ARSENAL VS LIVERPOOL

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Arsenal and Liverpool meet this weekend in what will be the biggest test for Mikel Arteta this season so far but what is their head-to-head record like?

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Arsenal celebrate with the Community Shield Trophy following his team's victory in during the FA Community Shield final between Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on August 29, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Tallis/ pool via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 29: Arsenal celebrate with the Community Shield Trophy following his team’s victory in during the FA Community Shield final between Arsenal and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on August 29, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Tallis/ pool via Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta has had the beating of Jurgen Klopp’s men in their last two meetings although I’m not sure anyone is expecting this weekend’s game against Liverpool to be a third in a row for the Gunners.

Arsenal and Liverpool have a long history, first meeting back in 1893 when Woolwich Arsenal were thumped 5-0 by the Scousers. Let’s hope that’s not an omen of things to come, although the number ‘5’ has certainly featured heavily in the history of this fixture.

The home side has scored five goals eight times over the life of this fixture:

  • Woolwich Arsenal 5 vs 0 Liverpool, 20 February 1909
  • Liverpool 5 vs 1 Woolwich Arsenal, 1 January 1910
  • Liverpool 5 vs 2 Arsenal, 26 August 1922
  • Arsenal 5 vs 3 Liverpool, 4 April 1953
  • Liverpool 5 vs 0 Arsenal, 18 April 1964
  • Liverpool 5 vs 1 Arsenal, 8 February 2014
  • Liverpool 5 s 1 Arsenal, 29 December 2018
  • Liverpool 5 vs 5 Arsenal, 30 October 2019 (Liverpool won on penalties after it finished a 5-5 draw).

As you can see very clearly from that list, three of those eight came in the last six years when Liverpool were on their rise and Arsenal very much at the bottom of a trough.

The away side, however, has only scored five goal on three occasions, although Arsenal were the side that did it twice (but only won one):

  • Woolwich Arsenal 1 vs Liverpool 5, 28 October 1893
  • Liverpool 1 vs Arsenal 5, 15 November 1952
  • Liverpool 5 vs 5 Arsenal, 30 October 2019 (Arsenal lost on penalties).

The best match was, obviously, Arsenal’s 1989 title win at Anfield.

