English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 24, 2019
Arsenal LWLWW 1
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Liverpool WLWWW 3
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LIV123
Anfield · 53,298 att.

Match Report

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Salah brace beats Arsenal, keeps Reds perfect

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
48
Possession
52
9
SHOTS
25
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
447
Accurate Passes
474
516
Passes
553
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
53
22
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
14
7
Effective Tackles
17
16
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
9
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

ARS · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 23David LuizCD-L
  3. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangM
  7. 34Granit XhakaCM
  8. 8Dani CeballosAM
  9. 28Joe WillockLM
  10. 29Matteo GuendouziRM
  11. 19Nicolas PépéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 33' VAR Decision: No card change Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
  2. 41' Goal! Liverpool 1, Arsenal 0. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
  3. 48' David Luiz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  5. 58' Goal! Liverpool 3, Arsenal 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabinho.
  6. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Dani Ceballos.
  7. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
  8. 77' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Sadio Mané.
  9. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Joe Willock.
  10. 85' Goal! Liverpool 3, Arsenal 1. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  11. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Matteo Guendouzi.
  12. 86' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Roberto Firmino.
  13. 90'+3' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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