The eleventh round matches of the English "Premier" League took place at 19:30, promising intriguing 90 minutes from the very beginning.
At the "Emirates" stadium, London's "Arsenal" and "Liverpool" clubs went into battle. After a tough and dramatic fight, the teams shared a point - the "Gunners" extended the equal score to 1:1 at the end of the match.
The match was as expected from the start - both teams did not hold back in defense and tried to exchange dangerous attacks.
The visitors from Liverpool were a bit more dangerous in the opponents' half, and they could have scored a quick goal. After Roberto Firmino hit the post, Sadio Mane got the ball at his feet and scored into empty net, but the goal was disallowed. This sparked controversy as Mane was not in an offside position when Firmino took his shot.
Neither team scored in the first half, so the whole fight moved to the next 45 minutes.
In the 61st minute, the first success smiled upon the visitors from Liverpool - Bernd Leno carelessly pushed the ball towards the opponents' feet, leaving James Milner completely unmarked, and he scored with a precise and powerful shot to put the "Reds" ahead.
"Arsenal" was not ready to raise the white flag - Alex Iwobi and Aaron Ramsey were introduced into the attack, adding freshness immediately.
In the 82nd minute, the "Emirates" fortress triumphed - A. Iwobi found Alexandre Lacazette perfectly in the penalty area, he went one on one against the goalkeeper, tricked him, and scored from a somewhat uncomfortable position. The shot was accurate, and A. Lacazette soon ran towards the celebrating fans.
During the remaining time, both teams exchanged several dangerous attacks, but no more goals were scored, and the match ended in a draw.
"Liverpool" remain in first place with 27 points, but "Man City" could have a two-point advantage after this round. "Arsenal", with 23 points, are in fourth place.
Result:
"Arsenal" 1 - 1 "Liverpool"
61' [0 - 1] J. Milner
82' [1 - 1] A. Lacazette
League Table:
Starting Line-ups:
"Arsenal": Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Holding, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette.
"Liverpool": Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
