Liverpool vs Arsenal is scheduled for an 8PM GMT kick-off clash on Thursday January 13, 2022 for the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final. The game will take place at Anfield amid a backdrop of controversy surrounding a batch of false positive COVID-19 tests.
In their previous fixture, Liverpool drew 2-2 in the Premier League match with Chelsea. That success represents just a second for Liverpool in their last five matches across all tournaments, although they have now marched to eight successive wins at their Anfield headquarters, only failing to score at least two goals in one of those successes.
Indicating their involvement in high-scoring encounters, goals have been seen as many as 20 times in the prior six games in which Liverpool have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals each clash. Opposing teams have managed 9 from this total.
Arsenal will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 1-2 Premier League defeat in their last game at the hands of Manchester City. Arsenal hasn’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They’ve claimed a sum of 20 goals during that period and have conceded a total of four. We shall soon see if that trend will be continued in this game.
Liverpool vs Arsenal head to head
These 2 teams have 66 matches against each other since 1993. Arsenal has 25 wins, Liverpool has 21 wins and 20 matches have ended with shared spoils.
- Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal
- Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool
- Liverpool 4-5 Arsenal
- Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
- Arsenal 5-4 Liverpool
Home
- Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury
- Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool
- Leicester 1-0 Liverpool
- Liverpool 5-4 Leicester
- Tottenham 2-2 Liverpool
Away
- Nottingham1-0 Arsenal
- Arsenal1-2 Man City
- Norwich 0-5 Arsenal
- Arsenal 5-1Sunderland
- Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal
Liverpool team news
Harvey Elliott, Divock Origi, Nathaniel Phillips have been ruled out of this fixture due to injury while Joel Matp, Roberto Firmino, Alisson will be unavailable due to positive Covid 19 test.
Arsenal team news
Mikel Arteta’s will miss out the service of Sead Kolasinac and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang due to injury and Covid 19 respectively.
Prediction and odds
We’re backing up Liverpool to take the lead in this game. Arsenal’s complete lack of a midfield presence is there to create a chance for the refreshed Liverpool outfit this week, although the Reds hardly have their first-choice either.
- Liverpool win
- Draw
- Both teams to score
