Arsenal will take their quest for the Premier League title to Anfield this Sunday, where they face an out-of-form Liverpool, battling to rekindle their top-four bid.
The Reds, in recent seasons, have entered this time of the season embroiled in battles to secure the Premier League crown. But this campaign, they’ll merely be spectators after recording just 12 wins from their first 28 games of the season (D7, L9).
European football isn’t even assured for them next season after a rotten run of no win in three league matches (D1, L2) has left them eighth and three points off of the top six ahead of this round.
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Each of those losses came on the road, and the Reds will hope Anfield can again be the equaliser in getting them back on track.
It’s proven to be so recently, and they have kept four consecutive home league clean sheets thanks to their most recent PL Anfield contest, a 7-0 thumping of bitter rivals Manchester United. Arsenal have often felt the wrath of a buoyant Kop, too, with Liverpool winning each of the last six PL head-to-head meetings at Anfield by an aggregate score of 22-4.
However, the Gunners are a different beast this season and will be confident of getting a good result at Anfield this time. They come into this tie on the back of a 4-1 thrashing of Leeds United. The win made it seven successive PL wins to the Gunners, adding to the belief that the red half of North London can see their first league triumph since 2003/04.
Arsenal’s potential title-winning grit was on full display in their 3-2 success over Liverpool in the reverse fixture, meaning they could earn themselves a first league double over the Reds since 2009/10.
Arsenal’s away form has been partly responsible for their dominance in the league this season, as they’ve won seven more points on the road than their closest title rivals. That includes victory in seven of their last eight PL away matches (L1), which has contributed to Arsenal owning both the league’s best defence (nine goals conceded) and offence (28 goals scored) on their travels.
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