Liverpool v Arsenal result

Full-time · Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal

Premier League · Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:30 GMT · Anfield

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal — Liverpool won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Liverpool beat Arsenal 5–1 at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday 29 December. Liverpool have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Liverpool led 4–1 at half-time. The goals — Arsenal: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (11’, assisted by Alexander Iwobi); Liverpool: Roberto Firmino (14’, 16’, 65’ pen), S. Mané (32’, assisted by Mohamed Salah) and Mohamed Salah (45’ pen).

Discipline

Michael Oliver, England showed three yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Liverpool: Andrew Robertson (26’); Arsenal: Granit Xhaka (33’) and S. Papastathopoulos (90’).

What it changes

Liverpool’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 20, across 10 matches. Liverpool have won their last eight matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) 16.2, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 10.5 and S. Mané (Liverpool) 7.3 led the match.

Next up

Liverpool next host Villarreal on 20 October 2026.

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Liverpool: Liverpool v Villarreal, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Anfield · Liverpool
Referee: Michael Oliver, England
Head-to-head (last 3): Liverpool 1 · draws 2 · Arsenal 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Liverpool 5W 0D 0L · Arsenal 2W 1D 2L

Liverpool 5–1 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.38 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.5 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8 / 6.38

Corners

against 3.13 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.25 / 3.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Liverpool for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	2.38 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.38 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	17.75 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.63 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 13.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Michael Oliver, England.

Liverpool

Liverpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Lallana n 8	38.4	2.1 5/1	2.1 5/1	—
Roberto Firmino n 8	71.8	1.7 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
Fabinho n 8	60.8	1.7 4/3	1.3 5/2	—
J. Milner n 8	68.4	1.6 5/4	1 4/2	—
N. Keïta n 8	42.3	1.6 4/2	2.1 5/2	—

Liverpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Roberto Firmino n 8	71.8	3.4 8/5	1.3 6/1
Mohamed Salah n 8	80	3.2 8/6	1.5 5/4
D. Sturridge n 8	39.4	3.1 7/3	0.9 3/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	63	2.9 7/4	1.3 5/2
N. Keïta n 8	42.3	2.9 5/2	1.1 1/1

Liverpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Origi n 4	23	1 1/0	1 1/0
Mohamed Salah n 8	80	0.8 4/1	0.4 3/0
X. Shaqiri n 8	63	0.9 4/1	0 0/0
Fabinho n 8	60.8	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Milner n 8	68.4	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Liverpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Fabinho n 8	60.8	2.2 6/2
S. Mané n 8	80.8	2 6/4
N. Clyne n 7	53	1.9 4/2
A. Lallana n 8	38.4	1.8 4/2
A. Robertson n 8	89	1.6 5/3

Liverpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alisson Becker n 8	90	3.5 8/5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Nketiah n 8	29.5	2.3 4/2	2.7 3/2	—
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	58	1.9 7/1	1.2 5/1	—
Shkodran Mustafi n 8	84.6	1.7 6/4	0.3 2/0	—
A. Lacazette n 8	49.4	1.6 4/2	1.6 5/2	—
S. Papastathopoulos n 8	90	1.5 7/3	0.8 4/1	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	58	3.5 7/4	1.2 5/1
P. Aubameyang n 8	89.9	3.3 8/8	1.5 6/5
A. Ramsey n 8	48.6	2.3 5/3	0.7 3/0
E. Nketiah n 8	29.5	1.9 3/1	0.8 2/0
L. Torreira n 8	81.3	1.7 6/3	0.6 3/1

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	49.4	0.5 2/0	0.7 3/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	89.9	0.8 4/2	0.3 2/0
A. Ramsey n 8	48.6	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/1
Nacho Monreal n 8	60.5	0 0/0	0.6 3/0
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	58	0.6 2/1	0 0/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Shkodran Mustafi n 8	84.6	2.9 8/6
L. Torreira n 8	81.3	2.8 8/6
Nacho Monreal n 8	60.5	2.4 7/3
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	55.9	2 5/3
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.9 6/3

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Leno n 8	90	3.1 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Liverpool		Arsenal
47%	Possession	53%
15	Shots	8
10	Shots on target	2
3	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	3
10	Shots inside the box	5
5	Corners	3
2	Offsides	5
8	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
511	Passes	551
83%	Pass accuracy	84%

Liverpool player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alisson Becker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Trent Alexander-Arnold	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.5
D. Lovren	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
V. van Dijk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Fabinho	90	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	6.9
X. Shaqiri	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.5
Roberto Firmino	90	3	0	5	4	2	1	0	9.6
Mohamed Salah	90	1	1	3	2	2	1	0	8.2
A. Robertson	83	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.6
G. Wijnaldum	78	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.1
S. Mané	62	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.2
J. Henderson sub	28	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.8
A. Lallana sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
N. Clyne sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
S. Lichtsteiner	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	5.9
S. Papastathopoulos	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
L. Torreira	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.9
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.5
A. Maitland-Niles	90	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	6.7
A. Ramsey	90	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	6.3
A. Iwobi	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	6.6
S. Kolašinac	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.2
P. Aubameyang	71	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Shkodran Mustafi	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
L. Koscielny	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Lacazette	19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Guendouzi	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Liverpool v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

LiverpoolWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

ArsenalWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Liverpool 1 · 2 draws · Arsenal 0 · 4 goals/game

2018-11-03 Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool
2017-12-22 Arsenal 3–3 Liverpool
2017-08-27 Liverpool 4–0 Arsenal

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Liverpool#2 pos97 pts38 pl+67 GD

Arsenal#5 pos70 pts38 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

Liverpool scored2.34

Arsenal scored1.92

Liverpool conceded0.58

Arsenal conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Liverpool and Arsenal?: In their last 3 meetings, Liverpool won 1, Arsenal won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
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