Liverpool v Arsenal - as it happened

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Liverpool v Arsenal, Premier League 2019/20, matchday 3, 24/8/2019 - official line.ups. BESOCCER

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Liverpool

3-1

Arsenal

List of goalscorers

Joël Matip

41'

1 - 0

M. Salah

49'

2 - 0

M. Salah

58'

3 - 0

3 - 1

85'

Lucas Torreira

Match report in news

90'

Full time!! Liverpool remain with their 100% win record in the Premier League. Unai Emery and the Gunners will go away very disappointed after that showdown. 3-1

90'

Booking for Van Dijk and for Firmino for a dangerous challenge. Free kick from a great distance for Arsenal, but David Luiz skies it over the crossbar

85'

Liverpool use all their subs as Mykitaryan comes on for Guendouzi and Lallana replaces Firmino!

84'

No clean sheet again for Liverpool as Aubameyang passes to Torreira, who shows some fighting spirit and punches the ball into the bottom right corner! 3-1

80'

Willock comes off and Lacazette comes on, Aubameyang to the left and Lacazette to the right to try and get at least a consolation goal

76'

Mane comes off and is replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlaine

75'

Corner for Arsenal as Milner clears
71'

This game is all Liverpool now, with Arsenal even struggling to get a touch of the ball. Arsenal looking very deflated. Such a difference between the two sides and their abilities
70'

Salah was looking for the hatrick there but the defenders dealt with it! Mane could not get to the ball in time either

68'

Substitution for Liverpool. James Milner comes on for Wijnaldum

66'

Torreira goes down and Arsenal get a free kick
63'

Arsenal saved by the offside flag as Firmino makes a run for it and would have gone for goal!!
62'

Liverpool have scored 90 goals in their last 30 home games and have kept the record going here!!

57'

Liverpool are running rings around Arsenal now!! Salah has a massive run up from the right hand side and just slots the ball past the keeper, the movement, speed and passing here is just sensational. A quality finish

52'

Arsenal hanging on for dear life here as Liverpool keep having shot after shot. Desperate defending saves Arsenal from falling even further behind
51'

Aubameyang is on his own in the box and only had the keeper to contend with. However Liverpool managed to clear. Arsenal need to get the next goal to stay in this game

48'

There was no stopping that penalty!! Right in the top left corner. He delivers it with so much power and confidence!! Perfect start to the second half for the Reds

47'

Penalty as David Luiz pulls Salah's shirt inside the box!! Salah to take the penalty

45'

The second half is underway!! No changes made by either sides going into the second half
45'

Half-time. Liverpool 1 - 0 Arsenal. Unai Emery will be looking to motivate his team and will want them to come out fighting in the second half
45'

Chance after chance for Liverpool at the end of this half, after Salah and Mane play the ball well together, Firmino tries to volley the ball into the net, but misses
45'

Mane tries to repeat what Matip did and head the ball into the box from a corner, however the ball flies over the bar!
45'

2 minutes of added time in this first-half!

40'

GOAL FOR LIVERPOOL!! Matip converts the corner from Alexander-Arnold, as he heads it right into the top corner. Anfield is buzzing now, Liverpool have looked the strongest to get a goal!

39'

Salah puts the ball wide. Klopp is very frustrated with the amount of chnaces Liverpool have had, but not converted into anything
36'

Liverpool free kick as Fabinho is fouled. Robertson plays the free kick into the box, but Luiz clears for a corner
33'

Pepe counters as the corner came to nothing and runs all the way down the pitch. Aims right at the keeper though and he blocks the shot. Really made the defenders nervous there
32'

Stop in play after VAR check a potential red card before the corner occurred as Liverpool man went down in the box. Nothing has been picked up on and play resumes
31'

Corner to Liverpool
30'

Pepe has a shot with his left foot, aiming for the top left corner, but it goes just wide. Would have been an excellent goal if it was on target. Pepe looking very promising in his debut for Arsenal
29'

Alexander-Arnold crosses the ball into the box for someone to get their head on, but Leno is there and easily catches the ball
24'

Salah goes down just inside the penalty-arc and there are cries ringing around Anfield for a free kick, does not happen and the ref signals to play on
21'

Liverpool putting a lot of pressure on the North London club, as the plays seems to be majorly in the Arsenal box.
20'

Ceballos tries to play out from the box and pass the ball to Guendouzi, but Mane got there and has a shot, keeper easily saves!
18'

Pepe has a shot after good play from him and Willock, but it is an easy save for the keeper
16'

Arsenal have come into this game a bit more now, they are dominating in possession and Pepe and Aubameyang are starting to look like threats for Liverpool!
13'

VAR review after Pepe hand-balls the ball in the box, before taking a shot that the keeper saves. He is going to cause a lot of problems for the Liverpool defence
12'

Mane sprints down the left-hand side and into the box, but his effort deflects off the Arsenal keeper.
10'

Aubameyang has a shot from long-distance after the keeper clears the ball from Pepe's feet, however the ball goes agonisingly wide
7'

Alexander-Arnold crosses into the box, but Luiz clears for a corner! The corner landed right to Wijnaldum, but he cannot control the ball and it goes wide.
5'

It's been all Liverpool so far! With Adrian not having anything to do. They have started this game off very strong
2'

Xhaka fouls Fabinho. Free kick to Liverpool on the left-hand side outside the box

1'

Firmino runs from the centre circle with the ball and has a shot, however it goes wide

Start of match

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Liverpool get the game underway!
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We will kick off shortly!
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31 League titles have been won by these two sides, 18 from Liverpool and 13 from Arsenal. Arsenal failed to win 9 of their Premier League away games v top-half teams last year.
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Pepe is starting for Arsenal! Both teams have a 100% win record this season and so will both be going into this game full of confidence
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Arsenal: Leno (GK); Sokratis, David Luiz, Monreal, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Willock, Guendouzi; Ceballos, Aubameyang, Pepe
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Liverpool: Adrian (GK); Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderon; Mane, Firmino, Salah
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The line-ups are as follows:

Pre-match

24 August 2019, 18:30

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Stadium: Anfield

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