Liverpool vs Arsenal: Bandaged Martin Skrtel secures the draw with 97th-minute header - Premier League LIVE!

Follow all the action as two Premier League giants go head-to-head at Anfield

Teddy Cutler
Sunday 21 December 2014 13:20 GMT
Comments
Lazar Markovic runs past Alexis Sanchez
Lazar Markovic runs past Alexis Sanchez

Welcome to The Independent's coverage of this crucial Premier League match, as Liverpool take on Arsenal at Anfield.

Earlier on today, Sunderland defeated Newcastle 1-0, thanks to Adam Johnson's 91st-minute sucker punch.

The result means Sunderland have now won their last four Premier League Tyne-Wear derbies.

LIVERPOOL VS ARSENAL PAST THREE MEETINGS…

Arsenal 2 (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski) Liverpool 1 (Gerrard), FA Cup, February 2014

Liverpool 5 (Skrtel 2, Sterling 2, Sturridge) Arsenal 1 (Arteta), Premier League, February 2014

Arsenal 2 (Cazorla, Ramsey) Liverpool 0, Premier League, November 2013

Please allow a moment for the blog to load...

STATS…

This fixture has seen the most hat-tricks in Premier League history – Robbie Fowler x2, Peter Crouch, Andrey Arshavin and Thierry Henry were the scorers.

There have been two or more goals in this fixture in the last 23 meetings.

Arsenal have scored in all but one Premier League match this season.

Liverpool are 12 points worse off than they were at the same stage last season.

Liverpool have won just two of the last 14 Premier League meetings against Arsenal.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in