Arsenal vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-10-26 16:30.
[p]The standout game of this round will see Arsenal host Liverpool, with both sides coming off slender 1-0 wins in their midweek European assignments. This rivalry has been especially heated in recent seasons since title implications have often been involved, and this encounter is no different as Arsenal aim to cut down the current four-point advantage that Liverpool, who begin the weekend top of the Premier League, hold over them. [/p]
[p]That margin is largely due to the Gunners’ shock 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth in their last league outing, a result that brought an end to a 16-game unbeaten streak (W13, D3) across all competitions. Their nightmare at the Vitality Stadium was made worse with the sending off of pivotal defender William Saliba, whose subsequent suspension will no doubt be felt since he had played every Premier League minute for Arsenal since the start of last season![/p]
[p]The timing couldn’t have been any worse as Arsenal haven’t kept a clean sheet against Liverpool in 17 consecutive Premier League H2Hs, but that hasn’t stopped manager Mikel Arteta from masterminding a win the last two times the Merseysiders have visited the Emirates for Premier League football. Should Liverpool turn the tables and snatch victory themselves, they’ll move to 24 points and accomplish their second-best start to a Premier League campaign after nine games.[/p]
[p]That’s no less than this Reds outfit deserve after their electrifying start to the season, and hitting the road here shouldn’t intimidate them one bit since their 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig during the week saw them win their first six competitive away games of a season for the first time in the club’s history. Arne Slot also wrote himself into the history books following that result, becoming the first top-flight manager of an English club to win as many as 11 of his first 12 games in all competitions (L1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Kai Havertz is looking to score in a sixth successive Premier League game at the Emirates for Arsenal, a feat only previously achieved by the great Thierry Henry. Hoping to captilise on Saliba’s absence will be Liverpool’s midweek goalscorer Darwin Núñez, who’ll be looking to avenge his only Premier League defeat when scoring (W15, D1), that being a 3-2 loss here to Arsenal two seasons ago. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Both teams scored before half-time in seven of the last 11 Premier League H2Hs. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]