{"id":2462,"date":"2025-08-30T18:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T18:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/liverpool-vs-arsenal-premier-league-teams-start-lineups\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T18:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T18:54:26","slug":"liverpool-vs-arsenal-premier-league-teams-start-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/liverpool-vs-arsenal-premier-league-teams-start-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Arsenal: Premier League \u2013 teams, start, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Who:<\/strong> Liverpool vs Arsenal
What:<\/strong> English Premier League
Where:<\/strong> Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom
When:<\/strong> Sunday, August 31, at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT)<\/p>\n

How to follow:<\/strong> We\u2019ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport<\/a> from 1:30pm (12:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.<\/em><\/p>\n

Liverpool and Arsenal will both try to remain perfect in the Premier League on Sunday when they meet in Merseyside, England.<\/p>\n

Champions Liverpool finished 10 points clear of Arsenal last season, with the Gunners claiming second spot for a third consecutive season.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera Sport takes a look a titanic early season title clash.<\/p>\n

What have Liverpool\u2019s Premier League results been so far?<\/h2>\n

Liverpool have had the far more adventurous route to their flawless record, twice giving back late leads only to score match-winning goals even later.<\/p>\n

Last Monday, it was Mohamed Salah setting up 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha deep in second-half stoppage time to seal a 3-2 victory at Newcastle United<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their opening game resulted in a 4-2 home win against Bournemouth<\/a>, but the Reds had to overcome a late fightback by the visitors.<\/p>\n

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Liverpool\u2019s Ryan Gravenberch celebrates scoring their first goal at Newcastle [Lee Smith\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who have Arsenal beaten in the Premier League so far this season?<\/h2>\n

Arsenal have yet to concede in the new campaign and last Saturday romped to a 5-0 home victory over Leeds United that was realistically decided when Bukayo Saka scored the Gunners\u2019 second goal in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n

The north Londoners opened the new season with a 1-0 win at Manchester United<\/a>, although the goal came after a mistake by the home keeper in an underwhelming performance by the Gunners.<\/p>\n

Do Liverpool still need Alexander Isak?<\/h2>\n

The Reds have had one bid for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak turned down, and manager Arne Slot has hinted a second offer could be on the cards.<\/p>\n

The meeting between the two clubs at St James\u2019 Park was a contentious environment fuelled by the transfer saga<\/a> surrounding Liverpool\u2019s pursuit of Isak.<\/p>\n

But the good news for Slot is that so far, his side appears less reliant on the veteran Salah for their attacking production, thanks in no small part to their summer transfer business.<\/p>\n

In particular, former Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Hugo Ekitike is off to a quick start at Anfield with two goals and an assist, including Liverpool\u2019s second tally at Newcastle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he has already made a big impact in the attacking part of our game,\u201d Slot said Friday. \u201cNot only scoring goals but also being part of build-up situations where he was someone that started the attack or was part of us starting an attack. I\u2019m talking about a difference a bit more than last season, although when [Luis Diaz] played there he was also a lot of times part of our build-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

How are Arsenal shaping up for another Premier League title bid?<\/h2>\n

Saka, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard are already dealing with injuries, with the former two expected to miss at least several weeks.<\/p>\n

That will put the focus on recent signings like Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze, who were acquired in part to help Arsenal combat exactly these kinds of situations.<\/p>\n

Gyokeres scored his first two Premier League goals \u2013 including one from the penalty spot \u2013 against Leeds. Eze has yet to debut for the Gunners after completing his transfer from Crystal Palace for a reported fee just north of $80m this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the start of the season and we lost three of our main players, but that\u2019s the reality,\u201d Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said. \u201cA very unfortunate situation, three very different situations. But that\u2019s why we keep insisting, like everybody else, you need a big squad to be able to cope and sustain the level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arsenal\u2019s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring their fifth goal against Leeds United [Andrew Couldridge\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What happened last season between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield?<\/h2>\n

The Gunners have drawn their last three trips to Anfield, but lost the last six prior to that.<\/p>\n

It will certainly be all hands to the pump once again for Arsenal, having not won at Anfield in the Premier League since 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe favourite is always the one that won in the previous year. Someone has to come and take that crown away from them, and that\u2019s what we, the rest, are going to try to do,\u201d Arteta said of Liverpool\u2019s title win.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery important game. You want to continue building the momentum we are in right now. Going to those grounds, against this kind of opposition, is what you want. Coming from those big games winning in a really convincing way is the objective.\u201d<\/p>\n

One player who could help in that regard is Eze.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are next to him, you are comfortable. He\u2019s got a big smile. He picks teams apart,\u201d Arteta said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe asks you the right questions and then just let him flow with the ball and the ability he has to pick passes, to drive past people effortlessly and just to understand the timing of things, it\u2019s very impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/h2>\n

This is the 245th meeting between the clubs.<\/p>\n

Liverpool have won 94 of the meetings, with Arsenal claiming victory in 81 of the encounters.<\/p>\n

Liverpool team news<\/h2>\n

Liverpool have no new injury concerns for the match.<\/p>\n

Conor Bradley substitute appearance against Newcastle was his first of the season, while Alexis Mac Allister is available after missing the trip to St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n

Anthony Gordon was sent off for a tackle on Virgil van Dijk in that match, but the Reds captain has been passed clear to play against Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Arsenal team news<\/h2>\n

Arsenal\u2019s Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz will be sidelined for many weeks after picking up injuries, while skipper Martin Odegaard is a doubt for the Premier League clash, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Saka limped off during Arsenal\u2019s 5-0 home win over Leeds United, and Arteta said he injured his hamstring. However, he will not require surgery, which kept him out for months last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cBukayo is doing better but he is out for a few weeks, unfortunately. No surgery, it\u2019s not as bad as the previous one,\u201d Arteta told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, it\u2019s very unfortunate to pick it up, but it\u2019s on the other side \u2026 Let\u2019s see how he evolves in the next few days and weeks, repeat the scan and see where he\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Havertz injured his knee in their season opener at Manchester United and Arsenal confirmed the German underwent a minor surgical procedure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will be weeks, but I don\u2019t know how many months. Very unfortunate, very sad for him,\u201d Arteta said of Havertz, who also underwent surgery on a hamstring injury earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did tremendously well to recover from the previous one; he\u2019d never had an injury before, and suddenly this happens.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is our profession\u2026 we need to live with that. We lost another big player for many, many weeks, but it [surgery] was the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Odegaard was also substituted early in the win over Leeds with a shoulder problem, and Arteta said he is unsure if his skipper will play a part.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t know yet. He hasn\u2019t trained yet, and if he does, it will be tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

New recruit Christian Norgaard and Ben White are also being monitored.<\/p>\n

Liverpool predicted starting lineup<\/h2>\n

Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike<\/p>\n

Arsenal predicted starting lineup<\/h2>\n

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Gyokeres, Martinelli<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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