Arsenal v Liverpool, 15 July 2020

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Arsenal won: 16 Drawn: 19 Liverpool won: 21 Arsenal scored: 71 Liverpool scored: 91 This was Arsenal's first win in the last ten meetings in the Premier League since April 2015 (lost five).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 32 G
Reiss Nelson 44 G

Goals:

Sadio Mané 20 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Reiss Nelson 58
Dani Ceballos for Lucas Torreira 58
Joe Willock for Alexandre Lacazette 58
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Cédric Soares 76
Sead Kolašinac for Bukayo Saka 86

Substitutions:

Takumi Minamino for Roberto Firmino 61
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 62
Divock Origi for Mohamed Salah 83
Xherdan Shaqiri for Georginio Wijnaldum 83

Cards:

Lucas Torreira 46 Y
Granit Xhaka 81 Y
Dani Ceballos 90 Y

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal had taken 18 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; only Wolverhampton Wanderers had taken more (21). They had now failed to score in three of their last 70 home games in the Premier League since October 2016. Five English players had now scored in league games for the Gunners so far this season; the most since 1997-98 in League Division One (six). [c/o Tom Ede]

Comments:

League position: 1st With two games still to play and their third defeat of 2019-20, Liverpool could no longer equal Manchester City's competition record of 100 points in a Premier League season set in 2017-18. This was the first time they had trailed at half-time in a game in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal since a 2-2 draw with West Ham United at Anfield on 11 December 2016. In surpassing Ryan Babel’s total of 81 appearances, Divock Origi became the Reds’ most used substitute in all competitions in their history (82). [c/o Michael Reid]

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 32 G
Reiss Nelson 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Substitutions:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Reiss Nelson 58
Dani Ceballos for Lucas Torreira 58
Joe Willock for Alexandre Lacazette 58
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Cédric Soares 76
Sead Kolašinac for Bukayo Saka 86

Cards:

Lucas Torreira 46 Y
Granit Xhaka 81 Y
Dani Ceballos 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal had taken 18 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; only Wolverhampton Wanderers had taken more (21). They had now failed to score in three of their last 70 home games in the Premier League since October 2016. Five English players had now scored in league games for the Gunners so far this season; the most since 1997-98 in League Division One (six). [c/o Tom Ede]

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Sadio Mané 20 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Trent Alexander-Arnold Defender/Midfielder
Fabinho Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Takumi Minamino for Roberto Firmino 61
Naby Keïta for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 62
Divock Origi for Mohamed Salah 83
Xherdan Shaqiri for Georginio Wijnaldum 83

Cards:

Trent Alexander-Arnold 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder/Forward Takumi Minamino
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 1st With two games still to play and their third defeat of 2019-20, Liverpool could no longer equal Manchester City's competition record of 100 points in a Premier League season set in 2017-18. This was the first time they had trailed at half-time in a game in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal since a 2-2 draw with West Ham United at Anfield on 11 December 2016. In surpassing Ryan Babel’s total of 81 appearances, Divock Origi became the Reds’ most used substitute in all competitions in their history (82). [c/o Michael Reid]