Overview
- Kick-off is 8:00pm GMT on Thursday at the Emirates, live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League with coverage from 7:00pm.
- Arsenal top the table and sit 14 points ahead of Liverpool, seeking to extend their advantage after recent stumbles by nearest challengers.
- Liverpool are without Mohamed Salah due to AFCON, Alexander Isak through injury and have Hugo Ekitike as a doubt, entering on a nine-match unbeaten run that includes recent draws.
- Manager Arne Slot defended tactical tweaks as a response to limited forward options and highlighted Liverpool’s set-piece record as a key factor in the gap to Arsenal.
- Mikel Arteta dismissed comparisons to the Invincibles as premature, stressing the need to keep winning before drawing parallels with Arsene Wenger’s title winners.