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46: Wilshere looks sharp in midfield, skipping away from Mane before knocking the ball around Milner and winning a free-kick.
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KICK-OFF! Arsenal get the second half underway!
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SUB! Half-time change for Arsenal as Shkodran Mustafi replaces Nacho Monreal, who has picked up an ankle injury.
HALF-TIME HIGHLIGHTS
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TOOTHLESS GUNNERS
ARSENAL 0-1 LIVERPOOL
The half-time whistle is greeted by a chorus of boos at the Emirates as the home faithful voice their discontent with their side's performance. Liverpool lead thank to Philippe Coutinho's first headed goal in the Premier League and the visitors could, and probably should, have had at least one more. It took a while for the game to get going but a host of errors on the ball have made for an exciting watch, if you're not an Arsenal fan that is. See you in 15...
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45+1: There will be THREE minutes of added time at the Emirates.
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45: CHANCE! Incredible! Liverpool get in behind Arsenal for the second time in as many minutes but Salah fluffs his lines again as he swipes at thin air when trying to stroke Mane's pass into the net.
WATCH: SALAH SHOULD SCORE
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LIVERPOOL CELEBRATE
This man's goal separates the sides here, but should it be more?
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"There have been so many mistakes in this game. People are losing the ball and there's no control whatsoever. Koscielny is all over the place, slips and you'd expect Salah to finish. You're allowed to miss one, but does it needs the acrobatics from Sadio Mane? Great save from Petr Cech."
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44: CHANCE! How are Liverpool not two to the good? Koscielny makes a hash of clearing a long ball, slipping at the crucial moment as Salah runs through on goal. Cech saves the Egyptian's initial effort but the rebound falls perfectly for Mane to acrobatically volley over.
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43: Wilshere plays Lacazette into space with a great pass but Lovren is on hand with perfectly-timed interception.
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42: Arsenal hit back as Lacazette drives a low cross into the Liverpool area, but Milner is on hand to mop up the danger before hacking the ball to safety.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"Arsenal haven't caused enough problems, with the attacking talent that they've got. They looked excellent against Manchester United.
"Yes, it was a big disappointment that they lost the game with defensive problems, but to have 33 shots and force David De Gea into one of the best performances in the Premier League - we haven't seen that tonight."
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40: CHANCE! Monreal's hesitancy on the ball allows Coutinho to steal possession on the edge of the area. The Brazilian looks clean through on goal but Koscielny comes to the rescue for the Gunners, forcing Coutinho to overrun the ball into Cech's arms.
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37: Arsenal look to respond as Ozil lines a free-kick from 20 yards, but the Liverpool wall does it job, deflecting it behind for a corner which comes to nothing.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"You don't associate him [Coutinho] with being a box-to-box midfielder, it's a new role for him and he's in there to create. Do I expect Philippe Coutinho at Liverpool next season? No. You look at the performances and the attitude he's shown, he's actually playing better this season than he was last season, so Klopp will be thinking that the price is going up!"
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35: CHANCE! Coutinho places a free-kick from the exact position from which he scored last season, but this time he floats a great pass out to Lovren who had drifted behind the Arsenal defence. Unfortunately for the visitors, he's unable to square to Mane for a tap-in.
WATCH: FIRMINO GOES CLOSE
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32: CLOSE! Liverpool are a matter of inches away from doubling their lead as the ball in played up to Firmino in the area. He then skips inside Bellerin with ease before curling a sweet effort inches over the bar.
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30: Wow, what a game we have on our hands now! The shackles are well and truly off after that opening goal, tackles are flying in all over the place and this game has the feel of a basketball match, such is the end-to-end nature of it.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"Salah runs off the back of Maitland-Niles there and finds himself up against the centre-back. That run from Coutinho; a little bit of luck and a deft little header - great finish. But that all comes from Liverpool exposing full-back positions again."
WATCH: COUTINHO HEADS OPENER
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GOAL! ARSENAL 0-1 LIVERPOOL (Coutinho, 26)
You cannot say it hasn't been coming, Liverpool have been threatening the Arsenal goal and they've finally made the breakthrough. With Maitland-Niles occupied up the field, Salah races clear against Koscielny into the Arsenal area where his deflected cross loops onto the head of Philippe Coutinho, who deftly flicks it over Cech and into the back of the net.
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24: CLOSE! Liverpool come within inches of taking the lead as Coutinho's deep cross falls perfectly for Firmino, but his delicate header drifts agonisingly wide.
