The early league leaders Arsenal entertain Liverpool in the stand out clash of the Premier League weekend.
Arsenal have won seven of their first eight league matches and were too strong for North London rivals Tottenham last time out.
They also recorded a comfortable win in the Europa League on Thursday evening, beating Bodo-Glimt 3-0 at the Emirates.
Liverpool eased past Rangers in the Champions League, winning 2-0 thanks to a Trent Alexander-Arnold free-kick and Mohamed Salah penalty.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are struggling in the league, winning just two of their first seven league games and they were held at home by Brighton last time out.
Premier League form: Arsenal W4 D0 L1; Liverpool W2 D2 L1
Premier League top scorers
Arsenal – Gabriel Jesus 5 goals
Liverpool – Roberto Firmino 5 goals
Match history
Liverpool have a very good recent record against Arsenal and won both league meetings last year.
Diogo Jota was among the scorers as they recorded a 2-0 win the Emirates, with Roberto Firmino among the scorers.
Last five Premier League meetings
Arsenal 0 Liverpool 2 – 16/03/22
Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0 – 20/11/21
Arsenal 0 Liverpool 3 – 03/04/21
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1 – 28/08/20
Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 – 15/07/20
Team news
Arsenal will likely name the same XI that beat Spurs, provided Oleksandr Zinchenko recovers from a minor issue.
This would see Ben White continue at right-back, with Takehiro Tomiyasu among the substitutes.
Liverpool’s big call will be whether Darwin Nunez continues after a mixed showing against Rangers
Andrew Robertson’s fitness remains unclear, meaning Konstantinos Tsimikas will probably continue.
Expected starting XI’s
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimakis; Fabinho, Thiago, Henderson; Salah, Jota, Nunez
Predictions
Result: Draw
Liverpool have won four in a row in the league against Arsenal; however they are a different beast this year
Correct Score: 1-1
A score draw looks the safe play here
Anytime Goalscorer: Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus has five goals against Liverpool in his career and has only scored more against Everton, Watford and Leicester
