Liverpool vs Arsenal Preview

Liverpool have won five in a row, while Arsenal arrive off a midweek shock, knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night. That contrast frames Sunday’s meeting at Anfield, although the league table tells a different story. Arsenal are second, level on points with leaders Manchester City, while Liverpool sit fourth, six points further back. Recent meetings have favoured the hosts, with Arsenal winless in the last five against Liverpool. Kick-off is at 4:30pm GMT.

Five games, five wins, though the latest needed penalties: Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Anfield in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday and went through 6-5 in the shootout. Three days earlier they beat Brighton 2-0 at home in the league, and before that came a 4-3 home win over Villarreal in the Champions League. The two oldest results were both away wins, 2-1 at Brentford and 6-3 at LASK. That adds up to 15 goals scored and eight conceded, with Liverpool scoring in every game and letting in three on two occasions. Sunday’s game is their fourth at home since 20 October.

Arsenal have three wins, a draw and a defeat from their last five, scoring nine and conceding just three. The defeat was the most recent, a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood on Tuesday that ended in a 5-3 shootout loss. Three days earlier they beat Everton 2-0 at home, and before that they drew 2-2 away at Bayern Munich in the Champions League. A 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest and a 3-0 home win over Lille complete the sample. Three clean sheets in five is the standout number, and no side has scored more than twice against them in that run.

Arsenal have not beaten Liverpool in the last five meetings, with Liverpool winning two and the other three drawn. The most recent was a goalless draw at Arsenal’s ground in January, and before that Liverpool won 1-0 at Anfield in August 2025. Liverpool are unbeaten in the two meetings at Anfield in the sample, the other a 2-2 draw in May 2025. Liverpool’s only other win was a 2-1 friendly victory in August 2024. Goals have been hard to come by more recently, with just one scored across the last two meetings.

Arsenal are second on 21 points, level with leaders Manchester City, while Liverpool are fourth on 15. On current standings, an Arsenal win would take them to 24 points and top of the table, while a Liverpool win would lift them to 18, above Brighton into third.

In the UK, the game is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with Sky Ultra HD also showing it, streaming on Sky Go UK, SKY GO Extra and NOW, and radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. US viewers can watch on Telemundo, with Peacock and fuboTV streaming.

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