Two of the Premier League’s biggest sides meet on Friday evening in a festive football extravaganza at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool and Arsenal have lacked consistency this season and sit 4th and 5th respectively in the Premier League table with a place in the top 4 seemingly at the top of the agenda for both sides in terms of their long term goals for the season.
English Premier League – Arsenal vs Liverpool – Emirates Stadium
- Friday 22nd December 2017
- Kick-off: 19.45 GMT
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Betfair |
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Arsenal
Liverpool
Arsenal
The Gunners picked up their first win in the Premier League in the month of December last time out with a gritty 1-0 win over struggling Newcastle. Arsene Wenger’s side sit 5th in the table, 8 points behind Manchester United in second and a staggering 19 behind Manchester City at the top.
Alexandre Lacazette has failed to score in his past 3 Premier League matches but has 8 goals for the season so far.
Liverpool
The reds have been banging in the goals of late and currently find themselves in 4th place in the table – one point above Friday’s opponents. Their away form in recent weeks has been sensational –they have scored 16 goals in their last 4 away games, blowing away West Ham, Stoke, Brighton & Bournemouth. Mohamed Salah has notched an incredible 20 goals (in all competitions) for the reds this term and looks set to clinch the golden boot in English football this season.
Head to Head
Liverpool just edge the lengthy head to head battle between the teams with 86 wins in comparison to Arsenal’s 78 with another 59 games ending as draws. Liverpool thumped Arsenal 4-0 at Anfield earlier in the season – a result which Arsene Wenger’s men are sure to be seeking revenge for.
Odds and Predictions
Both teams will look to play on the front foot in what could be a very open game.
Both teams to score – YES – represents great value at 4/9 with Ladbrokes.
Alexandre Lacazette has banged the goals in at the Emirates this season.
Alexandre Lacazette to score anytime looks great value at 11/8 with Paddy Power.
Both sides will be keen to stay in the race for Champions League football and could well cancel each other out.
The match to end as a draw is a strong bet at 5/2 with Betfair.
This could be a fiery encounter between two combative teams with it all to play for.
A red card to be shown in the match looks a good outside bet at 7/2 with Coral.
Score Prediction
Arsenal 1 – 1 Liverpool – 7/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip: Arsenal vs Liverpool
Liverpool have been in great form on the road but Arsenal will attack with pace and guile in what should be an open game.
The match to finish as a draw both teams to score looks a great bet at 16/5 with Coral.