Arsenal 2 – 3 Liverpool
An exciting encounter at the Emirates Stadium left Arsenal with a 2-3 defeat to Liverpool. The match was marked by a constant exchange of goals and the intensity of both teams.
Arsenal opened the scoring in the 9th minute with a goal from Bukayo Saka, assisted by Ben White. However, Liverpool managed to equalize in the 18th minute through Virgil van Dijk, after an assist from Luis Díaz.
In the 43rd minute, Martin Ødegaard put Arsenal back in the lead with a goal assisted by Declan Rice. The second half saw Liverpool return to the scoreboard with a goal from Mohamed Salah in the 81st minute, thanks to an assist from Darwin Núñez.
The match was decided in the final minutes with a goal from Núñez in the 90th minute, giving Liverpool the victory.
Statistics:
Arsenal: 45% possession, 9 shots (3 on target, 4 off target), 1 corner, 14 fouls, 1 yellow card, 0 red cards.
Liverpool: 55% possession, 9 shots (4 on target, 3 off target), 3 corners, 14 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Key Events:
* 9′: Arsenal – Goal by B. Saka (assisted by B. White)
* 18′: Liverpool – Goal by V. van Dijk (assisted by L. Diaz)
* 33′: Liverpool – Yellow card for A. Mac Allister
* 43′: Arsenal – Goal by M. Ødegaard (assisted by D. Rice)
* 66′: Arsenal – Yellow card for D. Raya
* 72′: Liverpool – Yellow card for A. Slot
* 81′: Liverpool – Goal by M. Salah (assisted by D. Nunez)
* 90′: Liverpool – Goal by D. Núñez
* 90′: Liverpool – Yellow card for D. Núñez
Arsenal will have to look to improve in the upcoming matches, while Liverpool consolidates itself as one of the strong teams in the league.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 54 J. Kiwior came in and Gabriel went out., at minute 76 M. Lewis-Skelly came in and J. Timber went out., at minute 85 Gabriel Jesus came in and B. Saka went out., at minute 85 E. Nwaneri came in and G. Martinelli went out.
Substitutions liverpool: at minute 63 K. Tsimikas came in and A. Robertson went out., at minute 63 C. Gakpo came in and L. Diaz went out., at minute 63 D. Szoboszlai came in and A. Mac Allister went out., at minute 90 W. Endo came in and C. Jones went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Arsenal
Liverpool
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