LIVE: Arsenal vs. Liverpool – the teams

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January 20, 2022

Arsenal started much more ambitious in the match, and the most active among the players of Mikel Arteta was Gabriel Martinelli, who looked for Bucaio Saka, and the Englishman was fouled in front of the door guarded by Keleher. Alexander Lacazette fired a free-kick free kick, but the ball bounced off the crossbar of the Irish away guard.

Matip was ambushed after a header by Fabinho after a corner, but the Cameroonian was in an ambush.

In the 20th minute, however, the guests from Merseyside came out ahead in the result. Alexander-Arnold broke in from the right in the middle of the field and saw Diogo Jota on the left. The Portuguese easily outscored Takehiro Tomiasu and shot head-on. With a dose of luck, the shot of №20 from Liverpool flew into the door of Ramsdale – 1: 0 for Liverpool. This was the fourth goal for Jota against this opponent in his last four appearances as a player.

In the 28th minute, Martinelli outplayed Van Dyke in the penalty area of ​​the guests and could shoot, but Fabinho’s extremely precise split prevented great danger for the “gunners” and Keleher’s guard. By the end of the half there were no big situations, as at the very end of Lokong with his body blocked a powerful shot of Fabinho, which would force Ramsdale to make some intervention.

At the break Jurgen Klopp let Ibrahim Konate, and was replaced by Joel Matip. In the 49th minute Lokonga gave a pass to Alexander Lacazette, who shot after a press from Robertson, but the Frenchman’s shot flew high over the Liverpool goal. In the 51st minute Liverpool was very close to doubling the assets for the guests. Diogo Jotta eliminated Ben White on the left in Arsenal’s attack with ease and found Cade Gordon, who sent the ball from an extremely advantageous position with his left foot over Ramsdale’s crossbar.

In the 59th minute Ibrahima Conate received a great cross from a corner kick after a pass from Alexander-Arnold, and the Frenchman’s attempt with his head bounced off the left side post of Ramsdale. In the 63rd minute, Alexander-Arnold gave a great pass to the right of Cade Gordon, but the young Liverpool player failed to intercept the cross in the door of Ramsdale and missed the ball. Seconds later, Takumi Minamino took Gordon’s place. struck a blow in the direction of the home door. In the 73rd minute Gabriel Martinelli shot hard on the diagonal, but Keleher with his hands scored in a corner kick. After that, the defense of the guests managed and the ball was cleared strongly forward. A moment later, Eddie Nketia and Thomas Party took the place of Lacazette and Emil Smith Rowe, and Klopp put James Milner in the game, replacing Jordan Henderson.

In the 76th minute Andy Robertson shot from a very young age a corner on the left, and the ball flew parallel to Aaron Ramsdale’s goal. In the 77th minute, Diogo Jota doubled the assets for the guests, after he was brought behind the defense of Arsenal and with a technical shot transferred Ramsdale and doubled the assets for the guests. The goal was checked for a few minutes through the VAR system, and in the end it was correctly scored – 2: 0.

In the 90th minute, the reserve Thomas Parthey was sent off after the Ghanaian entered the game in 74 and was sent off with two yellow cards at the very end of the match.

FT / ARSENAL – LIVERPOOL 0: 2 (0: 0 in the first match)

0: 1 Diogo Jota (20)

0: 2 Diogo Jota (77)

Starting lineups:

Arsenal: Aaron Ramsdale – Takehiro Tomiasu, Benjamin White, Gabriel Magalhaesh, Kieran Tierney – Sambi Lokonga, Martin Yodegaard, Bucaio Saka – Emil Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, Alexander Lacazette

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Liverpool: Quiven Keleher, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe l Matip, Virgil van Dyke, Andrew Robertson – Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Curtis Jones – Cade Gordon, Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino