Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday with two of the English topflight's top three sides in action. Aston Villa could have led the table given their Friday clash with Sheffield United but a draw keeps the Gunners' lead intact coming into the weekend although level on points with the Villans. Jurgen Klopp's men were held to a goalless draw by Manchester United while Mikel Arteta's side beat Brighton and Hove Albion to set up this weekend's games to decide top spot for Christmas Day. Sitting pretty atop the table did not count for much last year for Arsenal given that Manchester City still ended up winning the title but Pep Guardiola's men are currently four points off the pace being set by Liverpool and five points behind the Gunners and Villa. Arsenal have not lost consecutive away games since May of 2022 while their last league win at Anfield came back in 2012.
Here's our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:
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How to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 23 | Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Anfield -- Liverpool, England
- Odds: Liverpool +130; Draw: +260; Arsenal +175
- TV: NBC | Live stream: Fubo (try for free)
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Team news
Liverpool: Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson, Alexis Mac Allister, Diogo Jota and Ben Doak are all unavailable. Ryan Gravenberch was a worry recently but should be back in this weekend's squad with just a knock while Curtis Jones is likely to start alongside Dominik Szoboszlai -- both scorers in the EFL Cup quarterfinals.
Potential Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Endo, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Arsenal: Jurrien Timber, Fabio Vieira, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Thomas Partey are all expected to miss out while Mohamed Elneny and Jorginho are battling to be fit in time for this one. Arteta's options from the bench against Brighton were Myles Lewis-Skelly and Emile Smith Rowe while Kai Havertz is aiming to maintain his November player of the month form.
Potential Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
Prediction
This one will be tight and neither side will want to lose or even draw given the advantage that they can have with three points. Expect Arsenal to avoid consecutive away losses but for Liverpool to maintain their formidable home record in an entertaining game. Pick: Liverpool 1, Arsenal 1.
