Match story
- Liverpool fired more attempts (24 vs 3 shots).
- Arsenal was more accurate in front of goal (67% on target vs 33%).
- Liverpool held more of the ball (69% possession).
Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-1 in Premier League. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 36 stage in the 2019 season. The match was played at Emirates Stadium in London. Paul Tierney, England officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Arsenal vs Liverpool meeting in Premier League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Arsenal and Liverpool. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Premier LeagueRecorded meetings: 6 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
When BBC Sport spoke to Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan in New York, the message was very much that FSG will continue to invest when it comes to doing what is best to put the team in a place to win. With Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, Liverpool have solid options in midfield. Szoboszlai and Gravenberch signed new contracts this year while Andoni Iraola will be hoping to get the most out of Mac Allister, who was nowhere near his best last season.
Mikel Arteta’s team and the Brazilian star could be a perfect match. It also could be a risk that ends in disasterSometimes what is needed is something different.There is a long history in football of counterintuitive thinking being successful, of the benefits of creative tension, of adding grit to the oyster to generate the pearl, but even so, the news that talks between Vinícius Júnior and Arsenal on personal terms are progressing comes as something of a shock. Mikel Arteta’s great followers of a blueprint adding a free spirit like the Brazilian? Really?This is an extract from Soccer Desk, a newsletter from the Guardian. Subscribe for free here. Continue reading...
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