Liverpool v Arsenal: Match preview

Liverpool and Arsenal meet each other at Anfield for a huge match on November 1st. A win by the Reds would see them go Top-3 on the table, while a loss would widen the gap between Man City and Arsenal at the top and the rest of the EPL. As big as the match is when put in those terms, Andoni Iraola tried to downplay the match’s impact on the rest of the campaign.

“It’s too early to think about the standings,” he told reporters at the pre-match presser. “It’s more about preparing ourselves for a very difficult game. We know Arsenal. We know how good they are. They have good players. We have to ready for that challenge.”

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Liverpool team news and injury updates

Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Muñoz are officially listed as questionable for the match. No other long-term injury status for other players have changed. Please visit the injury page for the most up-to-date information.

“They have a chance to play,” Iraola said. ” We still have two days before the match, so we will see, but there is a chance.”

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Opposition scout

Obviously, Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy last season and there has not been much of a dropoff this year. They are tied atop the table with Man City with 21 points, winning 3 league matches in a row. However, the Gunners are coming off of a shocking exit from the Carabao Cup after falling to fourth-division side Fleetwood Town. Mikel Arteta employs a fluid tactical setup that morphs during the match. The roster is full of danger men such as Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz and others. No player has more than 3 goals in league play so Liverpool cannot focus too much defensive attention on any one player. Declan Rice is the top assist man with 4.

Key tactical battle

Arsenal are a team that prefer to hold possession and build up methodical attacks. They don’t like to defend. So it’s up to the Reds’ front-line players, whether it’s Alexander Isak up top or Bradley Barcola as an attacking midfielder, to be aggressive and press any advantage they have. The Gunners also have the top set-piece conversion rate, so Liverpool can’t give away any cheap fouls or corners. When Arsenal do have a set piece, Virgil van Dijk and Ronald Araújo have to be at their best defensively

Head-to-head record and recent meetings

The two sides have been about as evenly matched as you can get over the last six meetings. Each team has won one match during that span; the other four contests were draws. Liverpool won last season with Dominik Szoboszlai’s stunning free kick in a 1-0 win. If you stretch a point, Iraola has won 3 of 4 vs. Arsenal dating back to his time with Bournemouth.

“It’s true that we had a good results with Bournemouth against them,” Iraola said. “But this doesn’t mean a lot, honestly. It’s a totally different team, different group of players, different moments so I think we cannot use exactly the same things we used with Bournemouth against Arsenal. I think that we have to use different tools, use our players as good as we can and trust them. At the end it’s going to be a matter of winning the duels, running more than them, winning the aerial duels winning the set-play mini-games, these things that you have to control against us and all this.”

Score prediction and LFC Globe Verdict

Despite what Iraola says about it being too early to pay attention to the standings, this is a game the Reds need to win if they have title hopes this season. Every player on the pitch has to be at the top of their game and it will still be a big ask to knock out the champs. With the Anfield crowd behind them, though, I think Liverpool get the job done by a 2-1 scoreline

LFC Globe Predicts: Liverpool 2–1 Arsenal

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