Liverpool vs Arsenal: Team News, Injuries and Prediction
By Daniel Kimingi ·
Arsenal are without Saka and Saliba and have doubts over Madueke, while Liverpool wait on Szoboszlai before Sunday's Anfield game.
Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday 1 November at 16:30 GMT. Saka and Saliba are out for Arsenal; Szoboszlai is a doubt for Liverpool.
Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday 1 November, kick-off 16:30 GMT, in a Premier League game between the fourth and second-placed sides. Arsenal have not won a league game at Anfield since 2 September 2012, according to Premier League News Now.
Liverpool vs Arsenal team news
Arsenal are without Bukayo Saka, who is out with a quad injury and is reported to be six to eight weeks from a return. William Saliba is also out with a back problem and is not expected back until after the international break. Noni Madueke has an ankle injury, and Mikel Arteta said on Friday that the club does not know yet whether he will be fit, with a decision due after Saturday's training.
Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Christos Tzolis all trained on Friday and are expected to be available if they come through Saturday's session. Max Dowman begins a three-match domestic ban after the FA rejected Arsenal's appeal, although he remains eligible for Wednesday's Champions League trip to Slavia Prague. Sky Sports, cited by Premier League News Now, says Eberechi Eze is the only fit senior wide option unless a player recovers in time.
Liverpool have doubts of their own. Jeremie Frimpong is out until after the international break, and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) is out until late December. Dominik Szoboszlai (hamstring) is a doubt and Victor Munoz (knee) is described as touch and go. Florian Wirtz twisted an ankle against Brighton but played in the Carabao Cup win over Chelsea.
Form, table and head-to-head
Arsenal are second on 21 points from eight games, with seven wins and one defeat, and have conceded five league goals. They are level on points with leaders Manchester City, who are ahead on goal difference. Liverpool are fourth on 15 points, with four wins, three draws and one defeat, and have scored 11 and conceded eight. Chelsea are fifth on 13 points.
Liverpool are unbeaten since a 3-0 home defeat to Manchester City on 11 October. Since then they beat Brentford 2-1, Villarreal in the Champions League and Brighton 2-0, and beat Chelsea on penalties in the Carabao Cup. Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 and Everton 2-0 in their last two league games, then lost 5-3 on penalties at Fleetwood Town in the EFL Cup after a 1-1 draw.
In 68 Premier League meetings, Liverpool have won 26, Arsenal 18 and 24 have been drawn. Liverpool won 1-0 at Anfield in August 2025, the most recent league meeting at the ground reported by our sources.