Preview: Arsenal Vs Liverpool 17/4/11

 

Venue Emirates Stadium

Tickets Sold out

Last season Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0

Referee A Marriner

This season's matches 22 Y73, R3, 3.45 cards per game

Odds Arsenal 4-5 Liverpool 4-1 Draw 5-2

Arsenal

Subs from Almunia, Lehmann, Diaby, Rosicky, Walcott, Denílson, Ramsey, Djourou, Eboué, Chamakh, Bendtner

Doubtful Almunia (ankle), Denílson (toe), Djourou (shoulder), Ramsey (groin), Sagna (knee), Song (knee), Szczesny (finger)

Injured Vermaelen (achilles, May), Fabianski (shoulder, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide WDDDWW

Disciplinary record Y53 R6

Leading scorer Van Persie 12

Liverpool

Subs from Gulacsi, Poulsen, Kyrgiakos, Rodríguez, Cole, Ngog, Jovanovic, Hansen, Wilson, Shelvey, Robinson

Doubtful None

Injured Johnson (hamstring, 23 Apr), Kelly (hamstring, May), Agger (knee, Aug), Gerrard (groin, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide WLWWLD

Disciplinary record Y52 R2

Leading scorer Carroll 13

Match pointers

• Arsenal have taken just eight points from their games against the current top six, fewer than any of their rivals

• Liverpool have won only one of their last 10 Premier League games against Arsenal and none of the past seven, though five of those have ended in draws

• Robin van Persie has scored 20 goals in his past 21 Premier League starts

• Liverpool have lost five of their last six league fixtures in London

• There have been more hat-tricks in this fixture than any other in Premier League history