Arsenal vs Liverpool Preview: Form Guide, Head to Head, Team News, Including Mo Salah Injury Update

Arsenal vs Liverpool Preview: Form Guide, Head to Head, Team News, Including Mo Salah Injury Update

Joel Reyes
updated at February 2, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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  • Arsenal and Liverpool square off in the Premier League this coming Sunday
  • The Reds have won their last four league matches to maintain their five-point lead
  • Mohamed Salah injured his hamstring on international duty for Egypt at AFCON

The stage is set for a blockbuster showdown at the Emirates Stadium this weekend.

Arsenal will lock horns with Liverpool this coming Sunday in a mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash.

Read on as Sports Brief brings you a preview of this Premier League contest.

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Bukayo Saka battles for possession with Jarell Quansah and Darwin Nunez in the Arsenal vs. Liverpool FA Cup clash. Image: Stuart MacFarlane.
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Arsenal vs. Liverpool Preview

Form Guide

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Liverpool will head into their showdown with Arsenal in excellent form.

The Reds have won each of their last four league matches, including an emphatic 4-1 victory over Chelsea last Wednesday.

Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Luis Diaz scored the goals for Liverpool, who maintained their five-point lead at the top of the table.

Arsenal have steadied the ship after losing back-to-back matches against West Ham and Fulham.

The Gunners crushed Crystal Palace 5-0 and beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their last two games to climb up to third in the league table.

Arsenal have turned Emirates Stadium into a fortress, scoring 26 points from their 11 matches there.

Liverpool are tied for first place in the league in points scored in away matches with 22, recording six wins, four draws, and one loss in their travels this campaign.

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Liverpool and Arsenal last faced each other in the FA Cup last month, with the Reds recording a 2-0 victory at the Emirates, per The Guardian.

The Reds have fared well at Arsenal's home ground lately, winning three of their last four matches there.

They have drawn each of their last two league matches, including a 1-1 stalemate in their first meeting this season.

Team News: Will Salah play?

Mohamed Salah's status for the game against Arsenal remains uncertain after he injured his hamstring during Egypt's match against Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations.

He was seen in Liverpool's practice facilities before the match against the Blues, but he wasn't named in the Reds lineup.

Apart from Salah, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, and Kostas Tsimikas are still out due to various injuries.

Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns heading into their crunch clash with Liverpool. Thomas Partey may finally make his much-awaited return to the lineup after he was spotted training ahead of the win against Nottingham Forest.

Gunners fans react to Marcus Rashford rumours

Sports Brief recently reported on Gunners fans' reactions to Marcus Rashford possibly joining Arsenal.

The Manchester United forward has been in the spotlight in recent days for the wrong reasons, which culminated in Rashford facing disciplinary action.

Arsenal have been linked with a move for the English striker back in 2022.

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Joel Reyes is a sports editor at Sportsbrief.com with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of the Philippines. He has eight years of work experience in sports writing.
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