16:30 Sunday

Here’s more on each part of Mark O'Haire's Arsenal vs Liverpool bet builder, which pays 11/2 on BetMGM at the time of writing.

Draw

William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and Ricardo Califiouri are all absent for Arsenal with major doubts surrounding Bukayo Saka’s participation. Mikel Arteta’s men are on the drift and with the Gunners weakened, Liverpool may look to strike. However, the Reds arrive with a day’s less rest and preparation time following Champions League duty.

Beating Arsenal at Emirates Stadium is a tough assignment – the Gunners have lost just four of 42 home EPL dates since the start of 2022/23, beating Liverpool in back-to-back bouts here. But considering the circumstances, a cagey encounter looks most likely and therefore the draw has to be considered as the outsider in the Match Odds.

Under 2.5 Goals

Liverpool’s switch to soft rock from heavy metal football under predecessor has led to a reduction in goal-heavy games. The Merseysiders have seen half of their Premier League outings feature fewer than three goals, as have two of their three UCL matches, and Sunday’s showdown could follow a similar pattern.

Arsenal’s key contests with Manchester City over the past 12 months have rarely looked like escalating into high-scoring shootouts and the goal expectancy of 2.85 looks a touch too big with both sides potentially taking a ‘must-not-lose’ mentality into Sunday.

Darwin Nunez Over 0.5 Fouls

Darwin Nunez is set to start for Liverpool in the absence of Diogo Jota and action is always guaranteed with the chaotic Uruguayan. He’s looked like a frustrated figure with his lack of gametime and goals, making three fouls against Chelsea last week, meaning he’s now made nine fouls in four fixtures when appearing for 60+ minutes this season.