Arsenal and Liverpool will face off this Sunday at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in the eighth match week of the Premier League.
Liverpool has started notably under their new Dutch manager Arne Slot, who aims to replicate the same success achieved during Jurgen Klopp’s Era.
On the other hand, Arsenal finished in second place, narrowly missing out on winning the Premier League last year, after Manchester City.
Both teams are looking to dethrone Manchester City, which is on a winning streak of winning the Premier League four times in a row.
Liverpool will be looking to maintain their hold on top whereas Arsenal will be looking to overcome last week’s defeat against Bournemouth.
Liverpool holds a better position than Arsenal regarding squad availability because few key players are missing for the gunners due to injuries.
If Arsenal loses this match, they will fall behind Liverpool by seven points, which will further affect their hopes of winning the title.
Standard.co.uk has provided the timings, potential lineups, predictions and previews between these hugely strong teams.
Liverpool’s Team News
Liverpool is a formidable force to reckon with and their win over Bundesliga side RB Leipzig in their UCL fixture is evidence of this.
A well-deserved 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend in the Premier League has thoroughly boosted the Reds’s confidence.
However, The Reds are without their goalkeeper Alisson, who has remained sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury.
Another talented player, Conor Bradley, the defender, will too be missing from the squad as he suffered a knock during the October international break.
Harvey Elliot has been out since September and his return is anticipated in mid-November.
Liverpool’s one of few signings, former Juventus star, Federico Chiesa is still to make his debut for the Reds because of fitness issues.
Arne Slot in the press conference said the striker Diogo Jota will miss this intense fixture due to an injury sustained against Chelsea.
The Controversial Striker Darwin Nunez will be in the starting lineup against the Gunners, Arne further added.
Arsenal’s Team News
Last week, Andoni Iraola’s side Bournemouth stunned Arsenal with a defeat and the Gunners were heavily criticised by the pundits.
Arsenal is facing a long list of injuries which includes their club captain Martin Odeggard, Jurien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori.
Both Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu, along with Odeggard will miss their match against the Reds at the Emirates this Sunday.
Mikel Arteta is unsure about whether Bukayo Saka will be available or not as he suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Greece.
The Gunners will be without their star defender William Saliba as he serves suspension due to a red card received against Bournemouth last week.
However, Arteta has vested his trust in young players and aims to give Liverpool strong resistance despite key players being unavailable.
Gunners And Reds Possible Lineup
Both teams are missing a few important players, and it will be interesting to see how both managers line up their squads.
Liverpool Possible Lineup – Kellehar, Van Dijk, Alexander Arnold, Mac Allister, Salah, Diaz, Nunez, Robertson, Konate, Gravenberch, Jones.
Arsenal Possible Lineup – Merino, Raya, Kiwior, Gabriel, White, Partey, Rice, Zinchenko, Trossard, Havertz, Martinelli.
Score Prediction
Both teams are on a mission to overthrow Manchester City from their reigns, and no other clubs till now have matched the aura of these two.
However, both teams have a list of injured players that will surely hamper their performance in the upcoming matches of the league.
These two have started the league on a high with Liverpool on a winning streak of 11 matches and one draw are a bit ahead of Arsenal in terms of stats.
But, Most likely a draw between these two teams is an outcome highly predicted.
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