Arsenal vs Liverpool 2022-23 English Premier League

Arsenal

1': Gabriel Martinelli
45'+5': Bukayo Saka
76': Bukayo Saka (P)

FT
3 - 2

Liverpool

34': Darwin Núñez
53': Roberto Firmino

Arsenal beat Liverpool in thriller to return to top of Premier League

Arsenal continued their blistering start to the season with a crucial 3-2 victory against Liverpool to return to the top of the Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! Arsenal 1, Liverpool 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
6': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Goal! Arsenal 1, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
42': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Luis Díaz because of an injury.
45'+4': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Goal! Arsenal 2, Liverpool 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a fast break.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold because of an injury.
53': Goal! Arsenal 2, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a through ball.
69': Substitution, Liverpool. Ibrahima Konaté replaces Joël Matip.
69': Substitution, Liverpool. Fabinho replaces Mohamed Salah.
71': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
76': Goal! Arsenal 3, Liverpool 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
81': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Diogo Jota.
82': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Martin Ødegaard.
90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
90'+4': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,968

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+56	Arsenal	34	77	5
+41	Liverpool	34	74	4
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+21	Aston Villa	34	66	8

Full Table

Statistics

LIV		ARS
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
56	Possession	44
8	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
395	Accurate Passes	302
488	Passes	386
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	1
12	Crosses	9
0.1	Cross %	0.1
56	Long Balls	56
28	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	6
19	Effective Clearances	31
19	Clearances	31

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel
12	William Saliba
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner, Marquinhos, Rob Holding, Cédric, Albert Lokonga, Kieran Tierney, Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson.

Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
32	Joël Matip
21	Kostas Tsimikas
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
20	Diogo Jota
6	Thiago Alcantara
14	Jordan Henderson
27	Darwin Núñez
23	Luis Díaz
11	Mohamed Salah