Overview
- Kickoff is Sunday, August 31 at 4:30pm BST at Anfield, with both clubs on six points from two wins.
- Mikel Arteta confirmed Bukayo Saka is out for a few weeks with a hamstring problem and said Martin Odegaard is a doubt, while Kai Havertz also misses out.
- Arne Slot reported Alexis Mac Allister has returned to training, Conor Bradley trained all week, Virgil van Dijk is fine, and Jeremie Frimpong remains unavailable until after the international break.
- Chris Kavanagh will referee, with Michael Salisbury as lead VAR and Sian Massey-Ellis assisting from Stockley Park.
- Predictions are mixed, with an EA FC 25 simulation calling a 1-0 Liverpool win, pundit Troy Deeney forecasting a draw, and context noting Arsenal’s long league winless run at Anfield since 2012 and a set-piece threat Slot has highlighted.