Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool - December 21, 2008 / Premier League 2008/2009
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ARS
24' - Goal
Robin van Persie24
42' - Goal
Robbie Keane
ARS
46' - Substitution
Cesc Fàbregasis substituted by Abou Diaby46
62' - Red card
Emmanuel Adebayor62
71' - Substitution
Albert Rierais substituted by Ryan Babel
81' - Substitution
Robbie Keaneis substituted by Nabil El Zhar
88' - Substitution
Lucas Leivais substituted by David N'Gog
90' - Substitution
Samir Nasriis substituted by Emmanuel Eboué90
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Arsenal
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Manuel Almunia | 31 | 106 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | D |
William Gallas | 31 | 91 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Johan Djourou | 21 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 3 | D |
Bacary Sagna | 25 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | D |
Gaël Clichy | 23 | 171 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Alexandre Song | 21 | 52 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Cesc Fàbregas | 46 | 21 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | M |
Denilson | 20 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Samir Nasri | 90 | 21 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Robin van Persie | 24 | 25 | 154 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
F |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 62 | 24 | 126 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
102
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Pepe Reina | 26 | 181 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 30 | 550 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Agger | 24 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Álvaro Arbeloa | 25 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emiliano Insúa | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lucas Leiva | 88 | 21 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Xabi Alonso | 27 | 188 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 28 | 462 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Albert Riera | 71 | 26 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dirk Kuyt | 28 | 121 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robbie Keane | 4281 | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
159
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | D |
Emmanuel Eboué | 90 | 25 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 2 | M |
Abou Diaby | 46 | 22 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Nabil El Zhar | 81 | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ryan Babel | 71 | 22 | 69 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David N'Gog | 88 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Samir Nasri
IN
Abou Diaby
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Emiliano Insúa
IN
Andrea Dossena
OUT
Daniel Agger
IN
Sami Hyypiä
OUT
Lucas Leiva
IN
Javier Mascherano
OUT
Robbie Keane
IN
Yossi Benayoun
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
702
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Wenger vs Liverpool
11 victories
9 draws
12 losses
Wenger vs Benítez
5 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
48
267
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Benítez vs Arsenal
5 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Benítez vs Wenger
5 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Referee
Howard Webb
18 victories |
8 draws |
10 losses |
Arsenal36 matches | General total | Liverpool38 matches | 16 victories |
6 draws |
16 losses |
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Arsenal3 matches | Season total | Liverpool4 matches | 2 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on February 16, 2014 | Latest figure on February 16, 2014 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Robin van Persie scores 1 goal vs Liverpool in his professional career
Arsenal keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored in Premier League running (since 30/11/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 30/08/2008-08/11/2008 time period (10 matches).
Arsenal keeps its 3 1-1 vs Liverpool in Premier League running (since 28/10/2007). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 29/12/2002 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DArsenal 0-0 Fenerbahçe05/11/2008 | VArsenal 2-1 Manchester United08/11/2008 | VArsenal 3-0 Wigan11/11/2008 | LArsenal 0-2 Aston Villa15/11/2008 | VArsenal 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv25/11/2008 | VArsenal 1-0 Wigan06/12/2008 |
| Overall | VArsenal 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv25/11/2008 | VChelsea 1-2 Arsenal30/11/2008 | LBurnley 2-0 Arsenal02/12/2008 | VArsenal 1-0 Wigan06/12/2008 | LFC Porto 2-0 Arsenal10/12/2008 | DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal13/12/2008 |
Current form
| Away | VChelsea 0-1 Liverpool26/10/2008 | LTottenham 2-1 Liverpool01/11/2008 | LTottenham 4-2 Liverpool12/11/2008 | VBolton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool15/11/2008 | VBlackburn 1-3 Liverpool06/12/2008 | VPSV Eindhoven 1-3 Liverpool09/12/2008 |
| Overall | DLiverpool 0-0 Fulham22/11/2008 | VLiverpool 1-0 Marseille26/11/2008 | DLiverpool 0-0 West Ham01/12/2008 | VBlackburn 1-3 Liverpool06/12/2008 | VPSV Eindhoven 1-3 Liverpool09/12/2008 | DLiverpool 2-2 Hull City13/12/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 7 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
8 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
2 |
|
4 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
2 |
Results
|
17 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
17 |
|
8 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
9 |
Victories (Competition total) |
11 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
3 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
29 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
26 |
|
15 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
20 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
11 |
|
10 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
1.71 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.53 |
|
1.88 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.63 |
|
1.18 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.65 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.63 |
Betting aid
|
10 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
10 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
9 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
7 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
24 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
22 |
|
12 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
14 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 7 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Steven Gerrard |  |
| Robin van Persie | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 5 goals | Fernando Torres |  |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Steven Gerrard | |
| Robin van Persie | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 4 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 5 goals during the last 8 matches | Steven Gerrard | |
Historical head to head
Home
137 gf
82 ga
Away
106 gf
186 ga
Neutral ground
9 gf
7 ga
Total
252 gf
275 ga
Historical head to head
Home
186 gf
106 ga
Away
82 gf
137 ga
Neutral ground
7 gf
9 ga
Total
275 gf
252 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 1 |
September 01, 1934 |
| Home | 8 - 1 |
September 01, 1934 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
April 18, 1964 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
October 28, 1893 |
Latest head to head
April 08, 2008 - Ligue des Champions 2007/2008
April 05, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
April 02, 2008 - Ligue des Champions 2007/2008
October 28, 2007 - Premier League 2007/2008
March 31, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
 |
Thierry Henry | 9 goals | 2000 - 2007 |
 |
Ian Wright | 7 goals | 1992 - 1997 |
 |
John Radford | 7 goals | 1965 - 1976 |
|
Alan Sunderland | 6 goals | 1979 - 1982 |
|
Joe Hulme | 6 goals | 1933 - 1936 |
 |
Alan Ball | 6 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
Best historical scorers against Arsenal
 |
Robbie Fowler | 12 goals | 1994 - 2007 |
 |
Roger Hunt | 8 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
 |
Kenny Dalglish | 8 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
 |
Ian Rush | 7 goals | 1982 - 1995 |
 |
Phil Neal | 6 goals | 1975 - 1985 |
 |
John Barnes | 5 goals | 1988 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
 |
David O'Leary | 44 matches | 1975 - 1993 |
 |
Lee Dixon | 33 matches | 1988 - 2002 |
 |
Tony Adams | 31 matches | 1985 - 2001 |
 |
Nigel Winterburn | 29 matches | 1988 - 1999 |
 |
Pat Rice | 27 matches | 1970 - 1980 |
|
George Armstrong | 27 matches | 1963 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Arsenal
 |
Ian Callaghan | 32 matches | 1962 - 1978 |
 |
Alan Hansen | 32 matches | 1977 - 1990 |
|
Phil Neal | 31 matches | 1975 - 1985 |
 |
Ray Clemence | 31 matches | 1970 - 1981 |
|
Ian Rush | 30 matches | 1981 - 1996 |
|
Kenny Dalglish | 28 matches | 1977 - 1988 |
They played in both sides
208 matches
163 matches
190 matches
390 matches
142 matches
15 matches
125 matches
200 matches
89 matches
22 matches
29 matches
8 matches
They played in both sides
190 matches
390 matches
125 matches
200 matches
208 matches
163 matches
26 matches
81 matches
89 matches
22 matches
142 matches
15 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 20, 2008
December 21, 2008
December 22, 2008
January 14, 2009
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