WATCH: CECH DENIES FIRMINO
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24: Arsenal come alive in the final third as Maitland-Niles dispossesses Salah, releasing Sanchez in the process. He exchanges passes with Lacazette before bundling his way towards goal, but Mignolet is on hand to gather the loose ball.
SAFE AS HOUSES
On his 100th appearance for Arsenal, Petr Cech has certainly looked solid, as he chases that 200th Premier League clean sheet.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"It just feels that with Arsenal, on two or three occasions, when they attack there's a lot more space in behind Liverpool's back four than there is Arsenal's. They just seem to drop, of course, fully-aware of the pace that Liverpool pose. That's exactly right for Arsene Wenger."
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22: CHANCE! Robertson whips an enticing ball into the area which Firmino meets. He tries to turn a header beyond Cech at his near post, but the Gunners stopper tips it behind for a corner.
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21: Iwobi looks to inject some urgency into the Arsenal attack - which has been on the back foot for the past five minutes or so - but having drawn several Liverpool players towards the ball, his wayward pass out wide runs out of play.
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19: Milner picks up the ball on the edge of area and plays a neat one-two with Firmino that looks to have put him through on goal, but Monreal intercepts for the Gunners.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"I was thinking the Liverpool midfield may change - Can's got to hold with Milner on the right and Coutinho to the left. It seems strange to put Coutinho to the right side of midfield when you've got Ozil there, Sanchez on that side also. But that's the nature of the two managers."
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15: Coutinho threads Robertson in behind Bellerin and the Scot whips an enticing ball into the area which Koscielny brilliantly blocks before it finds Firmino.
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14: Salah has a run at Maitland-Niles down the left, cuts inside and picks out Coutinho on the edge of the area, but his left-footed effort drifts wide of the target.
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13: SUB! So Liverpool forced into an early change with Henderson unable to continue. As expected, James Milner replaces the Reds skipper.
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12: SHOT! Liverpool are momentarily down to 10 while Milner gets changed, but they maintain an attacking threat as Mane's drive at the end of a bursting run deflects off Firmino and into the arms of Cech.
CARRA ON THE GANTRY
"There's too much space in Liverpool's midfield and it's far too easy for Arsenal to play through it. That's what happens when you have a player like Philippe Coutinho in there, it leaves Henderson and Can an awful lot of ground to cover."
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9: Cause for concern on the Liverpool bench as their captain Jordan Henderson goes down clutching his hamstring. James Milner races off the bench to warm up and it looks like Henderson's night is over inside 10 minutes.
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7: Maitland-Niles gets the better of Salah in his first duel with the in-form Liverpool man, but he just takes a touch too many, playing it behind for a corner. Thankfully for the youngster, Cech rises high to gather the set piece into the Arsenal area.
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5: Arsenal come forward against Sanchez's deflected effort loops into the air to keep Liverpool on the back foot. It's then worked to Xhaka on the edge of the area but he fires a tame effort wide.
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3: End-to-end stuff here as Lacazette tries to bundles his way through the Liverpool defence before he is dispossessed and a lofted long ball nearly breaks for Salah.
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2: Intriguing start to the game as both sides frantically close each other down in midfield as they jostle for control. Liverpool are renowned for their blistering starts against Arsenal in recent years but the Gunners have done well to address that.
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KICK-OFF! Referee Martin Atkinson blows his whistle for the first time and Liverpool get the game underway!
THE TEAMS EMERGE
Captains Laurent Koscielny and Jordan Henderson led the teams out of the tunnel and onto the pristine playing surface at the Emirates. It’s a game which seldom fails to deliver goals and drama - Arsenal v Liverpool, the perfect way to kick off the festive period on Sky Sports!
FACTS AND FIGURES
- Arsenal have lost their last three Premier League games against Liverpool - they haven't lost four in a row against them since May 1998.
- Liverpool have scored at least three goals in each of their four Premier League matches against Arsenal under Jurgen Klopp, scoring 14 goals in total (W3 D1).
- Liverpool are the first team in top-flight history to have won four consecutive away games by a margin of at least three goals.
- Arsenal have won 13 of their last 14 Premier League games at the Emirates, losing the other against Manchester United (1-3) at the start of the month.
- Petr Cech (199 clean sheets) is one clean sheet away from becoming the first ever goalkeeper to record 200 shutouts in the Premier League - however, he's conceded 14 goals in his five games against Liverpool for Arsenal; at least six more than he has against any other side.
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