Arsenal vs Liverpool preview: How to watch, predicted lineups, score prediction & injury updates

Arsenal are in home action after two-week break from domestic football as they host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Here is the match preview.

This is where football puts us in limbo: either we herald the return of Arsenal playing with a superb win, or wish it’d still be international week after a miserable defeat. Mikel Arteta’s side are in a position to dish up either alternative.

Facing the champions on Saturday evening would, in normal circumstances, elicit sheer terror into the minds of all supporters. Not so much this time.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have won just four of their last 15 league matches, an astounding figure considering the destructiveness of their title-winning campaign last season. Trying to pinpoint exactly what’s going wrong on Merseyside can be linked back to a simple lack of goals, although the roots of their issues run deeper.

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Arsenal vs Liverpool preview – Saturday’s Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium

Arsenal, by contrast, are unbeaten in four Premier League outings, and have lost just three league fixtures since Christmas. The table is as it is, but the team are playing significantly better football with clear improvements across the board.

Certain concerns haven’t dissipated, and they’ll all be blown up if the Gunners crash out to Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-finals with the first leg taking place on the Thursday after Saturday’s clash.

Arteta will have fatigue to contend with in his squad after 15 of his players were away on international duty, even if the Reds have their own similar concerns to contend with on top of the plethora of other injuries they’ve suffered this season.

A Reiss Nelson goal and Alexandre Lacazette strike secured the Gunners a shock 2-1 win in this fixture last term, and a scrappy, handed-on-a-plate win would sit well with supporters once more for the weekend.

It’s vital to build some momentum ahead of welcoming their Czech opponents in Europe, while a win will also keep alive their European ambitions via their league finish, which are currently on life support.

How to Watch on TV

When Is Kick Off? Saturday 3 April
What Time Is Kick Off? 20:00 (GMT)
Where Is it Played? Emirates Stadium
TV Channel/Live Stream? Sky Sports (UK) fuboTV (USA)
Referee? Martin Atkinson