📊EOTK Stats Pack: Arsenal v Liverpool - Form guide, LFC's uncomfortable 'big 6' truth and MORE
We analyse some of the key stats and info ahead as Liverpool prepare for a potentially pivotal showdown away to fellow Premier League title contenders Arsenal!
Despite the resurgent form of Manchester City, the injury to Mo Salah and - of course - the seismic blow of Jurgen Klopp announcing his departure at the end of the season, 2024 has gotten off to a near-perfect start for Liverpool on the pitch.
Seven games in January yielded six wins and a draw, with top spot maintained in the Premier League, the Reds’ passage to the Carabao Cup final secured and two rounds of the FA Cup navigated.
The February schedule begins with one of the toughest tests they’re likely to face all season, with the Merseysiders journeying to north London to take on fellow title contenders Arsenal for the third meeting between the teams in just 44 days.
Aston Villa’s recent drop-off has left these two sides as the only real contenders to prevent Man City from winning a record fourth consecutive league crown, so both will view today’s fixture as one they daren’t lose.
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Victory for either would send out a strong statement of intent, especially if it’s Liverpool who come out on top, given their current five-point advantage over Mikel Arteta’s side.
Ahead of the Reds’ trip to Arsenal, let’s take a look at the form guide for both teams, as well as their head-to-head Premier League record, and explore an uncomfortable truth for Klopp’s team when it comes to away clashes against England’s ‘big six’.
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