Winger Bukayo Saka scores twice as Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 at Emirates Stadium to regain top spot in the Premier League.
Arsenal got off to a perfect start when Gabriel Martinelli put them ahead after 58 seconds but Liverpool responded well and striker Darwin Nunez deservedly got them level when he slid home Luis Diaz’s cross after 34 minutes.
Saka restored Arsenal’s lead in first-half added time after Martinelli broke clear on the counter-attack only for Liverpool to level once more eight minutes after the break when substitute Roberto Firmino, on for the injured Diaz, fired beyond keeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Liverpool, who felt they were denied a penalty when defender Gabriel handled in the first half, felt a further sense of injustice when Thiago Alcantara was penalised for a challenge on Gabriel Jesus with 14 minutes remaining, with Saka coolly converting from the spot.
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Arsenal
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number1Player nameRamsdaleAverage rating
6.84
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Squad number4Player nameWhiteAverage rating
7.13
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Squad number12Player nameSalibaAverage rating
7.29
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Squad number6Player nameGabriel MagalhãesAverage rating
6.78
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Squad number18Player nameTomiyasuAverage rating
7.25
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Squad number5Player nameParteyAverage rating
7.04
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Squad number34Player nameXhakaAverage rating
7.18
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Squad number7Player nameSakaAverage rating
7.79
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Squad number8Player nameØdegaardAverage rating
7.46
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Squad number11Player nameGabriel MartinelliAverage rating
8.10
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Squad number9Player nameGabriel JesusAverage rating
7.70
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number3Player nameTierneyAverage rating
7.47
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Squad number14Player nameNketiahAverage rating
6.82
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Squad number21Player nameFábio VieiraAverage rating
6.78
Liverpool
Starting XI
Avg
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Squad number1Player nameAlissonAverage rating
4.91
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Squad number66Player nameAlexander-ArnoldAverage rating
3.62
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Squad number32Player nameMatipAverage rating
4.47
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Squad number4Player namevan DijkAverage rating
4.42
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Squad number21Player nameTsimikasAverage rating
4.46
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Squad number14Player nameHendersonAverage rating
4.52
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Squad number6Player nameThiago AlcántaraAverage rating
4.73
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Squad number11Player nameMohamed SalahAverage rating
4.10
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Squad number20Player nameDiogo JotaAverage rating
4.66
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Squad number23Player nameDÃazAverage rating
5.03
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Squad number27Player nameNúñezAverage rating
5.02
Substitutes
Avg
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Squad number2Player nameGomezAverage rating
4.61
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Squad number3Player nameFabinhoAverage rating
4.48
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Squad number5Player nameKonatéAverage rating
4.51
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Squad number9Player nameRoberto FirminoAverage rating
5.58
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Squad number19Player nameElliottAverage rating
4.35
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Ramsdale
- 4White
- 12Saliba
- 6Gabriel
- 18Tomiyasu
- 5Partey
- 34Xhaka
- 7SakaSubstituted forFerreira Vieiraat 90+4’minutes
- 8ØdegaardBooked at 45minsSubstituted forTierneyat 82’minutes
- 11Martinelli
- 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forNketiahat 90+1’minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tierney
- 14Nketiah
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 21Ferreira Vieira
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 24Nelson
- 27Oliveira Alencar
- 30Turner
Liverpool
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Alisson
- 66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forGomezat 45’minutesBooked at 71mins
- 32MatipSubstituted forKonatéat 69’minutes
- 4van Dijk
- 21Tsimikas
- 14Henderson
- 6Thiago Alcántara
- 11SalahSubstituted forFabinhoat 69’minutes
- 20JotaSubstituted forElliottat 81’minutes
- 23DÃazBooked at 6minsSubstituted forFirminoat 42’minutes
- 27Núñez
Substitutes
- 2Gomez
- 3Fabinho
- 5Konaté
- 7Milner
- 9Firmino
- 19Elliott
- 28Freitas Gouveia Carvalho
- 47Phillips
- 62Kelleher
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
Live Text
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Match ends, Arsenal 3, Liverpool 2.
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Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Liverpool 2.
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Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
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Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka.
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Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
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Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
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Thiago (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Martin Ødegaard.
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Hand ball by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
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Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Diogo Jota.
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Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
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Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
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Goal! Arsenal 3, Liverpool 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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