English Premier League

FT Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Emirates Stadium · 60,258 att. · NBCSN

Match Report

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Arsenal inch 6 points clear with Liverpool stalemate

Arsenal failed to extend their Premier League lead over title rivals Manchester City to eight points following a 0-0 draw against Liverpool at the Emirates.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
0
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
0
52.4
Possession
47.6
8
SHOTS
9
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
453
Accurate Passes
396
509
Passes
459
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
15
0.0
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
34
20
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
6
10
Tackles
11
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
15
23
Clearances
15

Highlights

01:56 Burley: Arsenal will win the league despite Viktor Gyökeres Watch on ESPN 00:39 Why Arsenal draw to Liverpool doesn't affect the title race Watch on ESPN 01:16 Hislop 'disgusted' by Martinelli's reaction to Bradley's injury Watch on ESPN 01:31 Slot refuses to criticise Gabriel Martinelli after Conor Bradley push Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 12Conor BradleyRB
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 38Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 7Florian WirtzF
  10. 18Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 30Jeremie FrimpongAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Piero Hincapié because of an injury.
  3. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  4. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  5. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
  6. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  7. 90' Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 90'+3' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 90'+3' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+5' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Conor Bradley because of an injury.

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