Minute 85: Eze entered the penalty area with Gomez's close blocking. The Arsenal winger fell, thinking he was pushed from behind, but the referee did not consider it a penalty.
Minute 83: GOAL!!! Liverpool opened the scoring. Dominik Szoboszlai scored a superb free kick from outside the box.
Minute 79: Liverpool made a substitution. Konate practiced freely leaving the field after his impressive performance, giving way to Gomez. Chiesa was also brought on for Ekitike.
Minute 70: After Liverpool's unrecognized goal, the pace of the match was pushed forward faster.
Arsenal made a substitution. Merino and Martinelli were the two players who left the field to make way for Odegaard and Eze.
Minute 60: After a chaotic situation in Arsenal's penalty area, the ball was put into the net. However, Gakpo was offside, so the goal was disallowed.
Minute 55: There have not been many changes in the playing style of the two teams. Perhaps Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta need Man-Change to make a difference.
Minute 46: The second half begins. Both teams have not made any changes to their personnel.
End of the first half! The two teams left the field with a score of 0-0 when excessive caution prevented the match from having many notable plays.
Arsenal have reason to be satisfied when their plan is effective, despite Saliba's early injury. They organized well to make it difficult for Liverpool to deploy the ball. There were even times when The Gunners controlled the game and found their way into the opponent's goal thanks to Madueke's bold moves. However, what is lacking is the greater participation of Gyokeres.
Liverpool also had times when they pushed up the pace, most notably when Van Dijk pushed up to regain control of the game. However, they have not yet made a difference enough tactical mark.
The first half has 1 minute of extra time
Minute 45: This is a match in which both teams did not want to lose. Liverpool should have taken a more risky stance, but they could not find a space to penetrate Arsenal's solid defence.
Minute 34: Raya's foul passed the ball straight to Van Dijk's feet from close range. It seemed that Arsenal would have to face a dangerous situation, but the Dutch midfielder only passed it to Mac Allister. And the midfielder's shot was blocked.
This was also only the most notable situation of the match when the first half was entering the final minutes.
Minute 28: "The Gunners" accelerated the game in the past few minutes with the mark from rookie Madueke. Meanwhile, Liverpool are showing confusion in deploying the ball.
Minute 20: The two teams are still playing a tight game when they do not dare to take risks to increase their attack formation. Liverpool were the team that controlled the ball better, but did not make a breakthrough in the attacks. In contrast, without Saka, the visitors' attacking power has decreased significantly.
Minute 9: Liverpool quickly took advantage of the ball control advantage, proactively launching an attack right from the home field. Arsenal also tried to create surprises, but those efforts have not brought clear results.
Minute 5: Saliba was injured not long after the opening whistle. New signing Mosquera comes on as a replacement for the French centre-back. This was a heavy blow to Arsenal in this match.
22:30: The match begins.
Starting lineup
Pre-match information
Liverpool's overall win after the opening two rounds of the Premier League is not too surprising. However, the way they won new points really attracted attention, especially the dramatic 3-2 victory over Newcastle in a one-on-one situation.
In both of those matches, The Kop lost the 2-0 lead. In the opening round against Bournemouth, Federico Chiesa came off the bench and rotated the situation.
In the away match at St James' Park, Rio Ngumoha made history as the fourth youngest scorer in the Premier League, sealing an emotional victory for the Merseyside team.
If we had to draw a conclusion after the first two rounds, it was that Liverpool's attacking power was somewhat covering up the gaps in their defense.
Coach Arne Slot also admitted that his team has been struggling with the physical strength of Newcastle. And in the next round, the challenge will be even fiercer as the opponent is Arsenal - a team famous for its physical foundation and solid defense ability.
On the other hand, coach Mikel Arteta entered the new season with a lot of pressure, after 3 consecutive seasons only finishing as runner-up. To change the situation, Arsenal has increased their force.
The Gunners recruited Viktor Gyokeres for the attack, bringing in midfielder Martin Zubimendi - a name once on Liverpool's radar - along with two technical attackers, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze.
However, the "Gunners"'s biggest support is still their defense. Arsenal kept a clean sheet in both of their first two matches of the season, defeating Manchester United 1-0 and burying Leeds United 5-0.
They are also one of only two teams yet to concede a goal in the Premier League this season, along with Tottenham (as of round 3).
The upcoming confrontation therefore promises to be an exciting clash between a steel defense and a fiery attack - an early battle between the two leading candidates for the championship.
In fact, this is the earliest meeting between the two teams to finish in the top 2 last season, since the 2017-2018 campaign, when Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-1 in round 2.
