Arsenal vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th January 2026

The Gunners are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 21 of the Premier League this coming Thursday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Liverpool, whom they welcome on home soil at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal are placed oneth with 48 points after 20 matches. Liverpool occupy a position as fourth in the league on 34 points.

Although Liverpool trail The Gunners by double digits, beating the Premier League leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

The Gunners show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 11 goals against, for an average of 1.1 per outing. They pulled off two clean sheets.

Liverpool are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Liverpool claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

The last time the pair played each other Liverpool came away as 1-0 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind this coming Thursday.

Arsenal vs Liverpool Prediction

Arsenal Form

Arsenal swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 2-1 against Brighton. They went on to defeat Aston Villa 4-1 and made it three on the spin against Bournemouth in a 2-3 victory. Arsenal took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 15 and let in four goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool currently look solid after going three matches unbeaten. They laid the groundworks by beating Wolverhampton with a 2-1 scoreline, before settling for a draw in a 0-0 game against Leeds. Their latest match once again had them draw, this time 2-2 against Fulham. Liverpool won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and 11 scored.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Arsenal renew Liverpool their acquaintance.

Arsenal have taken 18 points from their last ten games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won five of these matches with a scoreline of 16 goals to ten. In the last five games against teams in the top six, Liverpool claimed two wins and six points. They scored five and conceded seven goals. Arsenal claimed 15 wins, three draws as well as two defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool have a record of ten wins, four draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs Liverpool Squads

Arsenal Squad

Mikel Arteta will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Liverpool from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

David Raya (0/20), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Ben White (0/5), Cristhian Mosquera (0/10), Gabriel (3/14), Jurrien Timber (2/19), Piero Hincapie (0/11), Riccardo Calafiori (1/16), William Saliba (0/16), Christian Noergaard (0/3), Declan Rice (4/19), Ethan Nwaneri (0/6), Leandro Trossard (5/16), Martin Oedegaard (1/14), Martin Zubimendi (3/20), Max Dowman (0/2), Mikel Merino (3/19), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/13), Noni Madueke (0/11), Bukayo Saka (4/18), Eberechi Eze (4/15), Gabriel Jesus (1/5), Gabriel Martinelli (1/15), Kai Havertz (0/1), Viktor Gyoekeres (5/18).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 47 year-old Arne Slot will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alisson Becker (0/15), Armin Pecsi (0/0), Freddie Woodman (0/0), Giorgi Mamardashvili (0/5), Andrew Robertson (0/12), Calvin Ramsay (0/0), Conor Bradley (0/14), Giovanni Leoni (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/20), Jeremie Frimpong (0/8), Joseph Gomez (0/9), Milos Kerkez (1/19), Rhys Williams (0/0), Virgil van Dijk (0/20), Alexis Mac Allister (0/19), Curtis Jones (0/18), Dominik Szoboszlai (2/19), Federico Chiesa (2/15), Florian Wirtz (2/19), Ryan Gravenberch (4/18), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Trey Nyoni (0/2), Wataru Endo (0/5), Alexander Isak (2/10), Cody Gakpo (5/18), Hugo Ekitike (8/18), Mohamed Salah (4/14), Rio Ngumoha (1/6).

Arsenal vs Liverpool Team News

Arsenal might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Liverpool. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard can't be called up by the Arsenal-manager, with both serving a ban.

Liverpool are juggling with three absent players on this coming Thursday when travelling to Arsenal. Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Liverpool travelling party for their next match.

Mohamed Salah nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Liverpool.

Arsenal vs Liverpool Lineups

Arsenal vs Liverpool H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Liverpool came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Thursday. Arsenal enter the match against Liverpool with a 2-4-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Arsenal vs Liverpool Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Arsenal welcome Liverpool as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/11 with the bookies on Thursday.

Arsenal vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Look no further than Leandro Trossard, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Arsenal in the Premier League, while Hugo Ekitike managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Liverpool in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Arsenal won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Liverpool won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Emirates Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Arsenal. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Liverpool.

Over 3.5 goals came out six times in the past ten encounters between Arsenal and Liverpool, with the former on an average of 1.3 goals a game. Liverpool scored two goals per game and both teams scored six times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Arsenal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Liverpool, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches.