Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday 1 November, Kai Havertz scoring the only goal of this round 9 Premier League meeting in the 16th minute. Declan Rice supplied the assist. Referee Andrew Madley showed 8 yellow cards, 4 to each side.
Havertz and Rice settle it before the half-hour
Havertz needed only 1 shot. He was rated 7.77, the highest on the pitch, before making way after 84 minutes. Rice was close behind on 7.7, adding 3 shots and 2 key passes across the full 90 minutes, while Ødegaard also created 2 chances in his 88 minutes.
Konsa, rated 7.17, was the next best performer for the visitors. For Liverpool, Nyoni’s 7.12 was the top mark, earned in 58 minutes on the pitch.
Liverpool’s 17 shots fail to trouble Raya
Andoni Iraola’s side had 56% of possession and completed 380 of 464 passes, against Arsenal’s 269 of 372. They took 17 shots, 14 of them from inside the box, yet none found the target. Defenders blocked 9 and 8 more went wide. Raya did not have to make a save, while Alisson Becker made 2 at the other end.
The expected goals were tight, 1.12 for Liverpool against 1.02 for Arsenal. Liverpool also won 7 corners to 4 and committed 18 fouls to 10.
Bookings piled up as the game wore on. Barcola was cautioned in first-half stoppage time, Madueke in the 55th minute, Kerkez in the 67th and Lewis-Skelly in the 72nd. Mac Allister and Timber were booked together in the 80th minute after an argument. In stoppage time, Raya was shown a yellow for time wasting and Van Dijk for dissent.
Arsenal 3 points clear of Manchester City
Arsenal are top with 24 points from 9 games, 8 of them wins, and lead Manchester City by 3. Liverpool are 5th on 15 points, 9 behind the leaders and 1 behind Chelsea in 4th.
The defeat ended a run of 5 matches unbeaten in all competitions for Liverpool, a sequence that included the 4-3 win over Villarreal. Arsenal are now unbeaten in 6. Before Sunday, they had failed to beat Liverpool in 5 meetings, including a 1-0 loss at Anfield on 31 August 2025 and a goalless draw on 8 January 2026.
Isak, 2nd in the league’s scoring chart with 6 goals behind Haaland’s 9, could not add to his tally. Liverpool’s attack drew a blank for the first time in this run.
Both clubs turn to the Champions League on Wednesday 4 November. Liverpool travel to Fenerbahçe, and Arsenal visit Slavia Praha the same night.
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