Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE commentary: Kick-off time, group information and the place to look at Premier League blockbuster
Arsenal’s Premier League title cost continues at residence to Liverpool tonight.
The Gunners host the reigning champions on the Emirates Stadium as they appear to increase their lead on the prime of the desk.
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Mikel Arteta’s aspect are 5 factors forward of Manchester Metropolis after Pep Guardiola and co drew 1-1 with Brighton on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Liverpool discover themselves in fourth and 14 factors adrift of the league leaders.
The Reds received the reverse fixture at Anfield again in August, with Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick the one aim.
It prolonged their current run in opposition to Arsenal to only one defeat in seven, a 3-1 loss in north London in February 2024.
Arsenal vs Liverpool: Kick-off time and the best way to observe
The 2 sides will meet on the Emirates on Thursday, January 8, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.
Dwell commentary will probably be supplied by talkSPORT as Adrian Durham presents Kick Off from 7pm.
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Final 5 conferences
August 2025: Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal, Premier League
Could 2025: Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal, Premier League
October 2024: Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool, Premier League
February 2024: Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool, Premier League
January 2024: Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool, FA Cup
Arsenal vs Liverpool: Staff information
Arteta stays with out Max Dowman, Cristhian Mosquera and Riccardo Calafiori via damage.
Mosquera and Calafiori aren’t anticipated to return till their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in opposition to Chelsea on January 14.
In the meantime, Arne Slot is hopeful Hugo Ekitike will probably be match to face the Gunners after lacking the draw with Fulham with a hamstring challenge.
Wataru Endo will miss out, although, as will Mohamed Salah with Egypt nonetheless competing on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Liverpool are nonetheless with out long-term absentees Alexander Isak and Giovanni Leoni.
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: What’s been mentioned?
Arteta has insisted his Premier League title-chasing aspect can solely be talked about in the identical breath because the Invincibles if they begin profitable main trophies.
Arsenal, runners-up for the previous three seasons, final received the title in 2004 when Arsene Wenger’s group went undefeated in an historic marketing campaign.
Arteta’s gamers have amassed two extra factors and scored 4 extra targets than the Invincibles did after 20 matches.
However talking on the eve of his aspect’s contest in opposition to the champions, Arteta, when requested if his squad is nearly as good as Wenger’s 2004 group, replied: “No, as a result of the Invincibles received rather a lot.
“They received persistently, they usually created a historical past and a legacy, and now we have to try this.
“There are loads of stats, however within the final two or three years now we have managed extra factors and extra targets than ever earlier than. However on the finish, now we have to translate that to main trophies.
“In all probability doing what we’re doing now would have been sufficient (in 2004), however now it isn’t, and now we have to make the margins even greater.”
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