Liverpool v Arsenal, 21 December 2014

Score2-2
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance44,703

View Liverpool v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 4.00pm. Philippe Countinho gave Liverpool the lead in the final minute of normal time at the end of the first-half before Mathieu Debuchy equalised two minutes later.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Philippe Coutinho 45 G
Martin Skrtel 90 G

Goals:

Mathieu Debuchy 45 G
Olivier Giroud 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Jones
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Martin Skrtel
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Steven Gerrard
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Lazar Markovic
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Per Mertesacker Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Debuchy Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Fabio Borini for Lazar Markovic 74
Rickie Lambert for Kolo Touré 81

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Olivier Giroud 82
Joel Campbell for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 90
Nacho Monreal for Alexis Sánchez 90

Cards:

Fabio Borini 90 Y
Fabio Borini 90 Y
Fabio Borini 90 R

Cards:

Mathieu Flamini 14 Y
Mathieu Debuchy 47 Y
Santi Cazorla 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Left back Jose Enrique
Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert
Forward Fabio Borini

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Łukasz Podolski

Comments:

League position: 10th Martin Skrtel equalised for Liverpool in the seventh minute of added time at the end of the second-half. Fabio Borini had been sent-off five minutes earlier.

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal have now lost only two of their last 15 Premier League games against Liverpool. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s first goal against Liverpool on Sunday 21st December 2014 has been confirmed as a Mathieu Debuchy goal. (Circular 15 – 9th January 2015)

2 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

Philippe Coutinho 45 G
Martin Skrtel 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Jones
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Martin Skrtel
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Steven Gerrard
Midfielder/Forward Philippe Coutinho
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Lazar Markovic
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Fabio Borini for Lazar Markovic 74
Rickie Lambert for Kolo Touré 81

Cards:

Fabio Borini 90 Y
Fabio Borini 90 Y
Fabio Borini 90 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Left back Jose Enrique
Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert
Forward Fabio Borini

Comments:

League position: 10th Martin Skrtel equalised for Liverpool in the seventh minute of added time at the end of the second-half. Fabio Borini had been sent-off five minutes earlier.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Arsène Wenger

Goals:

Mathieu Debuchy 45 G
Olivier Giroud 64 G

Starting lineup:

Wojciech Szczęsny Goalkeeper
Per Mertesacker Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Debuchy Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Mathieu Flamini Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Olivier Giroud 82
Joel Campbell for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 90
Nacho Monreal for Alexis Sánchez 90

Cards:

Mathieu Flamini 14 Y
Mathieu Debuchy 47 Y
Santi Cazorla 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Łukasz Podolski

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal have now lost only two of their last 15 Premier League games against Liverpool. The Premier League’s Goal Accreditation Panel ruled on the following: - Arsenal’s first goal against Liverpool on Sunday 21st December 2014 has been confirmed as a Mathieu Debuchy goal. (Circular 15 – 9th January 2015)