Statistics from Arsenal's homepage show that the match between them and Liverpool had 199 goals scored, in 67 previous encounters in the Premier League - an average of nearly three goals per match. Only the matches between Liverpool and Tottenham (209) had more goals than this match.
This is also the match that witnessed the most hat-tricks in the history of the tournament with 6 times. Arsenal had 2 players who scored 3 or more goals in matches against Liverpool, Thierry Henry in the 4-2 victory in the 2003-2004 season and Andrey Arshavin, who scored 4 goals in the 4-4 draw with Liverpool in the 2008-2009 season.
The match where Arshavin scored the poker is also the match with the highest score between the two teams in the English Premier League era. Arsenal also scored 4 goals against Liverpool in the 4-1 victory in 2015, with goals from Hector Bellerin, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud.
Toure is one of four players who has worn the jerseys of both teams and played head-to-head in the Premier League. The Ivory Coast defender once scored against Liverpool when he was playing for Arsenal, similar to Yossi Benayoun and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Nicolas Anelka is the only player to have worn the jerseys of both Arsenal vs Liverpool in the times the two teams met but did not score in any match.
Roberto Firmino is the player who scored the most goals in the matches between Liverpool vs Arsenal in the Premier League with 11 goals, ranking above Mohamed Salah (10 goals). Behind them are Robbie Fowler (9 goals), Henry (8 goals), Sadio Mane (7 goals)...
The earliest goals in this match were scored by Martin Skrtel (Liverpool) in 51 seconds in 2014 and Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) in 58 seconds in 2022.
Meanwhile, the two latest goals came in the crazy match of the 2010-2011 season. Robin van Persie scored from the penalty spot in the 98th minute to put Arsenal ahead 1-0, but then Liverpool was awarded a penalty and Dirk Kuyt equalized in the 101st and 48th seconds.
In the first leg, Arne Slot's team defeated Arsenal 1-0. Liverpool are aiming to win a double against Arsenal in the Premier League for the eighth time, and for the first time since the 2021-2022 season. Their seven doubles are currently the highest record any team has ever achieved against the Gunners in this tournament.
No team has lost more matches in the Premier League than against Liverpool (26 matches, equal to Man United).
Arsenal have conceded in their last 20 Premier League matches against Liverpool since the 0-0 draw in August 2015. Only Man United (30 matches from 1953 to 1968) and Tottenham Hotspur (24 matches from 1955 to 1967) have had a longer streak of clean sheets in the league history.
Arsenal have won seven consecutive matches at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League - only once under Arteta did they have a longer home win streak in the league, which was 10 consecutive wins from April to December 2022.
Bukayo Saka has scored in all three recent home matches in the Premier League against Liverpool. In the history of head-to-head matches between the two teams in this tournament, no Arsenal player has scored in four consecutive home matches against The Reds.
The Arsenal vs Liverpool match will take place at 3:00 AM on January 9.
