Liverpool v Arsenal, 04 March 2017

Score3-1 to Liverpool
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,146

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Kick-off: 5.30pm Liverpool completed a league double over Arsenal for the first time since the 1999-2000 season under Gerard Houllier.

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 9 G
Sadio Mané 40 G
Georginio Wijnaldum 90 G

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Philippe Coutinho 80
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Sadio Mané 90
Lucas Leiva for Adam Lallana 90

Substitutions:

Alexis Sánchez for Francis Coquelin 46
Lucas Pérez for Olivier Giroud 74
Theo Walcott for Danny Welbeck 74

Cards:

Emre Can 68 Y

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 34 Y
Granit Xhaka 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Ben Woodburn

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 3rd Liverpool were now unbeaten in their nine games so far in this Premier League season against the current top six (won five). The Reds had only won two of their preceding 12 games in all competitions in 2017. They failed in their attempt to keep consecutive clean sheets in home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2014. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "It was one of the best games we have played so far because of the strength of our opponent. We did really well. We had hard words after the defeat at Leicester. We analysed it and that wasn't enjoyable." Georginio Wijnaldum scored in the first minute of added time in the second-half. Lucas Leiva replaced Adam Lallana in the second minute of added time in the second-half. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaced Sadio Mane in the third minute of added time in the second-half.

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal now had not won any of their last 11 away games in the Premier League against the other current top six teams (lost six). The Gunners had now lost four of their last six games in all competitions. Danny Welbeck scored his first goal in the Premier League since April 2016 and his first career goal against Liverpool in 13 appearances in all competitions. Commenting on dropping leading scorer Alexis Sánchez to the subs bench, manager Arsène Wenger said: "The thinking was that we had to go more direct and I wanted to play two players strong in the air because we decided to go more direct. After that [it was] to bring Alexis Sánchez on in the second-half, but of course I believe in the second-half it was easier for the strikers."

3 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 9 G
Sadio Mané 40 G
Georginio Wijnaldum 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané

Substitutions:

Divock Origi for Philippe Coutinho 80
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Sadio Mané 90
Lucas Leiva for Adam Lallana 90

Cards:

Emre Can 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Forward Divock Origi
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 3rd Liverpool were now unbeaten in their nine games so far in this Premier League season against the current top six (won five). The Reds had only won two of their preceding 12 games in all competitions in 2017. They failed in their attempt to keep consecutive clean sheets in home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2014. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "It was one of the best games we have played so far because of the strength of our opponent. We did really well. We had hard words after the defeat at Leicester. We analysed it and that wasn't enjoyable." Georginio Wijnaldum scored in the first minute of added time in the second-half. Lucas Leiva replaced Adam Lallana in the second minute of added time in the second-half. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaced Sadio Mane in the third minute of added time in the second-half.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Danny Welbeck 57 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Alexis Sánchez for Francis Coquelin 46
Lucas Pérez for Olivier Giroud 74
Theo Walcott for Danny Welbeck 74

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 34 Y
Granit Xhaka 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal now had not won any of their last 11 away games in the Premier League against the other current top six teams (lost six). The Gunners had now lost four of their last six games in all competitions. Danny Welbeck scored his first goal in the Premier League since April 2016 and his first career goal against Liverpool in 13 appearances in all competitions. Commenting on dropping leading scorer Alexis Sánchez to the subs bench, manager Arsène Wenger said: "The thinking was that we had to go more direct and I wanted to play two players strong in the air because we decided to go more direct. After that [it was] to bring Alexis Sánchez on in the second-half, but of course I believe in the second-half it was easier for the strikers."