On Sunday Oct 9th, Arsenal plays host to Liverpool in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Arsenal sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Thomas Partey struck first for Arsenal in the 20th minute, then Harry Kane tied it up for Tottenham Hotspur in the 31st minute. Arsenal looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Liverpool, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Rangers. Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 7th minute, then Mohamed Salah added another in the 53rd minute from the penalty spot In the end, Rangers was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory. Liverpool is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Liverpool and Arsenal battled to a 5-5 draw. Shkodran Mustafi scored the first goal for Liverpool on an own goal in the 6th minute, then Lucas Torreira tied it up for Arsenal in the 19th minute .
Both Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah have been the hottest scorers for Liverpool in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s squad will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson, while Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad will be without Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Andrew Robertson, Kelleher and Calvin Ramsey.