Liverpool and Arsenal meet at Anfield on Sunday, August 31, with both clubs unbeaten early in the Premier League season. Champions Liverpool opened with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth and a dramatic 3-2 victory at Newcastle, featuring a late Mohamed Salah assist to 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha, highlighting late comebacks and match-winning goals. Arsenal have yet to concede, following a 1-0 win at Manchester United and a 5-0 rout of Leeds, boosted by Bukayo Saka's stoppage-time goal. Liverpool have had a bid for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak turned down, and tensions from that transfer saga fuelled a contentious St James' Park meeting.
Premier League holders Liverpool face an Arsenal side that have finished second for the last three seasons. Who: Liverpool vs Arsenal What: English Premier League Where: Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom When: Sunday, August 31, at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 1:30pm (12:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Liverpool have had the far more adventurous route to their flawless record, twice giving back late leads only to score match-winning goals even later. Last Monday, it was Mohamed Salah setting up 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha deep in second-half stoppage time to seal a 3-2 victory at Newcastle United. Their opening game resulted in a 4-2 home win against Bournemouth, but the Reds had to overcome a late fightback by the visitors.
Arsenal have yet to concede in the new campaign and last Saturday romped to a 5-0 home victory over Leeds United that was realistically decided when Bukayo Saka scored the Gunners' second goal in first-half stoppage time. The north Londoners opened the new season with a 1-0 win at Manchester United, although the goal came after a mistake by the home keeper in an underwhelming performance by the Gunners.
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