Liverpool vs Arsenal/Arsenal vs Liverpool head-to-head record

28 Oct 1893 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-5 League Division Two
01 Jan 1894 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 2-0 League Division Two
16 Nov 1895 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-2 League Division Two
11 Jan 1896 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 3-0 League Division Two
02 Sep 1905 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-1 League Division One
30 Dec 1905 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1906 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Division One
09 Feb 1907 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 4-0 League Division One
19 Oct 1907 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Division One
15 Feb 1908 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
17 Oct 1908 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
20 Feb 1909 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool W 5-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1909 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1910 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 5-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1911 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1911 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1911 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
30 Dec 1911 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 4-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1912 Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1912 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
01 Feb 1913 Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-4 FA Cup
01 Sep 1919 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
08 Sep 1919 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
02 May 1921 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
07 May 1921 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1922 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-0 League Division One
22 Mar 1922 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
26 Aug 1922 Liverpool v Arsenal L 5-2 League Division One
02 Sep 1922 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
13 Jan 1923 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 FA Cup
17 Jan 1923 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-4 FA Cup
01 Mar 1924 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1924 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1924 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1925 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
12 Sep 1925 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
23 Jan 1926 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
18 Sep 1926 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
05 Feb 1927 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
19 Feb 1927 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 FA Cup
27 Dec 1927 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
07 Mar 1928 Arsenal v Liverpool W 6-3 League Division One
27 Oct 1928 Arsenal v Liverpool D 4-4 League Division One
09 Mar 1929 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-4 League Division One
21 Dec 1929 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
02 Apr 1930 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
13 Dec 1930 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1931 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1931 Arsenal v Liverpool W 6-0 League Division One
09 Apr 1932 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
22 Oct 1932 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
04 Mar 1933 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1933 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1934 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-3 League Division One
01 Sep 1934 Arsenal v Liverpool W 8-1 League Division One
05 Jan 1935 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1935 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1935 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
25 Jan 1936 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 FA Cup
31 Oct 1936 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1937 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
18 Dec 1937 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
30 Apr 1938 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1938 Liverpool v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
18 Mar 1939 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1946 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
24 May 1947 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
25 Dec 1947 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1947 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
08 Sep 1948 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
15 Sep 1948 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
03 Sep 1949 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
31 Dec 1949 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1950 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 FA Cup
18 Nov 1950 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
07 Apr 1951 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1951 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
12 Sep 1951 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
15 Nov 1952 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-5 League Division One
04 Apr 1953 Arsenal v Liverpool W 5-3 League Division One
21 Nov 1953 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 League Division One
10 Apr 1954 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1962 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1963 Arsenal v Liverpool D 2-2 League Division One
16 Mar 1963 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 FA Cup
07 Dec 1963 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
15 Feb 1964 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 FA Cup
18 Apr 1964 Liverpool v Arsenal L 5-0 League Division One
22 Aug 1964 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
12 Dec 1964 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
11 Dec 1965 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-2 League Division One
08 Jan 1966 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
27 Mar 1967 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1967 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
22 Aug 1967 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
28 Aug 1967 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
17 Aug 1968 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1968 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Cup
31 Mar 1969 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
29 Nov 1969 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
14 Mar 1970 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Division One
28 Nov 1970 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
30 Jan 1971 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
08 May 1971 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 FA Cup
06 Nov 1971 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-2 League Division One
08 May 1972 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1972 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
10 Feb 1973 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
03 Nov 1973 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-2 League Division One
24 Apr 1974 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1974 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-3 League Division One
01 Feb 1975 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1975 Liverpool v Arsenal D 2-2 League Division One
24 Feb 1976 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1976 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
16 Apr 1977 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
04 Oct 1977 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
07 Feb 1978 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Cup
14 Feb 1978 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Cup
25 Apr 1978 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1978 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
07 Apr 1979 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
