The Premier League is just around the corner, and Arsenal is hosting Liverpool. The Arsenal, who unexpectedly lost in the last round of the league, are now being left behind by the leader Liverpool with a gap of 4 points, and if they fail to win this game, the fight for the top spot will become extremely difficult. Arsenal is expected to fight for points. Liverpool, on the other hand, has won 8 consecutive matches in all competitions and will not be afraid to face Arsenal; looking back at the last four league meetings between the two teams, the total number of goals scored in the first half was more than 2, and the average number of goals scored in the half-time was 1.5 goals.
Arsenal are facing a strong opponent after almost winning against Manchester City only to be held to a 2-2 draw in the last 8 minutes of extra time.In the Europa League, the Arsenal beat Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain 2-0, showing the team's growing strength. Therefore, the 0-2 defeat against Bournemouth in the last round of the Premier League was just a coincidence. In the Europa League, they bravely beat Sacta. In this campaign, they are bound to fight for the win with all their might. In fact, Arsenal won 2 and drew 2 of their last four Premier League matches against Liverpool, and created 4 scoring chances in 15 minutes early in the match, ready to launch a blitzkrieg. But the injury problems in the defense cannot be ignored, with center back William Saliba suspended and left back Karakoli injured, the opponents are expected to take advantage of the situation.
On Liverpool's side, Dutch manager Jurgen Klopp has won 7 out of 8 league matches, including a 2-1 win over Fulham in the last round. Facing Arsenal, they are confident that they will take the initiative to attack. Stars Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz are in hot form with 5 goals each in the league this season. Especially Luis Diaz, the Colombian international has scored 3 goals in 6 league games this season and scored in the first half in all 3 games, so the first goal of this campaign is something to look forward to. In fact, Liverpool has been improving, in the past four league games in the first half were the first to score, coupled with the Arsenal defense is not stable, the Reds are expected to continue the momentum of the first half scoring, half-time over is worth optimistic.
