Liverpool vs Arsenal, 2020-21 English Premier League
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Liverpool rallied from a goal down to beat Arsenal 3-1 in the Premier League at Anfield on Monday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 1': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Arsenal. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 3': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Ainsley Maitland-Niles is caught offside.
- 11': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Willian.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 13': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 13': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 21': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Naby Keita.
- 25': Goal! Liverpool 0, Arsenal 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 27': Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 28': Goal! Liverpool 1, Arsenal 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 30': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 30': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabinho.
- 39': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 39': Willian (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 42': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 45': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1.
- 46': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
- 46': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum following a fast break.
- 48': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 48': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 59': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian with a through ball.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Dani Ceballos replaces Granit Xhaka.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Gomez.
- 62': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 63': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 66': Foul by Willian (Arsenal).
- 66': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
- 68': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Willian.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Naby Keita (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 69': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 70': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 70': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 72': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
- 72': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 77': Bernd Leno (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 78': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Naby Keita.
- 80': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Sadio Mané.
- 82': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 83': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 85': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but David Luiz is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 88': Goal! Liverpool 3, Arsenal 1. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal).
- 90'+2': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Milner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 34 | Possession | 66 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 299 | Accurate Passes | 683 |
| 395 | Passes | 772 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 37 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 37 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +38 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 34 | +13 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 12 | Joe Gomez |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané  |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Arsenal (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 23 | David Luiz |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 25 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 2 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 12 | Willian |
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