Played
April 17, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
Emirates Stadium — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 60029
April 17, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
Emirates Stadium — London
Referee: A. Marriner
Attendance: 60029
Premier League Preview: Arsenal - Liverpool
The hosts have not lost to these opponents in the last seven league meetings, and a victory would ensure they remain in the race to win the title
By Adithya Ananth
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Arsenal: Szczesny; Eboue, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy; Song, Wilshere; Nasri, Fabregas, Walcott; Van Persie. |  |
| Liverpool: Reina; Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio; Meireles, Lucas, Spearing; Kuyt, Carroll, Suarez. |  |
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Arsenal is unbeaten against this opposition in the past seven league meetings, but five of those matches have ended in a draw.
- The games between these two sides have produced more hat-tricks than any other in the history of the Premier League.
- Gunners' forward Robin van Persie has managed to hit the back of the net 20 times in his last 21 starts for the club.
- Barring Manchester United (42), Arsenal has scored more goals (32) at home than any other team in the league.
- However, the north London outfit has lost the most number of home games among the current top six.
- Liverpool has lost 10 league games on the road this season, which is more than any other team in the top ten.
- The Reds have also conceded the most number of goals away from home in the top ten (26), with the exception of West Brom (33).
- Kenny Dalglish’s men have performed well against top opposition in recent times, as three of their last four victories were against top four opposition – Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City. They did, however, lose to West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United during this period.
- Each of the last 23 league matches between these two clubs has produced at least one goal; the last time they played out a goalless draw was in September 1999, at Highbury.
- Andy Carroll recently opened his goalscoring account for Liverpool with a brace against Manchester City, and is currently the fourth highest scorer in the Premier League. But a majority (11) of those goals came during his time at Newcastle United.
| LAST MEETING |
A rare error from Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reinasaw the Gunners somehow salvage a point at Anfield, as new signing Joe Cole was sent off for the first time in his career.
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Field Report
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Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool
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Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
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Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Jan 30, 2013 | Arsenal 2 - Liverpool 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Sep 2, 2012 | Liverpool 0 - Arsenal 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Mar 3, 2012 | Liverpool 1 - Arsenal 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Aug 20, 2011 | Arsenal 0 - Liverpool 2 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Apr 17, 2011 | Arsenal 1 - Liverpool 1 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Newcastle 0 - Arsenal 1 | EPL |
| May 14, 2013 | Arsenal 4 - Wigan Athletic 1 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | QPR 0 - Arsenal 1 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Fulham 0 - Arsenal 1 | EPL |
Liverpool
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| May 19, 2013 | Liverpool 1 - QPR 0 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Fulham 1 - Liverpool 3 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Liverpool 0 - Everton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Newcastle 0 - Liverpool 6 | EPL |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Liverpool 2 - Chelsea 2 | EPL |
| 13 | Wojciech Szczesny | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Emmanuel Eboue | Defender |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny | Defender |
| 20 | Johan Djourou | Defender |
| 22 | Gael Clichy | Defender |
| 2 | A. Diaby | Midfielder |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere | Midfielder |
| 4 | Cesc Fàbregas | Midfielder |
| 8 | Samir Nasri | Midfielder |
| 14 | Theo Walcott | Striker |
| 20 | Robin van Persie | Striker |
| 1 | Jens Lehmann | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Sébastien Squillaci | Defender |
| 28 | Kieran Gibbs | Defender |
| 25 | Alex Song | Midfielder |
| 23 | Andrey Arshavin | Midfielder |
| 29 | Marouane Chamakh | Striker |
| 17 | Nicklas Bendtner | Striker |
| 25 | José Reina Paez | Goalkeeper |
| 38 | John Flanagan | Defender |
| 23 | Jamie Carragher | Defender |
| 37 | Martin Skrtel | Defender |
| - | Fabio Aurelio | Defender |
| 20 | Jay Spearing | Midfielder |
| 21 | Lucas Leiva | Midfielder |
| 14 | Raúl Meireles | Midfielder |
| 11 | Dirk Kuyt | Striker |
| 7 | Luis Suárez | Striker |
| 8 | Andy Carroll | Striker |
| 42 | Peter Gulacsi | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | Defender |
| 49 | Jack Robinson | Defender |
| 10 | Joe Cole | Midfielder |
| 11 | Maxi Rodríguez | Midfielder |
| 33 | Jonjo Shelvey | Midfielder |
| 24 | David Ngog | Striker |
| Robin van Persie | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 20 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| Andy Carroll | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 8 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
