Arsenal get first Premier League win at Liverpool since 2012 as Havertz scores winner
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HT: Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Aadam Patel
Football Reporter at Anfield
Great half of football. Andoni Iraola will be furious that his side aren't level and that Liverpool haven't had a penalty. As for Mikel Arteta, he won't want to see his Arsenal side get dominated like that again.
HT: Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Liverpool's 19 crosses are the joint-most of any team in the first half of a Premier League match this season along with Tottenham 19 against Crystal Palace in October.
46.5% of their attacking play has come down the left, with 36% in the middle and just 17.5% down the right.
Bradley Barcola has been a busy bee!
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Arsenal lead 1-0 at the break and I've no idea how.
What a first half of football that was.
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Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
[The scoreline] doesn't tell the full story. Liverpool should be level from Alexis Mac Allister's opportunities but they've created other chances as well.
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Bradley Barcola is the first to be shown a yellow card and it's most likely for his reaction to the referee giving a foul against him.
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Arsenal come forward for a rare attack as Declan Rice's shot spins off Ronald Araujo.
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We're now into two minutes of added time.
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Apart from the first 15 minutes, Liverpool have been outstanding here but can't find the back of the net.
Arsenal look a bit shellshocked.
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Do not understand how Arsenal have gone from looking so good to looking so clueless since taking the lead. Failure to push their advantage has cost them before, see it happening again here.
George
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Oh, Alexis Mac Allister has got to bury that.
It's a beauty of a ball in from Milos Kerkez and you're waiting for Mac Allister to plant his header in the back of the net but he puts it over.
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Into the final five minutes of this first half and what a half it's been.
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What on earth is Florian Wirtz doing there?
He ignores the run of Bradley Barcola and plays it to an Arsenal player inside instead.
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So close for Florian Wirtz!
He aims the free-kick towards the far top corner and it rebounds back off the bar.
What a goal that would've been.
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Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
This Arsenal back line is under so much pressure. Organisation is going to be key for them to not concede before half-time.
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For a team in transition, Liverpool look the real deal. A bit worrying for the rest of the Premier League, being so early in Iraola's tenure.
David, Norwich
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Alexander Isak does well to hold off Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz before going down and winning the foul.
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Kai Havertz heads clear.
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Aadam Patel
Football Reporter at Anfield
Arsenal need to see this through to half-time. This is relentless from Liverpool but for all the threat they've posed, they need to test David Raya a bit more.
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Alexis Mac Allister wins Liverpool another corner.
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Alexander Isak takes the loose ball in the box but there are about one hundred bodies there.
He does manage to get a shot off but it's the wrong side of the post.
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Kai Havertz is now the all-time leading German goalscorer in the Premier League (46 goals), overtaking Ilkay Gundogan (45)
Arsenal took advantage of Manchester City's defeat by Brighton as they edged a thrilling encounter at Liverpool to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Back-to-back losses for City handed the Gunners the opportunity to seize control of the title race, but they faced a difficult task against a rapidly improving Reds.
They broke the deadlock in the 16th minute when Declan Rice's ball across the face of goal was turned in by Kai Havertz at the back post.
But after that Arsenal had to withstand wave after wave of Liverpool attacks for the rest of the first half as the home side looked to get back level.
David Raya just got to Virgil van Dijk's flick-on when Alexander Isak was set to pounce and the Reds had two penalty claims waved away before Florian Wirtz crashed a free-kick against the crossbar.
Liverpool maintained their dominance early in the second half but Arsenal's defence had tightened up considerably and left very few opportunities for the Reds to exploit.
The introduction of Myles Lewis-Skelly saw Arsenal regain the momentum in the latter stages and only a brilliant one-handed save by Alisson prevented Christos Tzolis making it 2-0 with a fine first-time strike towards the far corner.
Ultimately, Havertz's early goal was enough for Arsenal to take all three points as they celebrated a first win at Liverpool in the Premier League since 2012.
The loss for Liverpool means they are fifth but nine points behind leaders Arsenal.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
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| 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
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| 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 19 |
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| 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
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| 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
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| 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 |
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| 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
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| 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
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| 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 11 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
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| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
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| 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 |
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| 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 7 |
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| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 7 |
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| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 6 |
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| 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 5 |
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Manager: Andoni Iraola
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
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3' | Liverpool |
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16' | ArsenalGoal |
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18' | Arsenal |
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20' | Liverpool |
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25' | Arsenal |
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27' | Liverpool |
28' | Liverpool |
29' | Liverpool |
30' | Liverpool |
31' | Liverpool |
32' | Liverpool |
33' | Arsenal |
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45' | Liverpool |
45'+1 | Arsenal |
45'+2 | Arsenal |
Half time 45'+3 | Arsenal |
46' | Liverpool |
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55' | Arsenal |
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60' | Arsenal |
61' | Arsenal |
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63' | Arsenal |
64' | Arsenal |
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66' | Liverpool |
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76' | Liverpool |
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82' | Arsenal |
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86' | Liverpool |
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90' | Liverpool |
90'+1 | Liverpool |
90'+2 | Liverpool |
90'+3 | Liverpool |
90'+4 | Arsenal |
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90'+6 | Arsenal |
Full time 90'+7 | Liverpool |
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