Season so far

The champions' defence of their Premier League title has begun with seven wins and a solitary defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. 

They beat Everton 2-0 at home last weekend to move level on points with current leaders Manchester City.

Looking to go one better in the Champions League this season, the 2025-26 runners-up have won two of their three league-phase fixtures, drawing 2-2 at Bayern Munich on matchday three.

Mikel Arteta's men were eliminated from the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night, after being beaten on penalties at Fleetwood Town of League Two. 

Key players

Gabriel is the only outfielder to have played every minute of the Gunners' Premier League campaign up to this point.

The Brazilian defender has helped goalkeeper David Raya keep the joint-highest number of clean sheets in the league (five).

Entering this round of fixtures, Declan Rice is also tied for the most assists in the division with four.

Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka, who is currently out injured, are their top scorers in all competitions with four goals apiece.

Team news

Saka, William Saliba and the suspended Max Dowman are unavailable for the trip to Merseyside.

They do hope to have Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Christos Tzolis available again, but the fitness of Noni Madueke is still being assessed.

Previous meetings

Liverpool won 1-0 on Arsenal's last visit to Anfield in August 2025, thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai's free-kick from 32.3 yards out.

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The return fixture at Emirates Stadium early on in the calendar year ended in a goalless draw.

What they said

Arteta, Arsenal manager

"We expect a big game on Sunday. We're looking forward to it for sure. It's 14 years that we haven't won there, so it's time to do it.

"Going there with full conviction, that's number one, and we've been very, very close in the last few years to winning. But something is missed and that's what we've been discussing the last few days. To go there with a real purpose, to hurt them and get away from there with a victory."

Pre-match stats

• Arsenal have won 299 Premier League away games and would be just the second team to reach 300 in the competition after Manchester United (328). However, at no ground they have visited more than 10 times do they have a lower win rate than at Anfield (18 per cent).

• They are winless in their last 13 away Premier League fixtures against Liverpool (drawn five, lost eight) since winning 2-0 in 2012-13.

• The Gunners have kept a clean sheet in 56 per cent of league matches in 2026 (15/27) – their third-best tally in one year, behind 1998 (61 per cent, 23/38) and 1903 (59 per cent, 19/32).

• Rice (93) and Odegaard (89) have made more line-breaking passes in the final third than any other players in the Premier League this season.