Arsenal vs Liverpool

16 March 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Andre Marriner

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Diogo Jota 54’
  • Roberto Firmino 62’

Match summary

Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Diogo Jota put Liverpool ahead in the 54th minute, set up by Thiago Alcántara and Roberto Firmino made it 0-2 in the 62nd minute, set up by Andrew Robertson.

The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Arsenal's 0.53 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Liverpool
9 Shots 9
2 Shots on Target 3
1 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.53 xG 1.28
0.53 Non-penalty xG 1.28
1 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal Liverpool
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
54’
Diogo Jota
Assist: Thiago Alcántara0-1 (Liverpool)
62’
Roberto Firmino
Assist: Andrew Robertson0-2 (Liverpool)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Liverpool
  • Roberto Firmino

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.28 54’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 0-1 54’ 62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 1.28 54’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), 0-1 Jota 54’ 62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), 0-2 Firmino 62’
Arsenal 0.53 xGLiverpool 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Arsenal attacking 
62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 45’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 69’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.77 xG, goal 51’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 45’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Joel Matip (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Diogo Jota (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 69’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF901 0.020.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.000
Thomas Partey MID902 0.030.000
Granit Xhaka MID901 0.030.062
Bukayo Saka MID741 0.020.021
Martin Odegaard MID671 0.340.021
Gabriel Martinelli MID901 0.040.021
Alexandre Lacazette FWD801 0.020.372
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub231 0.040.000
Nicolas Pepe Sub160 0.000.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub100 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 27% Avg odds 3.60
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Liverpool win 47% Avg odds 2.07

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal, 20 Nov 21 Next meeting: Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool, 09 Oct 22  All Arsenal vs Liverpool meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.