Liverpool vs Arsenal: Liverpool eye a winning return when they face an in-form Arsenal side in the Premier League on Saturday at Anfield.
Match Details:
Teams: Liverpool vs Arsenal
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool, England
Date: Saturday 20th November, 2021
Time: 11:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
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Preview
Liverpool eye a winning return after their 3-2 away loss to West Ham in their previous EPL clash before the break.
Becker’s own goal gave the Hammers an early lead before Alexander-Arnold equalized before half time.
Fornals and Zouma made it 3-1 in the second half with two impressive goals before Origi pulled one back in the 83rd minute, but was not enough to avoid defeat.
This was Liverpool’s first defeat of the season and dropped them 4 points off the top of the table. They remain in 4th place with 22 points.
On the other hand, Arsenal went 10-matches unbeaten across competitions when they beat Watford at home 1-0 in the EPL last time out.
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Smith-Rowe’s second half effort proved to the difference as Arsenal won their 6th match of the season.
This win sent Arsenal to 5th in the table with 20 points from 11 matches.
Hence, this is as huge as it gets between 4th and 5th place in the Premier League as the title race begins to take shape.
Both sides last met in the EPL in April 2021 where Liverpool won 3-0 away from home.
Form Guide
Liverpool: WWDWL
Arsenal: DWWWW
Most #PL goals scored so far in 2021/22
Liverpool – 31
Chelsea – 27
West Ham – 23
Man City – 22
Man Utd – 19 pic.twitter.com/xksaNt6Sdr— Premier League (@premierleague) November 19, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
West Ham 3-2 Liverpool
Arsenal 1-0 Watford
Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League in 2021 🤯 pic.twitter.com/7D4TDIzXEe
— Av (@aviv_lavi) November 19, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Liverpool vs Arsenal in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
Firmino, Kieta, Gomez, Milner, Elliot, Jones remain absent for this one due to injuries. Robertson and Henderson are doubtful starters due to the injuries developed recently.
For the Gunners; Kolasinac and Xhaka miss out due to ankle and knee injuries respectively.
Liverpool possible 11:
Becker, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho, Thiago, Salah, Mané and Jota
Arsenal possible 11:
Ramsdale, Tierney, Gabriel, White, Tomiyasu, Smith-Rowe, Lokonga, Partey, Saka, Aubameyang and Lacazette
Prediction: Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
Liverpool would be keen to get back to winning ways after the loss two weeks back.
Arsenal is unbeaten in their previous 10 matches and head in with a lot of confidence.
We expect a fiery contest when the two take the field but given Liverpool’s prowess and hold over Arsenal in the H2H, we expect the hosts to win this.
The Gunners defence will be tested against the likes of Salah, Mané and we do not see them stopping the Reds.
Players to watch out for: Salah, Mané, Aubameyang and Smith-Rowe.
