
Liverpool vs Arsenal, 2024-25 English Premier League
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Arsenal honour Liverpool then fight back for 2-2 draw at Anfield
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Arsenal gave Liverpool a guard of honour and then a reminder of why they were the only team to challenge them in their romp to the Premier League title as they hit back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at a sun-drenched Anfield on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 2': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 2': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 10': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 10': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 11': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 14': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 15': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 17': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 19': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Robertson.
- 20': Goal! Liverpool 1, Arsenal 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 24': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Raya.
- 25': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 26': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 26': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 29': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben White.
- 30': Offside, Liverpool. Conor Bradley is caught offside.
- 34': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 34': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 35': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 35': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 37': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 42': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 42': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 44': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 47': Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 51': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 53': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
- 54': Attempt saved. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 56': Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 60': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 60': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 63': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 63': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
- 65': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Curtis Jones.
- 67': Substitution, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Conor Bradley.
- 70': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 70': Goal! Liverpool 2, Arsenal 2. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 73': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Ben White.
- 79': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Luis Díaz.
- 79': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 79': Second yellow card to Mikel Merino (Arsenal) for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
- 84': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister following a fast break.
- 85': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 85': Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
- 89': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+5': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 90'+6': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
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LIV![]() |
|
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10 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
55.6 | Possession | 44.4 |
15 | SHOTS | 14 |
7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
384 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
447 | Passes | 355 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
14 | Crosses | 11 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
39 | Long Balls | 45 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
20 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
5 | Interceptions | 4 |
17 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
17 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,324
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 36 | +46 | 83 |
2 | Arsenal | 36 | +33 | 68 |
3 | Newcastle United | 36 | +23 | 66 |
4 | Manchester City | 36 | +24 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
84 | Conor Bradley ![]() |
8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
17 | Curtis Jones |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
7 | Luis Díaz |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
11 | Mohamed Salah |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | David Raya (GK) |
15 | Jakub Kiwior |
2 | William Saliba |
49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly ![]() |
4 | Ben White |
5 | Thomas Partey |
23 | Mikel Merino ![]() |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
19 | Leandro Trossard |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
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