5 Key Points Before Liverpool vs Arsenal Premier League Match - Arsenal Winless at Anfield for 14 Years - Thairath English

Matches between Liverpool and Arsenal tend to be closely contested and unpredictable. Liverpool have won only once in their last eight Premier League meetings (five draws, two losses). That single win came at home last season thanks to a stunning free-kick by Dominik Szoboszlai that secured a 1-0 victory.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have not won an away league match at Liverpool in their last 13 attempts (five draws, two losses) since a 2-0 victory in the 2012-13 season.

Interestingly, Arsenal have never before endured a 14-match league winless streak at Anfield. Their previous longest streak was 13 matches between the 1975-76 and 1987-88 seasons, which ended with a crucial 2-0 win in the final game of the 1988-89 season that helped them secure the Division 1 league title.

This match could be significant for Arsenal, as one more away win would mark their 300th Premier League away victory, making them the second team after Manchester United (328 wins) to reach this milestone.

However, Anfield remains Arsenal's stadium with the lowest win percentage among venues they've visited at least ten times, with only six wins in 34 matches — an 18 percent win rate.

Another point is that Iraola has lost only two of his 27 Premier League matches as manager in 2026, with 12 wins and 13 draws.

Although Arsenal have won seven of their first eight Premier League matches this season, four teams have scored more goals than their 13. Despite 107 shots taken, only eight teams have fewer shots than Arsenal.

The situation becomes more intriguing facing Liverpool, who have kept four clean sheets in their last six Premier League games, the highest number since September.

Additionally, last season Liverpool were the only team to prevent Arsenal from scoring in both league encounters, winning 1-0 at Anfield and drawing 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

This season, only three teams have conceded fewer goals than Liverpool’s eight. Excluding three goals conceded after being reduced to 10 men against Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal share the best defensive records.

Despite William Saliba’s injury, the defending champions have maintained strong defense with Ezri Konsa smoothly stepping in as center-back.

Arteta’s team has kept the joint-most clean sheets in the 2026-27 Premier League season, totaling five.

They have faced the fewest shots on target at just 24, conceded the lowest Expected Goals (xG) at 6.2, and allowed only 11 big chances.

In the 2026 calendar year, Arsenal have kept clean sheets in 56 percent of league games (15 out of 27), the third-best one-year record in club history, behind 1998 (61%) and 1903 (59%).

Last season, Liverpool needed Szoboszlai’s powerful free-kick to unlock Anfield, and Iraola hopes the heavily invested Liverpool attack can find ways to break Arsenal’s defense on Sunday. Liverpool’s attack is also beginning to find form.

Arsenal have a midfield many envy, with players in good form. Declan Rice (91) and Martin Ødegaard (90) lead the Premier League in passes into the final third, with no other player exceeding Granit Xhaka’s 77.

Bruno Guimarães has quickly adapted after coming off the bench to score winning goals against Sunderland and Leeds.

On the other hand, Liverpool’s midfield has been less reliable, especially last season, considered a key weakness. Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch have faced heavy criticism.

However, Mac Allister has shown clear improvement following a strong World Cup performance with Argentina and appears to have rediscovered his best form under Iraola. He is one of only three Liverpool players to have played all 12 matches this season.

Gravenberch remains inconsistent but showed excellent form against Manchester City at Anfield before being sent off.

Arsenal have scored 19 goals from corners, more than any team in Premier League history within a single season.

However, before last weekend’s game, they had not scored from a corner in the 2026-27 season.

Ezri Konsa’s early goal against Everton demonstrates that set pieces remain a crucial weapon for Arteta’s squad to decide matches.

Though Iraola led Bournemouth to sixth place last season, one issue he struggled to fix was defending set pieces. Bournemouth conceded 20 goals from corners, free-kicks, and throw-ins in the 2025-26 Premier League season, tied for the highest with Liverpool and Crystal Palace.

However, under Iraola this season, Liverpool have performed differently, being one of only two Premier League teams yet to concede a goal from non-penalty set pieces, alongside Brentford.