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Arsenal edge Liverpool at Anfield to go top
Arsenal won 1-0 at Anfield in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League, Kai Havertz scoring the only goal in the 16th minute. The result lifted Mikel Arteta's side from second to first on 24 points, nine clear of fifth-placed Liverpool, who stayed on 15.
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The decisive moment came early. Declan Rice supplied the assist and Havertz finished to put the visitors 1-0 up, and the score stayed that way through to half-time and beyond. Liverpool, managed by Andoni Iraola, had no way back despite long spells on the ball.
Liverpool finished with 56 per cent possession, 17 shots to 10 and seven corners to four, yet none of their efforts hit the target, while Arsenal had three shots on target. Four yellow cards were shown to each side, and Arsenal conceded 18 fouls to Liverpool's 10 as they defended their lead.
The result ended Liverpool's run of five games unbeaten, while Arsenal are now unbeaten in seven. Both sides play away in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, Liverpool at Fenerbahçe and Arsenal at Slavia Praha.
Declan Rice laid on the winning goal for Havertz and was Arsenal's highest-rated player on 7.71. Ezri Konsa followed on 7.69, with Gabriel Magalhães on 7.35.
Liverpool had 17 shots to Arsenal's 10 but failed to register a single shot on target.
Arsenal won 1–0 away against Liverpool (half-time 0–1).
Liverpool met Arsenal in the Premier League (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Sunday, 1 November 2026, 16:30 UTC at Anfield. Referee: Andy Madley. Attendance: 60,406.
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- 16' Goal: Kai Havertz (assist: Declan Rice) — 0–1 · Watch Kai Havertz's goal video (16')
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Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Liverpool 33%, the draw 27%, Arsenal 40%. It finished Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal.
Arsenal's higher strength rating gives them a slight lean — Arsenal sit 149 points higher on our strength rating, 2029 to 1880, which is enough to put them narrowly in front at 40% even with Liverpool's usual home advantage pulling the other way. The draw sits at 27%, close to the usual rate for a gap this size, nudged down slightly because both sides' own recent games average 3.0 goals.
Why Arsenal at 40%?
Arsenal sit 149 points higher on our strength rating — 2029 to 1880. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.8% of 14,851 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 30–24–46.
Why only 40%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 40% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Liverpool at 33%.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,278.
What did we measure but not count?
Arsenal have averaged 8 percentage points more possession than Liverpool in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Liverpool scored +0.32 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,210 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.1% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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