Arsenal retained their first place in the English Premier League.
On Saturday, December 23, the central match of the 18th round of the English Premier League took place, in which Liverpool hosted London’s Arsenal.
The game took place at Anfield stadium and ended in a draw.
The Arsenal players opened the scoring in the game – in the fourth minute, Gabriel scored from a pass from Martin Odegaard. In the 29th minute, Liverpool equalized the score – Mohamed Salah received a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold, deftly beat Alexander Zinchenko and sent the ball into the net.
Liverpool – Arsenal – 1:1
Goals: Salah 29 – Gabriel 4
“Liverpool”: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas (Gomez 35), Szoboszlai, Endo, Jones (Gravenberg 68), Salah, Gakpo (Nunez 68), Diaz (Elliott 68)
“Arsenal”: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Jesus (Nketiah 77), Martinelli (Trossard 68)
Warnings: Endo (45+3), Salah (84) – Saka (38), Havertz (45+3), Rice (49), Nketiah (87), White (90+1)
Match overview:
Arsenal’s Ukrainian defender Alexander Zinchenko entered this match in the Gunners’ starting lineup and played all 90 minutes. The statistical portal SofaScore rated the Ukrainian’s game at 6.7 points.
Arsenal have 40 points and are in first place in the English Premier League standings. Liverpool are in second place with 39 points.
In the next round of the English Championship, Arsenal will play against West Ham, and Liverpool will meet with Burnley.
