Liverpool return to Anfield this weekend, as the Premier League champions host their nearest rivals Arsenal, who have had a tough midweek clash in the Champions League semifinal, and aren't yet guaranteed to play in that competition next season.
Mikel Arteta's team should still be considered comfortable favourites to finish in those top five spots which will guarantee qualification for next season's Champions League, but with a game against Newcastle United to come after this visit to Anfield too, a lack of results in these games could create panic on the final day of the season. Arsenal have lost three in a row, including both legs of the Champions League semifinal against PSG either side of that home loss to Bournemouth. They had also drawn 2-2 against Crystal Palace in the game before that.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have nothing tangible left to play for in this season, but they would want to put in a better performance than they managed at Chelsea last week. They could return to a lineup much closer to what is perceived as their best starting XI, after Arne Slot made a host of changes last week in that 3-1 loss.
Arsenal enter the game a massive 15 points behind Liverpool, with three games left to go this season. It was much closer when the two sides met in the reverse fixture at the Emirates earlier this season, which ended in a 2-2 draw thanks to a late equaliser from Mohamed Salah in a game in which Arsenal took the lead twice, through goals from Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino, sandwiched in between Virgil van Dijk's first equaliser on the night for Liverpool.
Can Arsenal finally manage a positive result? Or will Arne Slot's side give Anfield more reason to continue the party that began two weeks ago?
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the UK, Peacock in the United States, Optus Sport in Australia, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Sunday, May 11 at 4.30 p.m. BST (11:30 a.m. E.T., 9 p.m. IST, 1:30 a.m. AEST, Monday morning)
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Referee: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Mat Wilkes
Injury news:
Liverpool
Joe Gomez, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return mid-May
Tyler Morton, M, shoulder, OUT, estimated return mid-May
Arsenal
Kai Havertz, F, hamstring, OUT, estimated return late May
Gabriel Jesus, F, knee, OUT for the season
Gabriel Magalhaes, D, hamstring, OUT for the season
Takehiro Tomiyasu, D, knee, OUT for the season
Expected Lineups:
Liverpool
GK: Alisson Becker
RB: Conor Bradley | CB: Ibrahima Konate | CB: Virgil van Dijk | LB: Andrew Robertson
CM: Alexis Mac Allister | CM: Ryan Gravenberch | CM: Dominik Szoboszlai
RW: Mohamed Salah | CF: Luis Diaz | LW: Cody Gakpo
Arsenal
GK: David Raya
RB: Ben White | CB: William Saliba | CB: Jakub Kiwior | LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly
CM: Martin Odegaard | CM: Thomas Partey | CM: Declan Rice
RW: Bukayo Saka | CF: Mikel Merino | LW: Gabriel Martinelli
Stats:
Liverpool are unbeaten against Arsenal at Anfield since 2012.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Liverpool in the Premier League. It is their longest such run since an eight-game unbeaten streak between 2007 and 2011.
Mohamed Salah needs two goals and two assists to complete a landmark double of 30 goals and 20 assists in the Premier League this season.
Arsenal are unbeaten in 19 games against the "Big Six" in the Premier League since the start of the 2023-24 season, winning 11 and drawing 8 of those games.
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