Liverpool vs Arsenal: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Liverpool host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday 01 November, 19:30 (Mecca time). The hosts are 4th in the table and the visitors 2nd. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Liverpool are 4th on 15 points (goal difference +3) and Arsenal are 2nd on 21 (+8); Arsenal are 6 points ahead of Liverpool. Liverpool trail the leaders Man City by 6, while Arsenal trail the leaders Man City by 0.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Liverpool win they reach 18 points, at best 3rd; if Arsenal win they reach 24, at best 1st. A draw would take Liverpool to 16 (at best 3rd) and Arsenal to 22 (at best 1st).

Liverpool at home

Liverpool have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat at home (5 points from 4 games, 1.25 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 1.25 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Current streaks for Liverpool: 2 straight wins.

Arsenal away from home

Arsenal have 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat away from home (9 points from 4 games, 2.25 per game), scoring 1.0 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Current streaks for Arsenal: 3 straight wins, 2 clean sheets in a row.

Recent form

Liverpool's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 vs Brighton (3rd, W); 2-1 at Brentford (6th, W); 0-3 vs Man City (1st, L); 1-0 at Bournemouth (13th, W); 0-0 vs Fulham (15th, D). That is 10 points from a possible 15, with 5 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Arsenal's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-0 vs Everton (11th, W); 1-0 at N.Forest (18th, W); 2-1 vs Leeds (7th, W); 0-3 at Brighton (3rd, L); 2-0 at Sunderland (20th, W). That is 12 points from a possible 15, with 7 goals scored and 4 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Liverpool have 2W 1D 1L (1.75 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 2W 2D 0L (2.0 per game from 4).

Against top-half opponents Arsenal have 3W 0D 1L (2.25 points per game from 4 games); against the bottom half it is 4W 0D 0L (3.0 per game from 4).

When the goals come

Liverpool's 11 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (3 goals); 7 (64%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 61-75 (3 of 9 goals), including 1 after the 75th minute.

Arsenal's 13 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 46-60 (4 goals); 9 (69%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 31-45 (2 of 5 goals), including 0 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Liverpool have scored 2 after the 75th minute and Arsenal have conceded 0 there, while Arsenal have scored 2 and Liverpool have conceded 1. Before half-time, Liverpool have scored 4 and Arsenal have conceded 3; Arsenal have scored 4 and Liverpool have conceded 4.

Tactics and discipline

Liverpool's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Arsenal's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Liverpool have collected 19 yellow and 1 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Arsenal have collected 10 yellow and 0 red cards and converted 1 of 1 penalties.

Players to watch

Liverpool's players to watch: A. Isak (6 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances); C. Gakpo (1 goal and 3 assists in 6 appearances).

Arsenal's players to watch: D. Rice (0 goals and 4 assists in 8 appearances); B. Saka (3 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Liverpool won 3, Arsenal won 2 and 5 were drawn, averaging 2.9 goals per game. Both teams scored in 7 of them and 6 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool in the Premier League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool (2026); Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal (2025); Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal (2025); Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool (2024); Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Liverpool's home scoring rate (1.0) with Arsenal's away conceding rate (0.75) gives about 0.9 goals for Liverpool; the reverse calculation gives 1.1 for Arsenal, a combined 2.0. Both teams scored in 1 of Liverpool's 4 home games and 0 of Arsenal's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 2 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Strengths and weaknesses

Liverpool's strengths: 1st in the league for away points per game (2.50).

Arsenal's strengths: 1st in the league for goals conceded (5 conceded); 2nd in the league for home points per game (3.00); 3rd in the league for away points per game (2.25); 2nd in the league for points from the last five games (12 points).

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Liverpool 10 points, Arsenal 12). Liverpool collect 1.25 points per home game while Arsenal take 2.25 per away game, which tilts toward Arsenal.