Liverpool v Arsenal: key stats and talking points

Will defenders decide on this game?

This match has seen 78 goals scored in the last 20 games – most of any Premier League meeting since the beginning of 2015-2016 – but how the two teams defend can prove the decisive factor in Anfield on Sunday.

Liverpool scored 98% of his matches under Arne Slot (39/40) – the highest percentage of any manager in the history of the Premier League. However, a rebuilt back line has seemed more and more vulnerable so far this season.

The Reds had left an advance of two goals to slide against 10 men Newcastle on Monday evening – until Rio Ngumoha, 16, won the match in the 10th minute of the downtime, and in doing so, became the second player to score during his early first League.

Liverpool has conceded four goals of only six shots on Target so far this season, suggesting that they abandon an unusual number of high quality chances. Only Leeds conceded more often by shooting on the target than slot men in 2025-2010. It took Liverpool nine championship games to concede four goals last quarter.