ARSENAL are facing Liverpool in a huge clash RIGHT NOW – and Gabriel Martinelli scored inside the FIRST minute.
But Darwin Nunez has levelled it up for the visitors as Liverpool settled as the first-half wears on.
The headline team news was that left-back Oleksandr ZInchenko is OUT injured with a muscle problem for the Gunners, and Takehiro Tomiyasu crosses flanks to take up the unfamiliar position.
The Gunners are aiming to go back to the top of the Premier League table, with Man City leapfrogging them with a win over Southampton.
- Start time: 4:30pm UK
- TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Main Event
- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus
- Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Nunez, Jota, Diaz
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35. Diaz took the ball out wide as he and Nunez switch positions.
The Columbian crosses and Nunez puts it past Ramsdale.
Just what Klopp will have wanted from his side there.
Credit: Getty Goal – Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
33. A chant of ‘one-nil to the Arsenal’ echoes around the stadium.
Liverpool are trying to make something work here.
It is all looking a bit too forced.
Ramsdale almost showing too much of the ball to the oncoming Nunez.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
31. Nunez is pulling out wide more and more.
He is getting some joy out there, crossing towards Diaz in the box.
Saliba sticks a leg out and Ramsdale is forced into saving from his own player.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
29. Amazingly, Jesus has only scored twice in ten games against van Dijk.
Salah is trying to make more and more runs in behind the Arsenal defence.
Diaz is penalised for an accidental handball.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
27. Nunez has his first sight of goal as he forces Ramsdale to parry.
Diaz is hauled down my Partey as he looks to stride down the wing.
Arsenal are knocking on the door again.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
25. Alexander-Arnold is back on the pitch.
It seems the injury isn’t as bad as first thought.
Liverpool need to try and find a goal before half time.
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23. Alexander-Arnold has stayed down, requiring attention.
It seems as Martinelli crossed he stood on the full-back’s ankle.
The medical team assess the problem.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
21. Liverpool are coming back into the game more.
Seeing a lot more possession.
They just cannot seem to find a way to unpick this Arsenal defence.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
19. Of course another defeat here for Liverpool and the inquest will begin as to what is going wrong this season.
The ball is threaded through for Xhaka to chase.
He cannot outpace Matip on this occasion however.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
17. Liverpool need to find their game.
They are conceding far too many goals.
Meaning they are chasing games all too often.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
15. The visitors have yet to force Ramsdale into a save.
Arsenal are closing the ball down well.
Giving Liverpool no time on the ball.
VAR is checking for a potential handball by Gabriel.
Nothing given.
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13. Martinelli gives away an unnecessary corner with a mis-control of the ball.
Alexander-Arnold finds van Dijk in the box.
The defenders header goes over the bar.
Arsenal counter, White crosses from the right.
Xhaka shoots and Alisson saves well but the flag was up for offside.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
11. We have a break in play as Ramsdale receives some treatment.
He seems to have pulled something.
For the time being the keeper soldiers on.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
9. Liverpool have gone with a more attacking line-up today.
They need to prove their manager right in his choices.
Martinelli is causing Alexander-Arnold problems in these opening stages of the game.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
7. Liverpool win their first corner of the game.
Alexander-Arnold swings the ball in but cannot find a Liverpool player.
Diaz fouls Martinelli on the half way line and is shown a yellow card for his troubles.
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5. All eyes will be on Alexander-Arnold for that goal.
With the pass and chance being created on his flank, could the right-back have coped with the situation better will be considered.
Liverpool need to find a way back into this game now.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
3. The goal is given.
Much to the delight of the home fans.
A tough challenge has just got a lot tougher for the visitors.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
1. VAR is having a look at the goal.
Odegaard plays the ball into the path of Martinelli.
The winger sweeps the ball home.
Worst possible start for Liverpool.
Goal – Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
Kick-off: Arsenal vs Liverpool
At a packed Emirates Stadium, we get the game underway.
Liverpool kick-off in front of this noisy atmosphere.
A chance for the North Londoners to go back to the top of the table.
Liverpool with chance to set records
The Reds are two goals short of becoming the second club to score 300 goals against Arsenal.
Liverpool have conceded the first goal in 9 of their last 11 matches but have only gone on to lose once, a 2-1 defeat to Man Utd in August.
Sitting 11 points behind The Gunners before the the game today, Liverpool will see this as a ‘must win’ game.
Jesus proving to be Arsenal’s saviour
Gabriel Jesus has scored five goals and assisted three in his first eight league appearances for Arsenal, only Erling Haaland has been involved in more goals this season.
Jesus is unbeaten in all 51 top-flight matches in which he has scored, winning 48 of those fixtures.
He has the chance today to make a real statement against one the Premier League big guns.
Arteta needs to find answers
The Gunners could suffer five successive league defeats against Liverpool for the first time in their history.
Arsenal are on a run of 13 consecutive league games without a clean sheet in this fixture, conceding 39 goals in those games.
Last season Arsenal lost five of their six matches against the teams that finished in the top three, including all three at The Emirates.
Reds keen to kickstart season
Liverpool has won their last two league fixtures at Arsenal, as many as their previous 20 visits.
The Reds have never won three consecutive away league matches against Arsenal.
The Gunners have won just one of their last 14 Premier League matches against Liverpool.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
