Liverpool v Arsenal, the Premier League Round of 18 tie, is scheduled for Saturday 23 December from 19:30 at Anfield and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sports 1.
Liverpool and Arsenal will meet in the most anticipated match of the end of the year, the derby of the 18th stage of the Premier League, a victory for either team is tantamount to the unofficial title of “Champions of Christmas”.
Liverpool have 38 points and come off the back of three wins and two draws in their last five league games and they drew 0-0 at home to Manchester United in the previous round.
It was the second match in a row without a victory for the “cormorants” after the failure in the Europa League, 1:2 away from “Union St”. Guilloise, but Liverpool were already the mathematical winners of Group E and Jurgen Klopp used several reserves and youth team players.
Also, the draw with Manchester United was Liverpool’s first misstep at home this season in the Premier League after seven consecutive wins (they have not lost at home at all) and the team’s top scorer is Mohamed Salah with 11 successes in the league.
Arsenal have 39 points and beat Brighton 2-0 at home in the last round and took advantage of Liverpool’s draw to climb, at least temporarily, to the top of the table, given that in the last five stages of the Prem’ The league recorded four successes and one failure.
In Europe, Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by PSV Eindhoven in a game that also saw Mikel Arteta use players who have played less this season as the Gunners have already secured top spot in Group B of the Champions League.
Arsenal have five wins, one draw and two defeats in their away games this season, with Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah as their top scorers with five Premier League goals each.
It should be noted that Liverpool and Arsenal have the best defense in the championship, with 15 goals conceded each, and in attack, the Cormorants scored one more goal than the Gunners, 36 against 35.
Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 at home in their last Premier League fixture, so the second leg ended in a 2-2 draw.
Superbet offers odds of 1.45 on the 1X prediction: a home win or a draw in the match between Liverpool and Arsenal.
| Liverpool – Arsenal | 1X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 1.45 |
* the tariff is valid at the time of publication of the article
Source: Hot News
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