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Arsenal Seek First Anfield League Win Since 2012, and Top Spot

City lost to Brighton on Saturday, so an Arsenal win at Anfield puts them three points clear. Liverpool are six points back, in form, and unbeaten at home in this fixture for 13 league visits.

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Arsenal Seek First Anfield League Win Since 2012, and Top Spot

Key points

  • Arsenal can go three points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday, but they have to win a league game at Anfield for the first time since 2012 to do it.
  • Arsenal and Manchester City started the weekend level on 21 points.
  • Arsenal have lost only once in their last eight league meetings with Liverpool, but the away half of that record is the problem.

Arsenal can go three points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday, but they have to win a league game at Anfield for the first time since 2012 to do it. Liverpool host the match at 16:30 GMT, 11:30 a.m. Eastern, with Andy Madley refereeing. Sky Sports shows it in the United Kingdom and Peacock in the United States.

Arsenal and Manchester City started the weekend level on 21 points. City lost 1-0 at home to Brighton on Saturday, with Yasin Ayari scoring and Bart Verbruggen making seven saves. That result opened the door. A win at Anfield puts Arsenal three clear. A Liverpool win pulls the hosts, who start the day on 15 points, within three of Arsenal and back into the title race.

The Anfield problem

Arsenal have lost only once in their last eight league meetings with Liverpool, but the away half of that record is the problem. They are winless in 13 straight league visits to Anfield, a run that goes back to September 2012. The last meeting between the clubs finished 0-0 at the Emirates on January 8.

Liverpool arrive in form. Andoni Iraola's side have won five matches in a row in all competitions on the run counted by OneFootball, and they beat Chelsea on penalties in the EFL Cup on Wednesday. Alexander Isak has scored in each of his last six Premier League games and is expected to lead the line, with Florian Wirtz fit to start after a quick recovery from an ankle knock.

Team news

Arsenal travel without Bukayo Saka, who has a serious quad injury, and without William Saliba. Max Dowman starts a three match domestic suspension after the FA upheld his red card from the midweek EFL Cup loss to Fleetwood. Mikel Arteta said Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Christos Tzolis had all trained and would be available if they came through the final session.

Liverpool are missing Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni. Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz are doubts.

Arsenal's week has already held one shock: Fleetwood, from League Two, knocked them out of the EFL Cup on penalties. Liverpool's cup win the same week went the other way. Sunday settles which midweek story mattered.

A draw is the result neither side wants. It would leave Arsenal level with City at the top on 22 points, and Liverpool six points behind Arsenal, close enough to matter but with ground to make up and the hardest away day on their autumn list now behind the leaders.

Timeline

  1. Jan 8, 2026Arsenal and Liverpool draw 0-0 at the Emirates in their last Premier League meeting.
  2. Nov 1, 2026Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield at 16:30 GMT, with Arsenal able to go three points clear at the top.

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