Liverpool vs Arsenal prediction: Premier League preview (02.11.2026)

Liverpool vs Arsenal: match preview

Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield on Monday 2 November 2026, with kick-off at 00:30 MYT in this matchday 9 Premier League fixture. The two sides arrive in very different form, and the numbers suggest the visitors go into the game with the stronger hand.

Arsenal have won seven of their eight league games and sit second with 21 points. Liverpool are fourth on 15 points, having won four, drawn three and lost one. Arsenal have scored 13 and conceded five; Liverpool have scored 11 and conceded eight. Liverpool's home record is 5 points from four games, with four scored and five conceded, while Arsenal have taken 9 points from four away games.

Form and table

Liverpool's recent run reads drew, won, lost, won, won, with the latest results a 2-0 win over Brighton and a 2-1 win at Brentford on 17 October. The defeat came 3-0 against Manchester City on 11 October. Arsenal's most recent league results are 2-0 against Everton, 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest and 2-1 against Leeds, after a single defeat earlier in the sequence.

The gap in form is the clearest signal in the data. Arsenal have been hard to beat away from home, and Liverpool have conceded more at Anfield than their overall defensive record would suggest.

Head-to-head

The head-to-head record is the number that points the other way. The last five meetings have produced two draws, one Liverpool win and one Arsenal win in the league, plus a 2-1 Liverpool win in a friendly in 2024. The most recent meeting, on 8 January 2026, ended 0-0 at the Emirates.

Matches between these sides have been tight, with the league meetings averaging just under two goals. That pattern is part of why a draw stays firmly in the picture.

Our pick

Our pick is Arsenal win or draw, with medium confidence. The table, the goals record and the away form all favour Arsenal, and the two sides' games average 2.31 goals, which suggests a contest that could be decided by a single goal. Liverpool's home form is the main reason for caution. The head-to-head history does not back a clear Arsenal edge, so a Liverpool win is far from ruled out.