Liverpool v Arsenal, 11 May 2025

Score2-2
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance60,324

View Liverpool v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 66 Liverpool won: 25 Drawn: 23 Arsenal won: 18 Liverpool scored: 113 Arsenal scored: 85 . Anthony Taylor had now become the third referee to take charge of 400 games in the Premier League after Mike Dean (560) and Martin Atkinson (462).

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Cody Gakpo 20 G
Luis Díaz 21 G

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 47 G
Mikel Merino 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Jakub Kiwior Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Alexis Mac Allister for Cody Gakpo 66
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Conor Bradley 67
Darwin Núñez for Curtis Jones 67
Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 79
Harvey Elliott for Ryan Gravenberch 83

Substitutions:

Riccardo Calafiori for Ben White 78
Kieran Tierney for Leandro Trossard 78
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Bukayo Saka 88

Cards:

Conor Bradley 60 Y

Cards:

Mikel Merino 34 Y
Myles Lewis-Skelly 43 Y
Mikel Merino 79 Y
Mikel Merino 79 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jack Henry-Francis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 1st . This was the first time that Liverpool had failed to win a home game in the Premier League after leading by two or more goals at half-time since 23 April 2016 against Newcastle United (drew 2-2). . The Reds avoided becoming the third team to lose consecutive games in the Premier League immediately after clinching the title after Arsenal in 1997-98 and Chelsea in 2005-06. . They remained unbeaten in their last 121 home games in the Premier League when leading by two or more goals at half time (won 118).

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing a game in the Premier League after trailing by two or more goals at half-time for the first time since 21 March 2021 at West Ham United (drew 3-3). . The Gunners avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since March 2018. . They now remained unbeaten in their last 13 away games in the Premier League (won six).

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Cody Gakpo 20 G
Luis Díaz 21 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Alexis Mac Allister for Cody Gakpo 66
Trent Alexander-Arnold for Conor Bradley 67
Darwin Núñez for Curtis Jones 67
Diogo Jota for Luis Díaz 79
Harvey Elliott for Ryan Gravenberch 83

Cards:

Conor Bradley 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez

Comments:

League position: 1st . This was the first time that Liverpool had failed to win a home game in the Premier League after leading by two or more goals at half-time since 23 April 2016 against Newcastle United (drew 2-2). . The Reds avoided becoming the third team to lose consecutive games in the Premier League immediately after clinching the title after Arsenal in 1997-98 and Chelsea in 2005-06. . They remained unbeaten in their last 121 home games in the Premier League when leading by two or more goals at half time (won 118).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 47 G
Mikel Merino 69 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Jakub Kiwior Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Myles Lewis-Skelly Defender/Midfielder
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Leandro Trossard Midfielder
Mikel Merino Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Riccardo Calafiori for Ben White 78
Kieran Tierney for Leandro Trossard 78
Olexsandr Zinchenko for Bukayo Saka 88

Cards:

Mikel Merino 34 Y
Myles Lewis-Skelly 43 Y
Mikel Merino 79 Y
Mikel Merino 79 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Neto
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder Jack Henry-Francis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal avoided losing a game in the Premier League after trailing by two or more goals at half-time for the first time since 21 March 2021 at West Ham United (drew 3-3). . The Gunners avoided losing four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since March 2018. . They now remained unbeaten in their last 13 away games in the Premier League (won six).