In the early morning of February 5, Beijing time, the last 1 game of the 23rd round of the 2023-24 English Premier League will be played, and the "Gunners" Arsenal will face the "Red Army" Liverpool at home. What's in store for this game? A brief analysis is as follows:
02-05 00:30 Arsenal vsLiverpool
Let's take a look at the Premier League standings first.
After 22 rounds, Liverpool has 51 points from 22 games and is in first place.
Arsenal also have 46 points from 22 games, the same number of points as Manchester City, who have played a game less, and have a goal difference of three less, ranking third.
Therefore, judging from the point gap between the two teams, this can only be regarded as a "strong conversation", not a "battle for the top of the table".
Arsenal have a little bit of a 'fixture advantage'
Arsenal's 22nd round of Premier League fixtures was played on 31 January, with Arsenal beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 away to make it two wins in a row, with Gabriel Jesus scoring a goal from Gabriel Jesus. Smith Rowe also had a decent run.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest line-up: 22-Raya, 2-Saliba, 4-Ben White, 6-Gabriel, 35-Zinchenko (90+2' 15-Kiwior Odegaard (90+2' 20-Jorginho Smith Rowe (71' 29-Havertz Rice, 7-Saka, 9-Gabriel Jesus (78' 14-Nketiah Martinelli (78' 19-Trossard).It can be seen that Smith Rowe, Zinchenko and other injuries have come back one after another, which is still a lot of help for Arsenal's strength recovery. What Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta needs to do now is to improve the team's form as much as possible and prepare for the test of a new brutal schedule, with Liverpool being the first "difficulty".
Liverpool are "bad comers".
Liverpool's 22nd round of the league was played a day later than Arsenal, and the opponent looked a little stronger - it was the "Blues" Chelsea, but the result was a comfortable 4-1 win at home, Jota, Bradley, Dias, Szobosloy scored a goal each, and Nunez took his "anger" out on the post.
Liverpool vs Chelsea line-up: 1-Alisson, 2-Gomez (69'26-Robertson Van Dijk, 5-Konate, 84-Bradley (69'66-Arnold Szobosloy (69'19-Elliott McAllister), 17-Curtis Jones (82'42-Bobby Clark Dias), 20-Jota (69'18-Gakpo NunezAfter experiencing the setbacks of last season, after the squad adjustment in the summer of 2023, with the efforts of the Liverpool coaching staff led by "Uncle Scum" Klopp, Liverpool does have the ability to impact multiple championships again, and it is no wonder that Klopp feels "tired".
Judging from the game against Chelsea, the newcomer Bradley had a bright performance, and the return of Robertson, one of the long-term injuries, is gratifying. The only thing that bothers is the "where" of the crosshairs of Uruguayan striker Nunez's shot?
The all-time head-to-head record between the two teams, with Arsenal winning 1 and losing 4 of their last five home games against Liverpool.
For the record, every guide is different, because every game is not replicable.
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