a better opportunity. You can add goal-goal to your ticket.
Match info: Premier League
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Date: Sunday, 11th May 2025
Time: 4:30 pm Nigerian time
The newly-crowned champions host the perpetual also-rans in Sunday's Premier League blockbuster, as Liverpool welcome Arsenal for a top-of-the-table battle, albeit one with little riding on it for the Reds.
In contrast, Mikel Arteta's men could still suffer a catastrophic collapse and miss out on Champions League qualification next season, having recently suffered European heartbreak in Paris yet again.
Head-to-head:
- Liverpool have won 25 of the 65 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
- Arsenal have recorded 18 victories.
- The remaining 22 clashes ended in draws.
- Their last meeting ended in a draw
- The average number of goals in meetings between Liverpool and Arsenal is 3
- When Liverpool leads 1-0 at home, they win in 100% of their matches
- 5 of their last 7 encounters produced at least 3 goals each.
Form:
- Liverpool in the League: L-W-W-W-L
- Liverpool in all competitions: L-W-W-W-L
- Arsenal in the League: D-D-W-D-L
- Arsenal in all competitions: W-D-L-L-L
Team News:
- Joe Gomez is doubtful for the Reds, apart from him, the rest of the players are fit to play against Arsenal.
- For the Gunners, Kai Havertz, Gabriel, Gabriel Jesus, Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Jorginho all remain out due to injuries. The rest of the squad is fit to play on Sunday.
Player(s) to watch:
- Cody Gakpo can find shooting opportunities, when he does particularly when moving inside from a wide starting position. He can also continue his run into the space between the opposition’s right back and centre-back. He is an agile attacker who adjusts his body shape well inside the penalty area to finish on the run or control the ball while moving at pace before shooting across goal. Physically, he is strong and is a key player for the Reds. He has played 46 games this season, in which he scored 17 goals and provided five assists.
- Bukayo Saka is best defined within an offensive scope. He is naturally an attacking player and his strengths are found within those attributes, but he is also a very tactically astute and positionally aware player. Saka defends well in offensive areas. High pressing, opposition half recoveries, and he attacks well through defensive areas. In simple terms, Saka is a mid-volume, high-accuracy dribbler. Moving the ball through high-value areas, breaking lines and progressing the ball while in possession of it is a key part of Saka’s attacking game. He has excellent balance, he maintains good control over his touches to commit defenders and uses well-timed, intelligent close control to move around, beyond and clear of them. This season, he has played 34 games, in which he scored 12 goals and provided 13 assists.