Liverpool v Arsenal, 23 December 2023

Score1-1
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance57,548

View Liverpool v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 63 Liverpool won: 25 Drawn: 21 Arsenal won: 17 Liverpool scored: 108 Arsenal scored: 78 . This was Arsenal’s 100th league visit to Anfield (won 24, lost 59).

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 29 G

Goals:

Gabriel 4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Kostas Tsimikas 35
Ryan Gravenberch for Curtis Jones 68
Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo 68
Harvey Elliott for Luis Díaz 68

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 68
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 78

Cards:

Wataru Endo 45+3 Y
Mohamed Salah 84 Y

Cards:

Bukayo Saka 38 Y
Kai Havertz 45+4 Y
Declan Rice 49 Y
Eddie Nketiah 86 Y
Ben White 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Forward Bobby Clark

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Liverpool had now recovered 19 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. . The Reds had now failed to win in consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. . They had now been losing at half time in five of last their 50 home games in the Premier League since April 2021.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal would now be on top of the top division on Christmas Day for the eighth time in their history; only in 1947-48 in League Division One did they go on to become the champions. . The Gunners had now taken 40 points from their 18 games so far in this Premier League season; seven points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . They had now scored three goals in the opening 15 minutes of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Mohamed Salah 29 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder/Forward Luis Díaz
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah
Midfielder/Forward Dominik Szoboszlai

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Kostas Tsimikas 35
Ryan Gravenberch for Curtis Jones 68
Darwin Núñez for Cody Gakpo 68
Harvey Elliott for Luis Díaz 68

Cards:

Wataru Endo 45+3 Y
Mohamed Salah 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Conor Bradley
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Forward Bobby Clark

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Liverpool had now recovered 19 points from losing positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. . The Reds had now failed to win in consecutive games for the second time in this Premier League season. . They had now been losing at half time in five of last their 50 home games in the Premier League since April 2021.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel 4 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Jesus Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 68
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Jesus 78

Cards:

Bukayo Saka 38 Y
Kai Havertz 45+4 Y
Declan Rice 49 Y
Eddie Nketiah 86 Y
Ben White 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal would now be on top of the top division on Christmas Day for the eighth time in their history; only in 1947-48 in League Division One did they go on to become the champions. . The Gunners had now taken 40 points from their 18 games so far in this Premier League season; seven points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . They had now scored three goals in the opening 15 minutes of their 18 games so far in this Premier League season.