Liverpool
Arsenal
Match summary
Arsenal took a 1-0 win at Liverpool. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.
Kai Havertz put Arsenal ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Declan Rice.
Liverpool can feel hard done by, creating 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Arsenal's 0.86 from 10.
Liverpool hosted Arsenal in the Premier League on matchday 9, dominating the territory and overall statistics without managing to secure a positive result. The hosts controlled 56 percent of possession and registered 17 shots compared to the visitors 10, but failed to hit the target with a single effort, recording 0 shots on target against Arsenal 3. Liverpool also earned 7 corners to 4, completed 461 passes at an accuracy of 82 percent, and launched 111 attacks with 72 dangerous attacks. However, indiscipline proved costly as Liverpool committed 18 fouls and collected 4 yellow cards, while the away side accumulated 10 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
The match turned in the 16th minute when Kai Havertz scored for Arsenal with a left foot shot to make the score 0-1, which remained the half-time score. The second half saw multiple substitutions and bookings, starting with a yellow card for Bradley Barcola at 45+2 minutes. Noni Madueke was cautioned at 55 minutes, followed by tactical changes and further bookings for Milos Kerkez at 67 minutes and Myles Lewis-Skelly at 72 minutes. Late arguments brought yellow cards for Alexis Mac Allister and Jurriën Timber at 80 minutes, David Raya was booked for time wasting at 90+3 minutes, and Virgil van Dijk received a yellow card after the full-time whistle at 90+7 minutes.