11 Aug 1979 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 FA Charity Shield
24 Nov 1979 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Division One
12 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 FA Cup
16 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 FA Cup
19 Apr 1980 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
28 Apr 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 FA Cup
01 May 1980 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Cup
25 Oct 1980 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1981 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
05 Sep 1981 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
01 Dec 1981 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Cup
08 Dec 1981 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Cup
11 May 1982 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
04 Sep 1982 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-2 League Division One
03 Jan 1983 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 League Division One
10 Sep 1983 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-2 League Division One
11 Feb 1984 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
08 Sep 1984 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-1 League Division One
12 Feb 1985 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 League Division One
17 Aug 1985 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
14 Dec 1985 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1986 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1987 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1987 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Cup
15 Aug 1987 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
16 Jan 1988 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1988 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 League Cup
09 Nov 1988 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 League Cup
23 Nov 1988 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 League Cup
04 Dec 1988 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
26 May 1989 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 League Division One
12 Aug 1989 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 FA Charity Shield
25 Oct 1989 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 League Cup
26 Nov 1989 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1990 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
02 Dec 1990 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-0 League Division One
03 Mar 1991 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-1 League Division One
29 Jan 1992 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1992 Arsenal v Liverpool W 4-0 League Division One
23 Aug 1992 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 Premier League
31 Jan 1993 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 Premier League
02 Oct 1993 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 Premier League
26 Mar 1994 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 Premier League
28 Aug 1994 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-0 Premier League
11 Jan 1995 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 League Cup
12 Apr 1995 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 Premier League
23 Dec 1995 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 Premier League
01 May 1996 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
19 Aug 1996 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 Premier League
27 Nov 1996 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-2 League Cup
24 Mar 1997 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 Premier League
30 Nov 1997 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 Premier League
06 May 1998 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-0 Premier League
22 Aug 1998 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 Premier League
09 Jan 1999 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
28 Aug 1999 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-0 Premier League
13 Feb 2000 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-1 Premier League
21 Aug 2000 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 Premier League
23 Dec 2000 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-0 Premier League
12 May 2001 Arsenal v Liverpool L 1-2 FA Cup
23 Dec 2001 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 Premier League
13 Jan 2002 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
27 Jan 2002 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Cup
11 Aug 2002 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 FA Community Shield
29 Dec 2002 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
29 Jan 2003 Liverpool v Arsenal D 2-2 Premier League
04 Oct 2003 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 Premier League
09 Apr 2004 Arsenal v Liverpool W 4-2 Premier League
28 Nov 2004 Liverpool v Arsenal L 2-1 Premier League
08 May 2005 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-1 Premier League
14 Feb 2006 Liverpool v Arsenal L 1-0 Premier League
12 Mar 2006 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 Premier League
12 Nov 2006 Arsenal v Liverpool W 3-0 Premier League
06 Jan 2007 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-3 FA Cup
09 Jan 2007 Liverpool v Arsenal W 3-6 League Cup
31 Mar 2007 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-1 Premier League
28 Oct 2007 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 Premier League
02 Apr 2008 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1
UEFA Champions League
05 Apr 2008 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
08 Apr 2008 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-2
UEFA Champions League
21 Dec 2008 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
21 Apr 2009 Liverpool v Arsenal D 4-4 Premier League
28 Oct 2009 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 League Cup
13 Dec 2009 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 Premier League
10 Feb 2010 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-0 Premier League
15 Aug 2010 Liverpool v Arsenal D 1-1 Premier League
17 Apr 2011 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
20 Aug 2011 Arsenal v Liverpool L 0-2 Premier League
03 Mar 2012 Liverpool v Arsenal W 1-2 Premier League
02 Sep 2012 Liverpool v Arsenal W 0-2 Premier League
30 Jan 2013 Arsenal v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
02 Nov 2013 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-0 Premier League
08 Feb 2014 Liverpool v Arsenal L 5-1 Premier League
16 Feb 2014 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 FA Cup
21 Dec 2014 Liverpool v Arsenal D 2-2 Premier League
04 Apr 2015 Arsenal v Liverpool W 4-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2015 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
13 Jan 2016 Liverpool v Arsenal D 3-3 Premier League
14 Aug 2016 Arsenal v Liverpool L 3-4 Premier League
04 Mar 2017 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 Premier League
27 Aug 2017 Liverpool v Arsenal L 4-0 Premier League
22 Dec 2017 Arsenal v Liverpool D 3-3 Premier League
03 Nov 2018 Arsenal v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
29 Dec 2018 Liverpool v Arsenal L 5-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2019 Liverpool v Arsenal L 3-1 Premier League
30 Oct 2019 Liverpool v Arsenal L 5-5 League Cup
15 Jul 2020 Arsenal v Liverpool W 2-1 Premier League
29 Aug 2020 Arsenal v Liverpool W 1-1 FA Community Shield
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Arsenal and Liverpool League Cup meetings:

WON 15 Oct, 1968 – Arsenal v Liverpool 2-1
LOST 07 Feb, 1978 – Liverpool v Arsenal 2-1
DRAW 14 Feb, 1978 – Arsenal v Liverpool 0-0
DRAW 01 Dec, 1981 – Arsenal v Liverpool 0-0
LOST 08 Dec, 1981 – Liverpool v Arsenal 3-0
WON 05 Apr, 1987 – Arsenal v Liverpool 2-1
DRAW 02 Nov, 1988 – Liverpool v Arsenal 1-1
DRAW 09 Nov, 1988 – Arsenal v Liverpool 0-0
LOST 23 Nov, 1988 – Arsenal v Liverpool 1-2
WON 25 Oct, 1989 – Arsenal v Liverpool 1-0
LOST 11 Jan, 1995 – Liverpool v Arsenal 1-0
LOST 27 Nov, 1996 – Liverpool v Arsenal 4-2
WON 09 Jan, 2007 – Liverpool v Arsenal 3-6
WON 28 Oct, 2009 – Arsenal v Liverpool 2-1
LOST 30 Oct, 2019 – Liverpool v Arsenal 5-5
???? 1 Oct. 2020 – Liverpool vs Arsenal