English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 27, 2017
Arsenal WLDWL 0
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Liverpool WDWWW 4
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LIV224
Anfield · 53,206 att.

Match Report

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Rampant Liverpool thrash demoralised Arsenal at Anfield

Arsenal were rarely in the match as they crumbled to goals from Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
6
Saves
0
51.4
Possession
48.6
8
SHOTS
18
0
ON GOAL
10
0.0
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
411
539
Passes
507
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
63
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
16
13
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
19
21
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Loris KariusG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 12Joe GomezRB
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 19Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7James MilnerSUB
  2. 29Dominic SolankeSUB
  3. 52Danny WardSUB
  4. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldSUB
  5. 16Marko GrujicSUB
  6. 17Ragnar KlavanSUB
  7. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB

ARS · 3-4-2-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD
  3. 18Nacho MonrealCD-L
  4. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  5. 29Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 8Aaron RamseyCM-R
  7. 24Héctor BellerínLM
  8. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainRM
  9. 23Danny WelbeckF
  10. 7Alexis SánchezCF-L
  11. 11Mesut ÖzilCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  2. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  3. 13David OspinaSUB
  4. 20Shkodran MustafiSUB
  5. 12Olivier GiroudSUB
  6. 31Sead KolasinacSUB
  7. 14Theo WalcottSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Liverpool 1, Arsenal 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joseph Gomez with a cross.
  2. 20' Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a fast break.
  6. 40' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  8. 49' Mesut Özil (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 57' Goal! Liverpool 3, Arsenal 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  10. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Olivier Giroud replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  11. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  12. 73' Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Sadio Mané.
  14. 77' Goal! Liverpool 4, Arsenal 0. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
  15. 80' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
  16. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Marko Grujic replaces Emre Can.

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