Liverpool vs Arsenal

Liverpool

1 - 0

Arsenal

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Kavanagh 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Liverpool 5 · Arsenal 1

Referee Stats

Chris Kavanagh

29 matches · 3.90 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.90
Reds avg	0.10
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	21%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-11).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Liverpool had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 20

Avg: 1.79 / 1.05

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-3

Goals For / Against

30 / 16

Avg: 1.58 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89

PPG

2.00

1.79

1.58

1.05

0.84

47%

O2.5

47%

68%

BTTS

53%

68%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Liverpool rank5th

Arsenal rank1st

Liverpool points60

Arsenal points85

Liverpool: #5 · 60 pts · GD +10

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

D D W W D

Points9/15

Weighted index56

Goals8-4

Record2-3-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Arsenal last 5 away

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home89%

Liverpool clean sheet at home26%

Arsenal score away89%

Arsenal clean sheet away42%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first68%

Liverpool win after scoring first69%

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 33% · Arsenal 50%

Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 36.3' · Arsenal 31.9'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home1.79 vs 1.53

Liverpool concede at home1.05 vs 1.22

Arsenal score away1.58 vs 1.22

Arsenal concede away0.84 vs 1.53

Liverpool score 17% above league average, while Arsenal score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Liverpool are 14% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 6

46-60 5

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

61-75 3

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

435

371

Passes Accurate

368

303

Passes %

85%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ↑↓

↑↓

5' ⇄ W. Saliba

1st substitution · For: Cristhian Mosquera

29'

29' R. Gravenberch

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Mac Allister

1st substitution · For: C. Jones

66'

66' V. Gyökeres

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Mikel Merino

2nd substitution · For: M. Ødegaard

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

3rd substitution · For: E. Eze

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ I. Konaté

2nd substitution · For: J. Gomez

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ H. Ekitike

3rd substitution · For: F. Chiesa

81'

81' Martín Zubimendi

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Szoboszlai

Normal Goal

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ F. Wirtz

4th substitution · For: W. Endo

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. Madueke

4th substitution · For: M. Dowman

90+8'

90+8' W. Endo

Liverpool vs Arsenal 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Chris Kavanagh. It was played at Anfield.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 5', with W. Saliba replacing Cristhian Mosquera. R. Gravenberch received a yellow card for Liverpool at 29'.

Second half: Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 61', with A. Mac Allister replacing C. Jones. V. Gyökeres received a yellow card for Arsenal at 66'. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Mikel Merino replacing M. Ødegaard. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 70', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing E. Eze. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 79', with I. Konaté replacing J. Gomez. Liverpool made their 3rd substitution at 79', with H. Ekitike replacing F. Chiesa. Martín Zubimendi received a yellow card for Arsenal at 81'. Liverpool took the lead at 83' when D. Szoboszlai scored, making the score 1-0. Liverpool made their 4th substitution at 89', with F. Wirtz replacing W. Endo. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 89', with N. Madueke replacing M. Dowman. W. Endo received a yellow card for Liverpool at 90+8'.

Liverpool used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Liverpool got 2 yellow cards, while Arsenal got 2 yellow cards.