Liverpool and Arsenal met for the third time in 40 days, the highlight of the 23rd round of the Premier League, with one team topping the table and the other third, and if Arsenal lose, they will be far from the Premier League title race. Facing the weak team, Manchester City, who have played one less game, can sit on the side and watch the tiger fight, as long as they win, they can make a profit.
Liverpool hosted Arsenal in late December, the first meeting of the season that ended in a draw. However, in the game, Odegaard was in the penalty area, suspected of dribbling under the crotch, the referee did not give any penalty, and Arsenal was lucky to avoid a penalty and barely won the "Christmas championship". After the game, Webber, the head of the Premier League refereeing company, said it was a miscalculation and it was clear that Liverpool were the losers.
Two weeks later, the two sides exchanged home stadiums for a second meeting in the FA Cup. This time, Liverpool did not let the fruits of victory slip away, and with Kiwior's own goal and Dias's icing on the cake, Arsenal, who have won the FA Cup the most, were out of the tournament as soon as they appeared. After the game, Klopp listed a long list of lists, including Salah, Endo, Van Dijk, etc., and lamented that the whole team was undaunted and had the courage to overcome the difficulties caused by the absence of a large number of players and achieve a great victory.
It seems that there was no miscalculation, and even if the squad is not complete, Liverpool will not be afraid of Arsenal. At the weekend, Arsenal remain at home and await Liverpool's visit once again. In the past 10 Premier League meetings, Liverpool has won 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, dominating the upper hand, and if you only count the away games, Liverpool has won 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the past 10 meetings. Judging by the historical data, Arsenal do not have much of an advantage even on their home turf.
Arsenal have suffered three defeats in a row since drawing with Liverpool and have only regained their winning feel in their last two games, beating Crystal Palace and beating Nottingham Forest to maintain the pressure at the top of the table.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have become more capable of scoring goals when top scorer Salah is injured. In the last two games, five different players have scored, beating Norwich in the FA Cup, and four different players have scored, beating Chelsea in the Premier League. The result of more flowering made Klopp overjoyed, it turned out that his team contained such deep potential.
Many people feel that this season's Premier League has returned to the competition between Manchester City and Liverpool, especially Klopp, who has announced his departure, hoping to use the second Premier League title as a farewell gift. Entering the New Year, Arsenal, which often "drops the chain", Arteta is still difficult to solve the problem of the first change, and the prospects are not optimistic.
Even if Arsenal have home advantage, it will be quite difficult to get all three points against Liverpool, where everyone can score. In less than a month and a half, the two sides have met three times, and I wonder if fans will have aesthetic fatigue from such a "familiar" strong dialogue?