Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Liverpool vs Arsenal
31 Aug 2025, 16:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Chris KavanaghPremier League 2025/2026 · 29 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
LiverpoolMin
Arsenal- 5′⇄
Cristhian Mosquera
Substitution
Off: William Saliba
Ryan Gravenberch
Yellowcard
Foul
29′- ⇄
Curtis Jones
Substitution
Off: Alexis Mac Allister
61′ - 66′
Viktor Gyökeres
Yellowcard
Foul
- 70′⇄
Eberechi Eze
Substitution
Off: Gabriel Martinelli
- 70′⇄
Martin Ødegaard
Substitution
Off: Mikel Merino
- ⇄
Federico Chiesa
Substitution
Off: Hugo Ekitiké
79′ - ⇄
Joe Gomez
Substitution
Off: Ibrahima Konaté
79′ - 81′
Martín Zubimendi
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Dominik Szoboszlai 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
83′ - 89′⇄
Max Dowman
Substitution
Off: Noni Madueke
- ⇄
Wataru Endo
Substitution
Off: Florian Wirtz
89′ Wataru Endo
Yellowcard
Foul
90+8′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.87 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 8.07 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.26 | |
| 89 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.32 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
| 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.80 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.76 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Liverpool
Latest: AFC Bournemouth · 4–2
Match stats
15 Aug 2025, 20:00 · Home vs AFC Bournemouth · 2025/2026
Arsenal
Latest: Manchester United · 1–0
Match stats
17 Aug 2025, 16:30 · Away vs Manchester United · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Liverpool’s ground: 19 previous meetings, 8 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Liverpool’s home games with Arsenal’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Liverpool
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Liverpool
Arsenal
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Liverpool
Arsenal
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Liverpool
Arsenal
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.