Follow live coverage as Liverpool face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Liverpool FC 0 - 0 Arsenal FC
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:58A third Arsenal corner now as Kerkez blocks Timber's attempted cross into the penalty area. Once again, Rice ambles over to take it but it's a poor delivery this time and Liverpool clear easily at the near post.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:59Yellow Card Ryan Gravenberch
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:56Timber concedes a foul on Gakpo over on the left-hand side, when in truth there wasn't a lot in it. Wirtz delivers for Liverpool but it's badly, badly overhit and goes for an Arsenal goal-kick.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:53Madueke up against Kerkez is looking like a battle to keep an eye on. The Arsenal man gets the running of the Liverpool full-back again to win another Arsenal corner from the right-hand side. Rice again is the man to deliver for Arsenal, it comes all the way across to Madueke, who flicks his shot goalwards and draws a good stop from Alisson, diving to his right. Arsenal's best moment so far that one.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:51Madueke wins the first corner of the game up against Kerkez. Rice goes over to take it and it's a dangerous one but just a little too high for the Gunners' attackers.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:51The best way to describe this game so far is like a chess match. Both teams are just trying to coax their opponents into an error. Madueke and Merino both lose possession in quick succession to give Liverpool hope of getting Arsenal into check position...but the Gunners recover well on both occasions.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:51Saliba's fifth-minute substitution was the earliest for an Arsenal starter in a Premier League game since Laurent Koscielny in November 2012 (fourth minute versus Everton).
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:50There was the briefest of checks for holding from Mac Allister on Merino on that last corner, but the VAR ruled there was no infringement.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:44Liverpool have had 70 per cent of possession thus far, which tells you the story of what's going on. But they haven't threatened too much yet, though Gakpo finally gets chance to run a little from the left flank and drives a low right-foot shot that goes past the near post. A first sighter of the game that really.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:43Arsenal have won just three of their last 11 Premier League matches when both Odegaard and Saka haven't been named in the starting XI (D5 L3).
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:41Raya gets a few jeers from the home crowd after taking his time over a free-kick. At the other end, Merino delivers a cross that leads to a Liverpool counter, which breaks down and...leads to an Arsenal counter...which breaks down. But just a couple of signs there that the game is going to come to life.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:38It will be interesting to see how much disruption that early change causes for Arsenal. Saliba and Gabriel are arguably the best centre-back pairing in the league, will this cause a bit of disruption?
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:36And there is the change, it's a huge early blow for Arsenal as Saliba is helped from the Anfield pitch to be replaced by close-season recruit Mosquera.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:36There are problems here already for Arsenal as Saliba is getting treatment after being reversed into by Ekitike. It looks like he's coming off here...
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:34Arsenal have been active too, with Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi, and Eberechi Eze among their marquee deals. Arteta will be all aware of the need to win something big this season having earned the tags of nearly men in recent campaigns. A hard-fought 1-0 win at Manchester United was followed by a 5-0 battering of Leeds United last time out. This fixture will give us all an early indication of just where the Gunners are at as they attempt to win a first Premier League title since the 2003-04 season.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:34It's Liverpool who are seeing the majority of the ball in these very early exchanges, with Arsenal staying nice and compact. A plan you feel they will look to follow in the opening 20 minutes here.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:31Referee Chris Kavanagh blows his whistle and we are off at Anfield!
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:31The players are clapping hands out on the pitch and we are moments away from kick-off in this huge Premier League clash...
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00Slot makes just the one change to the side that beat the Magpies last time out, with the fit-again Mac Allister replacing Jones in the starting XI, while Szoboszlai continues at right-back. For Arsenal, Martinelli replaces the injured Bukayo Saka, while skipper Odegaard is only fit enough for the bench, which means Merino comes in. New signing Eze will hope to make his debut off the bench.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00ARSENAL SUBS: Cristhian Mosquera, Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman, Andre Harriman-Annous
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Jurrien Timber; Declan Rice, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino; Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00LIVERPOOL SUBS: Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Andy Robertson, Rio Ngumoha
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00LIVERPOOL (4-3-2-1): Alisson Becker; Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Dominik Szoboszlai; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah; Hugo Ekitike
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00Both sides have spent big during the window (and still have until Monday to do further business), with Liverpool adding the likes of Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Milos Kerkez to strengthen their ranks. Arne Slot's men have been involved in two dramatic games thus far, defeating Bournemouth 4-2 and then earning a 3-2 win over Newcastle United in a match that felt like a throwback to a bygone Premier League era in all honesty. They will want to see a little more defensive stability here today but, for the neutral, another high-scoring affair would not go amiss...
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00What a mouth-watering fixture we have in store in just the third weekend of this still infant Premier League season as defending champions Liverpool welcome Arsenal - runners-up for three consecutive campaigns - to Merseyside in a match that could already have huge connotations in the destination of the title come May.
Liverpool vs Arsenal
16:00Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield!
Liverpool vs Arsenal
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