Arsenal v Liverpool, 04 April 2015

Score4-1 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,081

View Arsenal v Liverpool head to head

Arsenal had now lost one of their last eight league and cup games against Liverpool. Oliver Giroud’s goal was the ninth 90th minute goal in the last 13 Premier league meetings of these teams. Kick-off: 12.45pm

4 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

1 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

Héctor Bellerín 37 G
Mesut Özil 40 G
Alexis Sánchez 45 G
Olivier Giroud 90 G

Goals:

Jordan Henderson penalty 76 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Alberto Moreno Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Lazar Markovic Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Laurent Koscielny 49
Mathieu Flamini for Aaron Ramsey 62
Danny Welbeck for Mesut Özil 73

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Lazar Markovic 46

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 70 Y

Cards:

Emre Can 49 Y
Emre Can 84 Y
Emre Can 84 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Jones
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Cameron Brannagan
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was Arsenal’s 1,800th all-time top-flight win. Arsenal had now won ten of their last 11 Premier League matches and 15 of 17 games in all competitions since New Year's Day. The Gunners had now won nine consecutive home league games, their best run since a 13 match sequence in 2005 so their best at the Emirates Stadium. Oliver Giroud became the first player to score in six consecutive Premier League appearances for Arsenal since Emmanuel Adebayor in 2008. Arsenal have now scored in all 23 league and cup games at the Emirates in 2014-15.

Comments:

League position: 5th Hector Bellerin's opener was the first goal Liverpool had conceded in a Premier League away game since Robin Van Persie's for Manchester United on 14 December 2014 - a run of 596 playing minutes. It brought to an end a run of six clean sheets in consecutive top-flight away matches, a sequence that matched runs in 1966 and 1972. A clean sheet in this game would have set a new club record. This was the first time Liverpool had conceded four goals in a game since their 0-4 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 18 September 2011. The Reds had now lost two consecutive Premier League matches, a run that was preceded by an unbeaten streak of 13 matches (ten wins and three draws). This was the first time that Liverpool were three or more goals down at half time in the Premier League since against Southampton at The Dell on 14 February 1994 which they eventually lost 4-2. The Reds have won just one of their last 19 visits to Arsenal in all competitions (drawn seven and lost 11). Liverpool had now scored in 14 of their last 15 Premier League games.

4 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Héctor Bellerín 37 G
Mesut Özil 40 G
Alexis Sánchez 45 G
Olivier Giroud 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Gabriel Paulista for Laurent Koscielny 49
Mathieu Flamini for Aaron Ramsey 62
Danny Welbeck for Mesut Özil 73

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 2nd This was Arsenal’s 1,800th all-time top-flight win. Arsenal had now won ten of their last 11 Premier League matches and 15 of 17 games in all competitions since New Year's Day. The Gunners had now won nine consecutive home league games, their best run since a 13 match sequence in 2005 so their best at the Emirates Stadium. Oliver Giroud became the first player to score in six consecutive Premier League appearances for Arsenal since Emmanuel Adebayor in 2008. Arsenal have now scored in all 23 league and cup games at the Emirates in 2014-15.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

Jordan Henderson penalty 76 P

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Alberto Moreno Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Lazar Markovic Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Lazar Markovic 46

Cards:

Emre Can 49 Y
Emre Can 84 Y
Emre Can 84 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Jones
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Cameron Brannagan
Forward Fabio Borini
Forward Daniel Sturridge

Comments:

League position: 5th Hector Bellerin's opener was the first goal Liverpool had conceded in a Premier League away game since Robin Van Persie's for Manchester United on 14 December 2014 - a run of 596 playing minutes. It brought to an end a run of six clean sheets in consecutive top-flight away matches, a sequence that matched runs in 1966 and 1972. A clean sheet in this game would have set a new club record. This was the first time Liverpool had conceded four goals in a game since their 0-4 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 18 September 2011. The Reds had now lost two consecutive Premier League matches, a run that was preceded by an unbeaten streak of 13 matches (ten wins and three draws). This was the first time that Liverpool were three or more goals down at half time in the Premier League since against Southampton at The Dell on 14 February 1994 which they eventually lost 4-2. The Reds have won just one of their last 19 visits to Arsenal in all competitions (drawn seven and lost 11). Liverpool had now scored in 14 of their last 15 Premier League games.