Arsenal vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
88': Ibrahima KonatéArsenal keep title hopes alive with 3-1 win over Liverpool
Arsenal spiced up an already intriguing Premier League title race as they beat lacklustre leaders Liverpool 3-1 to slice the gap to two points on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 1': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 8': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 9': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a fast break.
- 11': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 11': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a through ball.
- 14': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 14': Goal! Arsenal 1, Liverpool 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 20': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 20': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 23': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 23': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 25': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 25': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 29': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 31': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 34': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 37': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 45': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 45'+3': Own Goal by Gabriel Magalhães, Arsenal. Arsenal 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Liverpool 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko because of an injury.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 46': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 46': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 48': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 52': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 54': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 55': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 55': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a set piece situation.
- 57': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 57': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Andy Robertson replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 58': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
- 61': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 66': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 66': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Goal! Arsenal 2, Liverpool 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 69': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
- 69': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 84': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Gomez.
- 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago Alcântara replaces Joe Gomez.
- 86': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 88': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Second yellow card to Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 89': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
- 90': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Goal! Arsenal 3, Liverpool 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Declan Rice (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Dangerous play by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 441 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 528 | Passes | 390 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 15 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,374
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,374
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 2 | William Saliba  |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
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