Arsenal – Liverpool

The Merseyside club will take away at least one point from their away encounter in London

The current draw of the Premier League, the rivals for the central match of the game day, Arsenal and Liverpool, started as the top three favourites. Manchester City were the third favourite, but the first quality title contender. The current position of the clubs in the standings confirms the correctness of the bookmakers' expectations. The only difference is that Liverpool after parting with Klopp is not only in the top 3, but also leads the championship race at the end of eight rounds. The specificity of the struggle of the leaders of English football in the national arena adds the parallel participation in the Champions League of the new format. Arsenal in the third round of the general stage of the elite tournament played a day earlier than the upcoming opponent, but will the extra day of rest help the "canoniers" to win? Bookmakers have identified the hosts as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.21 on their victory. Arsenal have been undefeated for quite a long time this season. Already from the third official match, the "Canaries" began to lose points, but the first time they left the field with nothing only at the end of the last round of the Premier League. In general, it can not now be said that the London club demonstrates the level of play of the future champion. At home, the team lost points in a meeting with Brighton, beat Leicester thanks to goals in the second half, and in the middle of the current week beat Shakhtar Donetsk only thanks to the opponent's auto-goal. Of course, the mood for the meeting with Liverpool at the Emirates will be maximum, but the visitors have one great advantage. It lies in the strength of the defence. Slot's men beat Chelsea last time out, conceding only their third goal in eight Premier League outings. Otherwise, before travelling to Leipzig for the Champions League match in the asset of the Merseysiders were ten wins in eleven official meetings of the season and only one loss of points - an unexpected defeat from Nottingham Forest. In the last five head-to-head meetings between Arsenal and Liverpool since the beginning of 2023, the Canaries have won only once. We bet that the guests will take away at least one point from the Emirates.