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- Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are all ruled out through injury.
- William Saliba will sit this one out following his red card against Bournemouth last weekend.
- Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Bukayo Saka are all doubts, and did not take part in training on Friday.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+8'A yellow card for bad language! Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) couldn’t remain silent and the result is obvious.90+8'That's it for today, Anthony Taylor has blown his whistle and the game is over.90+7'Arsenal hold the ball and display nice passing from player to player.90+4'Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) is cautioned by the referee for a foul that he committed a little earlier.90+4'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) commits a foul after bringing down his opponent with a slide tackle.90+3'Wataru Endo (Liverpool) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Anthony Taylor has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.90+3'A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Liverpool comes to nothing.90+1'It's time for a substitution. That's the last involvement from Curtis Jones as he is replaced by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).90+1'Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) commits a foul after unfairly pressing his opponent during an attacking move.90We will have 7 min. of added time.88'Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) finds himself some space just outside the box, collects a rebound and sends an effort in on goal. Caoimhin Kelleher pulls off a fantastic reflex save to stop the ball going in off the crossbar.88'The resulting set piece from Arsenal is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.87'The ball falls for Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) in the box, and he hits a first-time shot at goal that is inadvertently blocked by a defender. A bit unlucky there!87'Arsenal are showing great team chemistry. They are passing the ball around seamlessly.85'Mikel Arteta decides to make a substitution. Gabriel Martinelli will be replaced by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).85'The manager has decided to make a substitution and Bukayo Saka walks off the pitch to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).84'Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) trips an opponent with a slide tackle. Anthony Taylor stops the game and he could give him a card, but eventually decides on just a warning.83'Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence clears the ball to safety.81'What a hit! Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) shows good composure inside the box to fire a first-time shot into the bottom left corner. 2:2.79'Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) delivers a lovely cross into the penalty area. Nevertheless, an opposition defender is alert and averts the danger with a brilliant clearance.76'It's time for a substitution. Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) comes on in place of Jurrien Timber.75'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.73'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence.72'Arne Slot (Liverpool) gets a yellow card, off the field.70'Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) pounces on the rebound on the edge of the box but his wild shot goes high over the crossbar.66'David Raya (Arsenal) goes into the referee's book for dissent.65'Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) clutches his head after wasting a good opportunity. He expertly collected the ball from a rebound and fired from long range, but his effort wasn't accurate at all and the ball went miles over the crossbar.64'The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).63'Arne Slot has decided to substitute Luis Diaz and he is replaced by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).63'The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) comes onto the pitch so that Andrew Robertson can be given a rest.63'Arne Slot has decided to make a change. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) replaces Alexis Mac Allister.61'Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) sends a wonderful cross from the corner kick. However, the defence works perfectly to clear the ball and avert the threat.60'The defence had a hard time blocking out the strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool). He didn't hesitate and finished from outside the box right after he had received a pass from his teammate. Liverpool force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.60'An attempted cross from Luis Diaz (Liverpool) is cleared.59'A spell of possession for Liverpool in an attempt to control the game.57'Luis Diaz (Liverpool) is in a clear offside position and the linesman raises his flag.56'The current number of shots on goal is 2:3.54'Gabriel is substituted due to injury. Mikel Arteta gives a chance to Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).53'The game is interrupted now, Gabriel (Arsenal) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.53'Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) serves up a nice cross, but David Raya punches the ball away.52'A cross by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) from the side of the pitch flies into the box, but fails to find its intended target as the aim was poor.51'Luis Diaz (Liverpool) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.50'Gabriel (Arsenal) is able to continue to play.49'Gabriel (Arsenal) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.48'Kai Havertz (Arsenal) releases a low pass from just outside the box in an attempt to find his teammate, but one of the defenders calmly averts the threat.46'Anthony Taylor blows his whistle and the second half starts.45+6'The match has reached half-time.45+5'Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Anthony Taylor who sees an offensive foul.45+4'Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is well placed to meet a cross and sends a difficult header towards the left post, but the goalkeeper reacts well to stop the effort.45+3'Liverpool keep possession of the ball with some short passes, waiting for the moment to hit the opposition swiftly on the break.45+1'Referee Anthony Taylor points to the centre spot to indicate that the goal stands after the VAR review. The Arsenal players celebrate.45There will be a minimum of 4 min. of added time.44'Houston, we have a problem! The referee has indicated that there will be a VAR review of the goal to look at a possible offside. The Arsenal players aren’t happy.43'It's in the back of the net! Declan Rice flights the free kick into the box, where Mikel Merino (Arsenal) peels off his marker and heads straight into the top of the net from the edge of the six-yard box. He makes it 2:1.42'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.41'Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) sends a lofted cross into the box which is headed clear.40'A clumsy foul by Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) and Anthony Taylor blows his whistle.36'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) flights in the cross, but the defender is alert and clears to safety.35'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) receives the ball and has a go from distance, but he shouldn't have bothered as it sails high over the bar.35'Declan Rice (Arsenal) swings in a promising cross from the free kick, but one of the defenders does a perfect job to avert the danger.33'What was Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.33'After the VAR review the referee signals NO PENALTY to Arsenal, play can continue.32'There's a break in play and referee Anthony Taylor must have got a signal in his ear as he indicates he will check that earlier penalty claim by Arsenal using VAR. This could be interesting!32'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.31'Close! Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is a whisker away from finishing-off the move he started. His close-range effort flies just over the bar.29'A cross is clipped into the penalty area by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) but poses no threat.29'Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat.27'Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away.24'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) makes a yard for himself on the edge of the box after picking up a pass, but produces a poor effort that sails high over the bar.23'The ball is cleared after Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.23'The ratio of the ball possession is 39:61.22'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) hasn't suffered any serious injury which would see him leave the pitch. He's back in the game now.21'Mikel Merino (Arsenal) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.18'Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) gets to a rebound inside the six-yard box and produces a header. He manages to put the ball into the bottom right corner, and thus alter the score to 1:1.18'The referee points to the corner flag and Liverpool will take a corner.17'Luis Diaz (Liverpool) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.16'The foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal) was seen by Anthony Taylor who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.16'Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.15'Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) volleys the ball on the edge of the box after a rebound. It's a great effort and has David Raya scrambling, but it flies just wide of the right post.13'Luis Diaz (Liverpool) produces a dangerous lofted cross into the box which is intercepted.9'Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) has acres of space after latching on to a precise pass into the box. He doesn't hesitate to unleash a great effort into the top right corner.8'Neat passing move from Liverpool in order to create new attacking opportunities.6'Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) is penalised after knocking an opponent down.3'Anthony Taylor blows his whistle and it's Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.2'Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) fails to deliver a decent cross from a long-range free kick. The opposition's defence intercepts the effort.1'Liverpool are bossing possession at the moment by exchanging some precise passes from player to player.1'The first half of this match is about to start.The players are out at last! Liverpool will take the kick-off.Anthony Taylor got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. You can enjoy a written form of everything important that will be happening on the pitch. Have fun.