Arsenal vs Liverpool

15 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Alexandre Lacazette 32’
  • Reiss Nelson 44’
  • Sadio Mané 20’

Match summary

Arsenal came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Liverpool. Arsenal led 2-1 at half-time.

Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead in the 20th minute, set up by Andrew Robertson, Alexandre Lacazette equalised in the 32nd minute, and Reiss Nelson won it in the 44th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette.

Liverpool can feel hard done by, creating 2.25 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Arsenal's 1.32 from 3.

Match stats

Arsenal Liverpool
3 Shots 24
2 Shots on Target 8
2 Corners 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 2.22
1.32 Non-penalty xG 2.22
4 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Arsenal Liverpool
Kick-off
20’
Sadio Mané
Assist: Andrew Robertson0-1 (Liverpool)
Alexandre Lacazette1-1 (Arsenal)
32’
Reiss Nelson
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette2-1 (Arsenal)
44’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Lucas Torreira
  • Dani Ceballos
Liverpool
  • Trent Alexander-Arnold

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.25 20’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 20’ 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-1 32’ 44’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), 2-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.25 20’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 0-1 Mané 20’ 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-1 Lacazette 32’ 44’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), 2-1 Nelson 44’
Arsenal 1.32 xGLiverpool 2.25 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Arsenal attacking 
32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 20’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 44’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 70’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 86’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 20’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 54’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 44’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 70’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 86’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 49’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 42’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 51’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 49’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 63’ Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 21’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 22’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Takumi Minamino (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Naby Keita (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+5’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
David Luiz DEF900 0.000.000
Rob Holding DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares MID780 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka MID870 0.000.000
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Torreira MID590 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson FWD6011 0.360.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD60111 0.650.361
Nicolas Pepe FWD900 0.000.000
Dani Ceballos Sub310 0.000.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Sub300 0.000.311
Joe Willock Sub301 0.310.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Sub120 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 21% Avg odds 4.53
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20
Liverpool win 56% Avg odds 1.72

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

Form going into the game

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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.