How the bets settled
Match report
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal. Arsenal decided the match in the 16th minute when K. Havertz scored with an assist from D. Rice. Liverpool had more possession at 56 percent and more shots at 17 to 10, but they managed no shots on target to Arsenal’s three. Expected goals were close at 1.04 for Liverpool and 0.96 for Arsenal, while big chances were 1-2 in Arsenal’s favour. Both teams received four yellow cards.
The pre-match numbers had Arsenal second on 21 points with form WWWLW, while Liverpool were fifth on 15 points with form WWLWD. Liverpool’s both-teams-to-score rate was 38 percent and Arsenal’s was 25 percent; both had an over 2.5 rate of 50 percent. Both-teams-to-score was priced yes -180 and no +145 before kick-off. Arsenal’s away record was 3-0-1 and Liverpool’s home record was 1-2-1.
Goals
- 16′ K. Havertz, assist D. Rice Arsenal
| Match stats | Liverpool | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.04 | 0.98 |
| Ball possession | 56% | 44% |
| Total shots | 17 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 3 |
| Big chances | 1 | 2 |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 4 |
| Passes | 82% (380/464) | 72% (269/372) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
How the key matchups went
- Gakpo: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Calafiori: 1 foul committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Barcola: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 1 foul won. Timber: 1 foul committed, 1 tackle, 1 yellow card.
- Isak: 2 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Konsa: 0 fouls committed, 5 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Gabriel: 0 fouls committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Madueke: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 3 fouls won. Kerkez: 2 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 1 yellow card.
- Tzolis: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 2 fouls won. Araujo: 1 foul committed, 2 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Havertz: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Jacquet: 1 foul committed, 5 tackles, 0 yellow cards. van Dijk: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 1 yellow card.
Box score
Liverpool
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 1 | 11/15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 12/18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 53/61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 11/13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 54/56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 3 | 24/30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 29/35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 22/31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 2 | 55/67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 42/52 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| Koumas L. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Szoboszlai D. | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 27/33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Ngumoha R. | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 11/13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Munoz V. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 5/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Tsimikas K. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5/6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Arsenal
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 14/24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 38/44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | |
| 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.64 | 0 | 13/17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 22/29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 33/42 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 15/18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16/32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 4 | 18/24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 24/28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 27/52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 32/39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| Hincapie P. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Lewis-Skelly M. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 11/14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Merino M. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Gyokeres V. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Recap: Arsenal hold off Liverpool for first win at Anfield since 2012 (ESPN)
Highlights
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Liverpool vs Arsenal pre-game preview
Liverpool host Arsenal on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in the Premier League. The moneyline has Arsenal as the favorite at +138, with Liverpool +210 and the draw +250, while the total is 2.5. The last meeting finished 0-0 on Jan. 8, 2026. Recent league form, most recent first, is WWWLW for Arsenal and WWLWD for Liverpool.
Arsenal sit second with 21 points from eight matches and concede 0.63 per match with clean sheets in 63%. Liverpool are fifth with 15 points from eight and concede 1.00 per match with clean sheets in 50%. Injuries remove Bukayo Saka and William Saliba for Arsenal plus Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni, Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley for Liverpool, with Dominik Szoboszlai day to day.
Among props, Alexander Isak over 0.5 shots on target is -162 and cleared 9 of last 10, while Gabriel over 0.5 fouls is -175 and cleared 8 of last 10.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
Liverpool 4-2-3-1
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
1 Alisson
33 Araujo
5 Jacquet
4 van Dijk (C)
6 Kerkez
10 Mac Allister
42 Nyoni
18 Gakpo
7 Wirtz
29 Barcola
9 Isak
1 Raya
12 Timber
15 Konsa
6 Gabriel
33 Calafiori
41 Rice
39 Bruno Guimaraes
20 Madueke
8 Odegaard (C)
17 Tzolis
29 HavertzLiverpool missing: C. Bradley (knee), H. Ekitike (achilles tendon), J. Frimpong (muscle), G. Leoni (knee), A. Nallo (leg)
Arsenal missing: M. Dowman (red card), B. Saka (thigh), W. Saliba (back)
Form and head to head
Liverpool5th in the tableWWLWD4W 3D 1L · 1.88 points a match
Arsenal2nd in the tableWWWLW7W 0D 1L · 2.63 points a match- Jan 2026ARS 0-0 LIV
- Aug 2025LIV 1-0 ARS
- May 2025LIV 2-2 ARS
- Oct 2024ARS 2-2 LIV
- Feb 2024ARS 3-1 LIV
- Dec 2023LIV 1-1 ARS
Clean sheets and goal trends
Liverpool
Clean sheet4/8
Failed to score2/8
Both scored3/8
Over 2.54/8
Arsenal
Clean sheet5/8
Failed to score1/8
Both scored2/8
Over 2.54/8
Recent results
| Liverpool | WWLWD | W 2-0 vs BHA · W 2-1 at BRE · L 0-3 vs MCI · W 1-0 at BOU · D 0-0 vs FUL |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | WWWLW | W 2-0 vs EVE · W 1-0 at NFO · W 2-1 vs LEE · L 0-3 at BHA · W 2-0 at SUN |
Last five Premier League results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| Liverpool | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 5 (15 pts) | 2 (21 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-3-1 | 7-0-1 |
| Home / away record | 1-2-1 (4-5) home | 3-0-1 (4-3) away |
| Goals scored per match | 1.38 | 1.63 |
| Goals conceded per match | 1.00 | 0.63 |
| Shots / on target per match | 10.75 / 4.88 | 10.63 / 4.38 |
| Both teams scored | 38% | 25% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 75% / 50% / 25% | 75% / 50% / 0% |
| Clean sheets | 50% | 63% |
| Failed to score | 25% | 13% |
| Yellow cards per match | 2.38 | 1.25 |
| Corners per match | 5.02 | 5.74 |
This season, 8 and 8 matches.
Referee
Andrew Madley averages 3.5 yellow cards and 23.9 fouls per match over 10 matches this season (league average 3.9 and 23.3), lighter with cards than most.
Injury report
Liverpool
- Hugo Ekitike (F): Out, Achilles Tendon Injury
- Giovanni Leoni (D): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Jeremie Frimpong (D): Out, Hamstring Injury
- Conor Bradley (D): Out, Knee Injury
- Amara Nallo (D): Out, Leg Injury
Arsenal
- Bukayo Saka (F): Out, Muscle Injury
- William Saliba (D): Out, Back Injury
- Louie Copley (M): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
Line movement chart
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