This weekend in the English Premier League, the new season's battles continue. Undoubtedly, today's most interesting match will take place at "Anfield" stadium.
Liverpool players will host the London "Arsenal" team at home. Both teams have started the season well and have not lost any points so far.
The match in Liverpool will start at 19:30 Lithuanian time. Here are some of the most interesting facts about the match:
- Liverpool has not lost to Arsenal in their last eight consecutive matches.
- The "Gunners" have not won at "Anfield" stadium in their last six visits. During these matches, Arsenal has conceded a total of 22 goals - at least two per game.
In no other match between these two teams have more goals been scored - 155. Additionally, the most "hat-tricks" have been achieved in matches between these teams - six.
In the last 12 matches between these teams, 53 goals have been scored - an average of 4.4 goals per game.
Liverpool has not lost a home match in the Premier League in 41 consecutive matches - the last time they admitted defeat was in April 2017, when "Crystal Palace" secured a victory.
In England's top leagues, Liverpool has lost only once in their last 42 matches - in January this year they were beaten 2-1 by "Manchester City".
Roberto Firmino performs better against Arsenal than any other opponent - scoring eight goals in as many league matches.
If Arsenal have a successful performance, it will be the ninth time in the club's history that they have started a season with three consecutive wins. The last time they did this was in the 2004-05 season.
Unai Emery's team has not been able to win away against a top-six opponent in 22 matches in a row - their last victory was in 2015 against Man City.
In the 26 matches where Arsenal scored first, they have lost only once - with four matches ending in a draw.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored nine goals in his last seven official matches. However, the striker has only scored three times against top-six teams in 13 matches.
