Liverpool v Arsenal preview: top-four meeting in the Premier League

The occasion and the table

Liverpool host Arsenal in the Premier League on matchday 9, with kick-off on 1 November 2026 at 16:30. It is a meeting between two sides in the top four, and the table gives the visitors the stronger platform going into the match.

Arsenal are 2nd with 21 points from 8 matches. Their record reads 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat, with 13 goals scored and 5 conceded.

Liverpool sit 4th on 15 points from the same number of matches, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1. They have scored 11 league goals and conceded 8.

Recent form and home/away records

Both clubs arrive unbeaten across their last 5 matches. Liverpool's most recent outing was a 1-1 home draw with Chelsea. Before that they beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home, and before that they edged Villarreal 4-3, also at home. Before that came a 2-1 away win at Brentford, and before that a 6-3 away victory over LASK. That run amounts to 4 wins and 1 draw.

Arsenal's latest match was a 1-1 away draw with Fleetwood Town. Before that they defeated Everton 2-0 at home, and before that they drew 2-2 away at Bayern Munich. Prior to those results they won 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest and, before that, 3-0 at home against Lille, giving them 3 wins and 2 draws from the sequence.

The venue-specific league records add another layer. Liverpool have played 4 Premier League matches at home this season, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1, with 4 goals scored and 5 conceded. Arsenal, by contrast, have collected 3 wins from 4 league matches away from home, with 0 draws and 1 defeat, scoring 4 and conceding 3.

Previous meetings

The fact sheet records one previous meeting between the clubs. On 8 January 2026, Arsenal and Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw, with Arsenal the home side on that occasion.

Players to watch

Alexander Isak is Liverpool's top scorer in the Premier League this season with 6 goals. That accounts for more than half of the side's 11 league goals.

Bukayo Saka leads the way for Arsenal with 3 Premier League goals. That is a smaller share of his side's 13 league goals, with the rest of their tally coming from other players.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to contrasting profiles. Liverpool have scored in every one of their last 5 matches, but they have kept only 1 clean sheet in that run, and both teams have scored in 4 of those games. Their recent results include 4-3 and 6-3 wins, matches in which they scored heavily but also conceded several goals.

Arsenal have also scored in each of their last 5 matches, yet they have kept 3 clean sheets in that period, with both teams scoring in only 2. Over the league season, their 5 goals conceded make them the meaner of the two sides defensively, compared with Liverpool's 8.

In attack the difference is narrower: Arsenal have 13 league goals to Liverpool's 11. The venue records follow a similar pattern. Liverpool have scored 4 goals in 4 home league matches, and Arsenal have scored 4 in 4 away league matches, but Liverpool have conceded 5 at home while Arsenal have conceded 3 on the road.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, stand at Liverpool 33%, draw 28% and Arsenal 39%. These figures are estimates, not a prediction of the outcome.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.