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Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool: Report, result, goals in Premier League

Arsenal and Liverpool shared a draw in the Premier League

Written by Ben Miller
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Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool: Report, result, goals in Premier League

Arsenal failed to capitalise on their nearest rivals drawing but moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a point against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium.

Visiting full-back Conor Bradley went closest to breaking the deadlock in spectacular style, shooting against the crossbar from distance during the first half after Gunners goalkeeper David Raya met a rushed backpass from William Saliba by playing the ball straight to the Northern Ireland captain.

Liverpool seized more of the momentum after the restart, having a penalty appeal dismissed by a Video Assistant Referee check for Leandro Trossard’s challenge on Florian Wirtz.

Arsenal are next in action at second-tier Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round on Sunday (14:00 GMT). Liverpool host third-tier Barnsley at the same stage of the competition on Monday (19:45).

Arsenal vs Liverpool: Premier League leaders held

With second-placed Manchester City held at home by Brighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa sharing a 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace the previous day, Arsenal were expected to take full advantage of those sides – on the same points totals behind them – faltering.

Liverpool are 14 points behind Mikel Arteta’s team and had top scorer Hugo Ekitike missing, but the reigning champions produced one of their most assured displays of the season, with only the late departure of Bradley with a serious-looking injury – replaced by Gomez – a concern.

Arsenal, too, lost a defender to injury, Piero Hincapie making way for Myles Lewis-Skelly.

Dominik Szoboszlai scored the only goal of the game with a late free-kick when these sides met at Anfield in August and the Hungary playmaker almost repeated the trick with an effort that dipped narrowly over the crossbar.

Arne Slot’s side are now unbeaten in 10 matches in all competitions, although they have drawn their last three.

You can relive 101GreatGoals.com’s live updates from Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Premier League here.

Arsenal team vs Liverpool

Winger Max Dowman and defender Cristhian Mosquera (both ankle) remained out for Arsenal, as did full-back Riccardo Calafiori with an unspecified issue.

Forward Kai Havertz had been left out of the 3-2 win at Bournemouth four days earlier for load management purposes but started this time, as did Bukayo Saka.

Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke moved to the bench.

Arsenal starting XI: David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Piero Hincapie, Martin Odegaard, Martín Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres, Leandro Trossard

Arsenal substitutes: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Martinelli, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Myles Lewis-Skelly

Liverpool lineup vs Arsenal

Jeremie Frimpong replaced Curtis Jones for Liverpool. Midfielder Wataru Endo was injured and striker Alexander Isak had a broken leg.

Defender Giovanni Leoni had a long-term knee injury and forward Mohamed Salah was at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Cody Gakpo

Liverpool substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson, Freddie Woodman, Trey Nyoni, Calvin Ramsay, Rio Ngumoha

Liverpool Football Club manager Arne Slot

Arsenal vs Liverpool stats

  • Arsenal had won their previous two home Premier League matches against the reigning champions, beating City in both 2023/24 and 2024/25
  • They failed to achieve the feat in three consecutive league seasons, as they had done between 1961/62 and 1963/64, when they beat Spurs, Ipswich and Everton
  • Bukayo Saka missed out on becoming the first Arsenal player to scored in four consecutive home games against the Reds
  • Arsenal kept a clean sheet for the first time in 21 Premier League games against Liverpool and the first time since a 0-0 draw in August 2015
  • Only against Man Utd (30 between 1953 and 1968) and Tottenham (24 between 1955 and 1967) had they had a longer run without a clean sheet in their league history
  • This was the first-ever Premier League game between Arsenal and Liverpool on a Thursday, with their last Thursday league meeting coming at Anfield in December 1947 (3-1 win for Arsenal)
  • Liverpool are the second team Arsenal have faced on all seven days of the week in the Premier League after Southampton
  • Arsenal had won their previous seven home Premier League matches – only once under Mikel Arteta had they had a longer home league winning run, winning 10 consecutively between April and December 2022
  • Against no side have Arsenal lost more Premier League games than they have against Liverpool (26, level with Manchester United)
  • Liverpool missed out on completing the Premier League double over Arsenal for the eighth time, and first since 2021/22. Their seven ‘doubles’ is the most any side has against the Gunners in the competition

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