Arsenal welcome Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday in a huge clash in the Premier League title race.
The game could barely come at a worse time for the Gunners, who are still without injured captain Martin Odegaard, now have William Saliba suspended and will likely have to make do without injured trio Bukayo Saka, Riccard Calafiori and Jurrien Timber.
Defeat against Liverpool, having also lost to Bournemouth last time out in the league, would leave Arsenal seven points behind their title rivals.
The Reds are flying under new manager Arne Slot, who has overseen 11 wins from 12 games, having beaten RB Leipzig 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Arsenal vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 4.30pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
The match will take place at Emirates Stadium in north London.
Where to watch Arsenal vs Liverpool
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports.
Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Simon Collings at the ground.
Arsenal vs Liverpool team news
Arsenal are in the midst of an injury crisis, with Odegaard and Saka expected to miss out and both Calafiori and Timber considered huge doubts. William Saliba is suspended so will also sit out the game.
In their absence, Arteta has a few options. Thomas Partey could move to right-back, with either Ben White or Jakub Kiwior moving to centre-back, or even Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back.
Liverpool have their own fitness concerns, with Diogo Jota missing the trip to face RB Leipzig during the week.
Liverpool will certainly be without Alisson Becker and Harvey Elliott, while Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa are doubts.
Arsenal vs Liverpool prediction
Arsenal will have wanted to face any other team this weekend given their injury and suspension issues. The Gunners looked out of ideas with 10 men against Bournemouth and their win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the week was uninspiring, so concerns will have raised ahead of the visit of Liverpool.
The Reds, missing key players of their own, look capable of beating anyone and Mohamed Salah should be set for a big game taking on whoever is fit down Arsenal’s left. If Salah is on song, as he has been all season, this should be a huge win for the Reds.
Liverpool to win, 0-1.
Arsenal vs Liverpool referee
Anthony Taylor is the man in the middle on Sunday, while Michael Salisbury is on VAR.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Arsenal wins: 83
Draws: 64
Liverpool wins: 95
Arsenal vs Liverpool match odds
Arsenal: 7/5
Draw: 23/10
Liverpool: 15/8
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
