34′
6:05 p.m
Trent Alexander-Arnold circles a free kick almost from the left corner flag with a lot of cutting inwards. The cross becomes longer and longer and descends dangerously towards the far corner. In the end the ball just lands on the roof of the goal.
32′
6:03 p.m
Even after more than half an hour, the guests’ offensive efforts are still quite harmless. The Reds only came close to scoring after their own corner kick.
29′
6:00 p.m
After a little chaos in the LFC penalty area, Alexander-Arnold grabs the ball, dribbles through his own five again and then seems to just knock the thing out the back. However, the ball lands precisely in the path of Díaz, who takes the ball strongly and thus initiates Liverpool’s next positional play.
27′
5:58 p.m
With somnambulist combination play, Arsenal breaks free on the left defensive side, shifts to the right in midfield and then plays back to the left side. From around the corner of the penalty area, Nelson lays it off again for Saka, who then doesn’t catch the ball optimally from 17 very central meters. That’s why the shot doesn’t pose any problems for Alisson.
25′
5:55 p.m
After the wild start, the encounter calmed down a bit. Nevertheless, the intensity is still high and the teams give absolutely nothing to each other.
22′
17:53
Elliott takes a corner from the left flag high to the near post. There White jumps under the ball. Núñez, who is lurking behind, can almost take advantage of this. His header ultimately flies about a meter past the far corner.
19′
17:51
The Gunners are currently showing a very impressive passing relay. Liverpool keep attacking aggressively, but Arsenal don’t let it bother them at all and resolve every situation with skill and play.
17′
5:49 p.m
In the last few minutes, Liverpool managed to keep the ball in their own ranks and break away from the opponent’s pressing. However, they still don’t have any chances to score.
14′
5:46 p.m
Arsenal FC makes a really good impression. There is really no sign of low self-confidence after the recent weak results. Liverpool is having a really hard time creating their own offensive actions.
11′
5:45 p.m
That has to be 1-0! The Gunners put on real pressure and conquer the ball in the attacking press. Afterwards it goes straight into the box. From the right side, Havertz deliberately crosses again. The subsequent direct shot from Nelson was blocked in the middle by Konaté at the very last moment. But the rebound ends up at Ødegaard, who can almost choose the corner from half-right in the box. The Norwegian shoots high into the right corner and only hits the crossbar. But again the rebound ends up with a Londoner. This time Liverpool can follow up decisively and finally eliminate the huge opportunity.
9′
5:41 p.m
Kai Havertz moves inwards from the right side with the ball at his feet and aims at the far corner from around 20 meters with his left instep. Alisson is there to counter the curler and has the ball safe when he follows up.
8th’
5:40 p.m
The subsequent corner from the right side is extended at the first post and is therefore extremely dangerous. At the back of the five, however, two players in white failed to catch the ball properly.
7′
5:39 p.m
After an Arsenal throw-in on the right offensive side, the home team managed to play the ball into the backcourt. There the ball goes to Reiss Nelson, who only misses the goal with his shot from around the penalty line because the ball is deflected decisively.
5′
5:37 p.m
There is really no sampling phase here. Right from the start there is real momentum in the game and the teams are looking for a way to go on the offensive.
3′
5:34 p.m
Big early chance for Arsenal! Liverpool moves far back with the last line. Ramsdale takes full advantage of this and sends Nelson on his way with a fantastic pass deep. The 24-year-old penetrates the penalty area at speed and even goes around Alisson as he rushes out. However, the angle almost to the left of the baseline is too acute and Nelson only hits the side netting.
1′
5:32 p.m
Let’s go! The guests toast and play in purple today. Arsenal counters with special all-white jerseys.
17:23
The last time the two clubs met was almost two weeks ago. On December 23rd there was a 1-1 draw at Anfield. The last direct comparison in the FA Cup was in February 2014. At that time, the Gunners were able to prevail in the traditional duel with goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lukas Podolski. Steven Gerrard contributed the only Liverpool goal.
5:05 p.m
With Mo Salah (Africa Cup) and Wataru Endo (Asian Cup), Jürgen Klopp has to do without two of his most important players from the last few weeks. The LFC coach is also missing Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai today. These are of course bitter personnel setbacks for the Reds. Jarell Quansah, Alexis Mac Allister, Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo have absolute confidence today that they can make up for the absence of the four.
5:00 p.m
Mikel Arteta makes three changes to the starting eleven compared to the defeat against Fulham FC. Aaron Ramsdale starts in goal for David Raya. Jorginho and Reiss Nelson also get the chance from the start. Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli will initially remain out.
16:51
In contrast to Arsenal, things are going well at Liverpool at the moment. The Reds followed up the 1-1 draw against the Londoners with two three-pointers that allowed them to take first place. In addition, the LFC has now been unbeaten in five matches across all competitions and would of course like to continue this series today.
16:46
For Arsenal, the period around Christmas and New Year was one to forget. The Londoners remained winless three times in a row and thus lost their lead in the table. Most recently, Mikel Arteta’s team lost twice in a row and therefore slipped to fourth place and is now just a point away from falling out of the Champions League ranks. That’s why it might be a good time for the Gunners to have a short break in the league and, ideally, show their best possible side again in the cup. Of course, the fact that Liverpool FC, the current leader in the Premier League, is waiting for them makes the task anything but easy.
16:26
Hello and welcome to the FA Cup on Sunday. Already in the third round there is a real cracker in the duel between the two title favorites Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC. The top game kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at the Emirates Stadium.