Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Jota and Firmino win it for Reds

Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool: Follow all the reaction and updates from the Emirates Stadium

Liverpool and Arsenal square off in a crucial Premier League encounter (AP)

The clash between Arsenal and Liverpool had big ramifications at the top of the Premier League table and it was Liverpool who moved within a point of Man City at the summit.

Liverpool keep winning, this 2-0 victory making it nine in a row in the Premier League, to also keep the initiative in this title race. Arsenal again failed to beat one of the elite sides.

There’s no harm in that given the quality of the opposition, and it doesn’t do much damage to their top-four chances, but the real pain will come from knowing how close they were.

Martin Odegaard had a great chance to put the Gunners ahead and give them what would have been a deserved lead. Alisson Becker saved, however, and Diogo Jota surged up the other end. Aaron Ramsdale didn’t show anything like the assurance of the Brazilian as he was beaten at his near post but Jota’s decent, but saveable, effort.

As if to hammer home the point, there was then a moment of real desire from Andy Robertson. Arsenal had just managed to clear a goalmouth scramble, only for the wing-back to chase down a lost cause, pinch the ball off a dithering Bukayo Saka and effectively win the game. He squared for Roberto Firmino, who gloriously flicked the ball in.

Follow the action as the Gunners take on Liverpool in the Premier League:

Arsenal vs Liverpool - Premier League

• FULL-TIME! Liverpool win 2-0 to move a point behind Man City at the Premier League summit
• GOAL! 62’ - Firmino pokes home after great work from Robertson (0-2)
• GOAL! 54’ - Jota fires Liverpool ahead by beating Ramsdale at near post (0-1)
• SAVE! 53’ - Alisson brilliantly tips Odegaard’s effort over the bar to keep it at 0-0
• HALF-TIME! Cagey first 45 minutes sees sides level at 0-0 at the break

[16 March 2022 20:52 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

36 mins: Cedric Soares comes across the pitch and pokes the ball away from Sadio Mane who goes down looking for a free kick that doesn’t come.

Martinelli then breezes past Alexander-Arnold again but cutting inside the right-back and flicking the ball over to Saka on the right wing. The pass is too heavy though and bounces out of play.

[16 March 2022 20:49 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

33 mins: Lacazette does brilliantly to turn the ball around Matip and roll away from the defender. He gives it to Martinelli who slips a pass into the box for Odegaard. Odegaard tries to send it back to Lacazette - now in space on the left side of the area - but the pass it overhit and the attack dies down after Granit Xhaka boots one high and wide.

[16 March 2022 20:46 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

30 mins: Strange game this one. It’s being played at very fast tempo which feels exciting but there hasn’t actually been that much happening in it.

I don’t think Alisson has had to make a save and Aaron Ramsdale’s only made one so far.

[16 March 2022 20:41 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

26 mins: The referee is letting tackles go. Jota is taken out for Liverpool who respond through Robertson shouldering Saka to ground. Neither challenge warrants a free kick until the ball comes to Fabinho who gets sandwiched between Lacazette and Odegaard inside his own half. Then the whistle goes for a free kick much to the displeasure of the Arsenal players who had set off on a counter-attack.

[16 March 2022 20:38 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

23 mins: Granit Xhaka switches the play with a diagonal pass over to Bukayo Saka on the right side of the penalty area. He plays it back to Cedric Soares who’s encouraged to shoot by the Arsenal supporters. He does but pulls his effort wide of the nearest post!

[16 March 2022 20:36 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

20 mins: Robertson misplaces a pass across the pitch towards Sadio Mane and gives the ball straight to Aaron Ramsdale just inside the Arsenal box.

It’s been a fairly even opening 20 minutes here.

[16 March 2022 20:34 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

17 mins: Liverpool are looking to use the wide areas to get the ball into the box. Andy Robertson and Lus Diaz first combine on the left but find no joy so the ball is switched out to the right side. Jordan Henderson leaves it for Trent Alexander-Arnold who’s cross gets blocked and Thomas Partey completes the clearance.

[16 March 2022 20:30 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

14 mins: Aaron Ramsdale’s hoof down the pitch comes out to Bukayo Saka but Andy Robertson gets inbetween him and the ball and nods it safely back to Alisson in Liverpool’s goal.

Chance! Gabriel Martinelli makes a good run down the left wing and shimmies around Trent Alexander-Arnold. He slides a pass into the six-yard box but Alexandre Lacazette can’t quite get there before Andy Robertson clears the danger.

[16 March 2022 20:25 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

11 mins: Thomas Partey threads a fine pass out to Bukayo Saka on the right wing and the Arsenal forward drives towards the box. He takes on Van Dijk and manages to float a cross over to Gabriel Martinelli arriving on the opposite side of the pitch. Martinelli nods the ball back into the middle of the area but can’t find Alexandre Lacazette and Joel Matip manages to get the ball away.

[16 March 2022 20:23 · Michael Jones]

Arsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool

8 mins: Odegaard presses high up the pitch and wins a round of applause from the home fans as he tracks the ball across Liverpool’s final third. The visitors manage to play it out from the back though and send it into Thiago Alcantara in midfield. He tries to chip the ball into the box for Diogo Jota but Ben White intercepts with a headed clearance.