Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool: Trossard seals vital win for Gunners, Konate sent off

Arsenal clinched a 3-1 win over 10-player Liverpool in a pulsating game at the Emirates Stadium to move within two points of the Premier League leaders and blow the title race wide open.

Match Report

The hosts dominated much of the contest but gifted Liverpool a route back into the game when a defensive mix-up on the stroke of half-time saw Gabriel Magalhaes turn into his own net to cancel out Bukayo Saka's early opener.

Arsenal continued to push, though, and went back in front when Gabriel Martinelli turned into an empty net after Liverpool's Alisson Becker had charged off his line and failed to clear a long ball.

Jurgen Klopp's side, unbeaten in their previous 15 Premier League games, then had Ibrahima Konate sent off before substitute Leandro Trossard wrapped up a huge win for the Gunners, racing away on the left and finishing through Alisson's legs from an acute angle.

The victory sees Arsenal move back into second place above Manchester City, who face Brentford on Monday Night Football, and ensures Liverpool taste defeat in the Premier League for the first time since September.

Match Events

0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?

10' CLOSE! Saka misses a golden chance!

12' CLOSE! Gakpo’s shot wide out

14' GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool (Saka)

25' Yellow Card! Joe Gomez booked

31' Someting wrong with referee's device

47' CLOSE! Jones’ shot wide out

48' OWN GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (Gabriel)

51' CLOSE! Ødegaard’s shot wide out

55' Yellow Card! Konate booked

57' Yellow Card! Gabriel booked

67' GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool (Martinelli)

69' Yellow Card! Jakub Kiwior booked

76' CLOSE! Mac Allister’s shot wide out

84' Thiago in

88' Second Yellow Card! Konate sent off

91' Yellow Card! William Saliba booked

92' GOAL! Arsenal 3-1 Liverpool (Trossard)

Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Jorginho, Zinchenko, David Raya, Martin Ødegaard, Rice, Gabriel, Havertz, Ben White, Martinelli, William Saliba, Saka

Subs: Cedric, M.Elneny, Trossard, Nelson, Ramsdale, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Jakub Kiwior, Reuell Walters

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Jota, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Cody Gakpo, Mac Allister, Luis Díaz, Curtis Jones, Gravenberch

Subs: Adrian, Thiago, Robertson, Kelleher, Darwin Núñez, Elliott, Jarell Quansah, Bobby Clark, James McConnell