Arsenal vs Liverpool

4 February 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Bukayo Saka 14’
  • Gabriel Martinelli 67’
  • Leandro Trossard 90+2’
  • Gabriel 45+3’ (og)

Match summary

Arsenal won 3-1 at home to Liverpool. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 14th minute and Gabriel's own goal equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal back in front in the 67th minute and Leandro Trossard made it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Jakub Kiwior.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Liverpool's 0.54 from 10. Liverpool had a player sent off.

Match stats

Arsenal Liverpool
15 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 4
6 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2.85 xG 0.54
2.85 Non-penalty xG 0.54
5 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Liverpool
Kick-off
Bukayo Saka1-0 (Arsenal)
14’
45+3’
Gabriel
Own goal
1-1 (Liverpool)
Half-time1-1
Gabriel Martinelli2-1 (Arsenal)
67’
Leandro Trossard
Assist: Jakub Kiwior
3-1 (Arsenal)
90+2’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Ben White
  • Gabriel
  • William Saliba
  • Declan Rice
  • Kai Havertz
  • Jakub Kiwior
Liverpool
  • Ibrahima Konaté
  • Joseph Gomez
  • Darwin Núñez

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.54 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 14’ 45+3’ Gabriel (Liverpool) own goal, 1-1 45+3’ 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-1 67’ 90+2’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 3-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.54 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 1-0 Saka 14’ 45+3’ Gabriel (Liverpool) own goal, 1-1 Gabriel 45+3’ 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 2-1 Martinelli 67’ 90+2’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), 3-1 Trossard 90+2’
Arsenal 2.99 xGLiverpool 0.54 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Liverpool attacking Arsenal attacking 
11’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 14’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 84’ Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 61’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 46’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 13’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 46’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 21’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 29’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 56’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 38’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel (Arsenal), own goal 11’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 14’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 14’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 39’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 84’ Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 61’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.24 xG, off target 46’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 13’ Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 21’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 29’ Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 56’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Gabriel (Arsenal), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Curtis Jones (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Luis Díaz (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Darwin Núñez (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel (Arsenal), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF902 0.100.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF500 0.000.000
Jorginho MID900 0.000.131
Martin Odegaard MID902 0.140.703
Declan Rice MID901 0.050.282
Bukayo Saka FWD8313 0.950.000
Kai Havertz FWD903 0.890.142
Gabriel Martinelli FWD7812 0.470.561
Jakub Kiwior Sub4011 0.310.071
Leandro Trossard Sub1211 0.070.000
Reiss Nelson Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 44% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.65
Liverpool win 30% Avg odds 3.20

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

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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.