Liverpool vs Arsenal
Ref: Chris KavanaghAnfield, Liverpool · 61,276 cap
Match recap
Liverpool beat Arsenal 1–0 in their Premier League fixture. Szoboszlai scored for Liverpool. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.52 for Liverpool versus 0.49 for Arsenal. Liverpool sit 5th in the Premier League table while Arsenal are 1st.
First Half
5'
⇄
Saliba
Gravenberch
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Mac Allister
66'
Gyökeres
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
70'
⇄
Merino
⇄
Ekitike
⇄
Konaté
81'
Zubimendi
Yellow Card
⚽
Szoboszlai
89'
⇄
Madueke
⇄
Wirtz
Endo
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 |  Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LiverpoolArsenal
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.52VS0.49
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
11
3
Shots on target
1
4
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
3
2
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
53%
Possession
47%
435
Total passes
371
368
Accurate passes
303
85%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 1 won
7
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
7
0
Goals prevented
0
Liverpool
4-2-3-1
Arsenal
4-3-3
Liverpool
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Alisson BeckerG
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5I. KonatéD
- 6M. KerkezD
- 7F. WirtzM
- 8D. SzoboszlaiD
- 10A. Mac AllisterM
- 11Mohamed SalahM
- 18C. GakpoM
- 22H. EkitikeF
- 38R. GravenberchM
Substitutes
- 2J. GomezD
- 3W. EndoM
- 12C. BradleyD
- 14F. ChiesaF
- 17C. JonesM
- 19H. ElliottM
- 25G. MamardashviliG
- 26A. RobertsonD
- 73R. NgumohaF
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 2W. SalibaD
- 6Gabriel MagalhãesD
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 12J. TimberD
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 23Mikel MerinoM
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 10E. EzeM
- 13KepaG
- 19L. TrossardF
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
- 56M. DowmanM
- 71A. AnnousF
Liverpool
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Miloš Kerkez | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alisson | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Wirtz | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | M | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Mohamed Salah | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrew Robertson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Elliott | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Mamardashvili | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conor Bradley | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Ngumoha | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gomez | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Jones | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Federico Chiesa | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Wataru Endo | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Saliba | D | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Declan Rice | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Magalhães(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andre Annous | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Trossard | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Martin Ødegaard | M | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Dowman | M | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |