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Liverpool face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 91 games played, Reds have recorded 24 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 38 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 28 Nov | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 09 Apr | Arsenal | 4 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Liverpool | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 29 Jan | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 29 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 Aug | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | CSHL |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 27 Jan | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 77 points from their 35 games. Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 55 points they have accumulated from 36 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Arsenal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 12 matches. |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |