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:

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• 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 20:20 · Michael Jones]

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5 mins: Martin Odegaard attempts to feed Bukayo Saka into the right side of the box but iunderhits his pass which allows Andy Robertson to take over possession. Odegaard attempts to recover the ball quickly and is penalised for a foul on the Liverpool left-back.

[16 March 2022 20:18 · Michael Jones]

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3 mins: Liverpool win the first corner of the game that Andy Robertson swings in towards Joel Matip. Matip’s header is deflected behind and the Reds can have another go from the opposite side.

Save! Trent Alexander-Arnold delivers the second set piece and perfectly picks out Virgil van Dijk. He runs onto a powerful header and nods it down to Aaron Ramsdale’s left but the goalkeeper manages to get across and turn it wide of the post.

[16 March 2022 20:16 · Michael Jones]

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Kick off: Jordan Henderson kicks off the match for Liverpool who fire a long ball up the pitch toward Diogo Jota. He wins it in the air and nods the ball into the box for Luis Diaz. Diaz is beaten to the ball by Ben White who clears the Arsenal lines.

[16 March 2022 20:11 · Michael Jones]

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Here come the players. They make their way out onto the pitch at the Emirates Stadium. This is a big game for Arsenal. They’re more than capable of taking points away from Liverpool tonight. Fingers crossed for plenty of goals.

[16 March 2022 20:08 · Michael Jones]

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[16 March 2022 20:06 · Michael Jones]

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Mo Salah has scored 20 Premier League goals in a season for the fourth time in his career but starts on the bench for Liverpool tonight.

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[16 March 2022 20:02 · Michael Jones]

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Arsenal’s Alexandre Lacazette has been involved in 10 goals in 11 Premier League appearances, scoring three and getting seven assists.

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[16 March 2022 19:58 · Michael Jones]

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Jurgen Klopp speaking about the impact of Lius Diaz since his arrival in January: "It’s good. He’s been here a few weeks and had an incredibly good start.

"His age (25), the stage of his career... he can improve a lot. It’s just cool how he’s settled as a boy and a player. Our part was we scouted the right boy."

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[16 March 2022 19:54 · Michael Jones]

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Liverpool have kept three successive league clean sheets for the first time this season. They have scored 34 Premier League goals away from home, more than any other side in the top flight.

[16 March 2022 19:50 · Michael Jones]

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Only Liverpool have won more points than the Gunners in the last six matches. Arsenal are unbeaten in all eight of their midweek Premier League home fixtures under Mikel Arteta with five wins and three draws.