A key match in the race for a top-four finish takes place on Saturday when Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal can build a solid nine-point cushion over fifth-placed Liverpool if they win the match and they can also move up into second place if Manchester City don't win at Crystal Palace on Monday. Arsenal have lost only one of their last 17 home games against Liverpool, that defeat was in 2011.
The Gunners grabbed 13 wins in their last 14 league games, making up for the disappointing Champions League exit. Arsene Wenger and his men will be looking to grab yet another top-four finish this season and also win the FA Cup if possible as they are in the last four of the competition. They come into this match on the back of six consecutive league victories and the last time they dropped a point at the Emirates Stadium was all the way back in November. However, the Gunners have failed to win three of their last four games against teams in the top seven.
Liverpool are not doing so well lately, they were defeated 2-1 by rivals Manchester United and Steven Gerrard got sent off in the match before losing a few key players to injuries during the international break. The Reds have a good record away from home this season though, they have won five of their last six matches and kept a clean sheet in the process. Gerrard and Martin Skrtel are suspended while Adam Lallana is an injury doubt. Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Debuchy and Jack Wilshere are all out of contention for Arsenal.
Probable line-ups:
Arsenal: Ospina - Bellerin, Koscielny, Gabriel, Gibbs - Ramsey, Coquelin - Sanchez, Cazorla, Ozil - Giroud
Liverpool: Mignolet - Can, Lovren, Sakho - Johnson, Allen, Henderson, Moreno - Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge
My prediction: 2-2 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Arsenal win - 17/20 Draw - 14/5 Liverpool win - 7/2
kruno1414
9 years ago
An impresive performance of arsenal and sanchez , great game by arsenal , I was expecting great game from this derby but liver[pool was very poor on the field today , this team needs to work very hard and hard to get back the glory days .
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Shumar4life
9 years ago
Arsenal was better in first half of the first half, and Liverpool is better in second. Markovic should finish that action by himself, and Sterling today is out of the form. I love Liverpool and I believe that we can get 3 points here, but it would be really hard to achieve that, Arsenal had also their chances, they are...
Arsenal was better in first half of the first half, and Liverpool is better in second. Markovic should finish that action by himself, and Sterling today is out of the form. I love Liverpool and I believe that we can get 3 points here, but it would be really hard to achieve that, Arsenal had also their chances, they are in good form also.
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seculla
9 years ago
Very big derby match is expecting us in about an hour and a half. It's always good match when Arsenal and Liverpool are playing against each other, no matter their form, they are playing good in matches like this. The fact that they are both fighting for places on the table that leads to Champions League for next season...
Very big derby match is expecting us in about an hour and a half. It's always good match when Arsenal and Liverpool are playing against each other, no matter their form, they are playing good in matches like this. The fact that they are both fighting for places on the table that leads to Champions League for next season is making this match even more interesting.
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sharpe
9 years ago
Really Arsenal - Liverpool is a one of the great classics in the English football and every game is exiting. This time will be no exception I think. The game is mighty important for the both teams but especially for Liverpool who can say good bye to their champions league hopes if they loose the game. And I think they will.
Really Arsenal - Liverpool is a one of the great classics in the English football and every game is exiting. This time will be no exception I think. The game is mighty important for the both teams but especially for Liverpool who can say good bye to their champions league hopes if they loose the game. And I think they will.
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