Saturday , 14 November 2026

Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Liverpool FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Mon 28 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Anfield HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Sadio Mane 3' Y
Trent Alexander-Arnold 49' Y
Y 68' Hector Bellerin
Y 72' Dani Ceballos

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Pawson
  • Referee Richard West
  • Referee Lee Betts
  • Referee Andre Marriner
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

8
6
4
Liverpool FC 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-28 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC 2020-07-15 Arsenal FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2019-08-24 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC 2018-12-29 Liverpool FC 5–1 Arsenal FC 2018-11-03 Arsenal FC 1–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Arsenal FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep Chelsea FC A 2–0 W
12 Sep Leeds United FC H 4–3 W
26 Jul Newcastle United FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul Chelsea FC H 5–3 W
15 Jul Arsenal FC A 1–2 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
19 Sep West Ham United FC H 2–1 W
12 Sep Fulham FC A 3–0 W
01 Aug Chelsea FC H 2–1 W
26 Jul Watford FC H 3–2 W
21 Jul Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Arsenal FC
#4 Position #1
18 Points 27
10 Played 10
5 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 1
14 Scored 15
10 Conceded 5
+4 GD +10
1.80 PPG 2.70
50% Win % 90%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Liverpool FC are 4th (18 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Liverpool FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Alexander Isak 7 G
Victor Munoz 2 G
Cody Gakpo 1 G 3 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Liverpool FC welcome Arsenal FC for this crunch clash at Anfield.
  • 3' Sadio Mane was booked on 3.
  • 8' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at Anfield. Arsenal FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 423 games and scored 832 goals.
  • 25' Magnificent from Alexandre Lacazette! That is 129 goals in 428 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 28' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sadio Mane makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Andrew Robertson puts Liverpool FC on the lead.
  • 39' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Pepe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Trent Alexander-Arnold argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arteta might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' Ainsley Maitland-Niles is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Arsenal FC so far.
  • 60' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Granit Xhaka has done his job and it is now time for Dani Ceballos to step up.
  • 65' Eddie Nketiah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' It’s a booking for Arsenal FC player. Hector Bellerin gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' Willian makes way for Nicolas Pepe at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Arsenal FC.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Arsenal FC. Dani Ceballos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' Arsenal FC make a change. Alexandre Lacazette trudges off to be replaced by Eddie Nketiah on 73 minutes.
  • 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 79' The crowd applauds Naby Keita as he leaves the pitch. James Milner steps in for Liverpool FC.
  • 80' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Sadio Mane exits the field as Diogo Jota enters on 80.
  • 85' Arsenal FC have won 748 goals from 428 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Diogo Jota — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Roberto Firmino exits the field as Takumi Minamino enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mohamed Salah 9
Roberto Firmino 6
Martinelli 5
Diogo Jota 5
Sadio Mane 4
Bukayo Saka 4
Alexandre Lacazette 3
Bukayo Saka 2

Head to Head

2020-09-28 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC 2020-07-15 Arsenal FC 2–1 Liverpool FC 2019-08-24 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC 2018-12-29 Liverpool FC 5–1 Arsenal FC 2018-11-03 Arsenal FC 1–1 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2020-09-28 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC W 2020-09-20 Chelsea FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2020-09-12 Liverpool FC 4–3 Leeds United FC W 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC W 2020-07-22 Liverpool FC 5–3 Chelsea FC W 2020-07-15 Arsenal FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2020-09-28 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC L 2020-09-19 Arsenal FC 2–1 West Ham United FC W 2020-09-12 Fulham FC 0–3 Arsenal FC W 2020-08-01 Arsenal FC 2–1 Chelsea FC W 2020-07-26 Arsenal FC 3–2 Watford FC W 2020-07-21 Aston Villa FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC48% Draw25% Arsenal FC27%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Arsenal FC
52%
Liverpool FC or Arsenal FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Liverpool FC33% Draw44% Arsenal FC23%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.