English Premier League

FT Sunday, August 31, 2025
Arsenal LLWWW 0
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Liverpool WWLWW 1
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Anfield · 60,455 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Dominik Szoboszlai screamer sees Liverpool edge Arsenal

Liverpool got an early leg up in the Premier League title race as Dominik Szoboszlai's jaw-dropping free kick secured a 1-0 victory over Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
47
Possession
53
11
SHOTS
9
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
368
371
Passes
435
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
1
17
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.1
50
Long Balls
60
25
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
7
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
29
19
Clearances
29

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 11Mohamed SalahAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Joe GomezSUB
  2. 25Giorgi MamardashviliSUB
  3. 12Conor BradleySUB
  4. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  5. 3Wataru EndoSUB
  6. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  7. 26Andy RobertsonSUB
  8. 73Rio NgumohaSUB
  9. 14Federico ChiesaSUB

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 23Mikel MerinoRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Martin ØdegaardSUB
  2. 49Myles Lewis-SkellySUB
  3. 22Ethan NwaneriSUB
  4. 3Cristhian MosqueraSUB
  5. 19Leandro TrossardSUB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeSUB
  7. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaSUB
  8. 71Andre AnnousSUB
  9. 56Max DowmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces William Saliba because of an injury.
  2. 29' Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 61' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  4. 66' Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  6. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Mikel Merino.
  7. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Hugo Ekitiké.
  8. 79' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Ibrahima Konaté because of an injury.
  9. 81' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Goal! Liverpool 1, Arsenal 0. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  11. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Florian Wirtz because of an injury.
  12. 89' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Noni Madueke.
  13. 90'+8' Wataru Endo (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Premier League News

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