Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal: Havertz goal ends hosts' unbeaten run
Arsenal won 1–0 at Anfield in Matchweek 9 of the Premier League thanks to a Kai Havertz goal in the 16th minute. Liverpool had 17 shots, but none was on target.
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Rice set it up, Havertz put it in the net
The only goal came in the 16th minute. Declan Rice played a low ball in from the right, and Kai Havertz pushed it into the net from close range at the far post. Rice recorded his fifth assist of this Premier League season, the most in the league. Arsenal won at Anfield for the first time in 14 years, and their previous victory at the stadium came in 2012.
Liverpool tried a lot but could not hit the target
Liverpool had 56 per cent possession, 17 shots to Arsenal's 10 and 7 corners to 4. The shots on target told a different story: the hosts had none, the visitors three. At half-time all of Liverpool's efforts had been off target, while Arsenal had taken five shots, two of them on target. Wirtz hit the crossbar from a free kick, and Mac Allister headed over. Raya did not have to make a save all game. After the break Liverpool tried to force an equaliser, and the hosts unsuccessfully appealed for penalties.
Table consequences and post-match reaction
Liverpool lost after five matches without defeat. They have failed to score in five games in a row and are now fifth on 15 points. Arsenal, who are now unbeaten in seven matches in a row, moved from second to first and have 24 points. Rice told Sky Sports that winning at Anfield matters to him, because it is his first victory there as a player. He did not, however, see it as a breakthrough in the title race. Havertz stressed on Sky Sports that most of the credit for his goal belongs to Rice, who made a great run into the box and delivered a precise cross. Daniel Sturridge said there that Arsenal played superbly and showed their quality, and that Liverpool can take positives from the match.
