As Liverpool faces Brentford in the league on Sunday, they can play a strong side here with minimal worries as Jurgen Klopp chases another trophy. Arsenal: The Gunners will have wanted to play this match as originally scheduled considering that their team is now weaker than a few days ago.
It will all be on Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli's shoulders along with a strong defensive performance to get this done.
Arsenal hasn't fared well against top six sides this season but this is another chance for a statement victory. The absence of Odegaard will be too much for Arsenal to overcome as Diogo Jota runs riot at home.
Pick: Liverpool 2, Arsenal 0. In total, Peacock Premium will present more than 1, hours of Premier League live match and shoulder programming — the most robust offering ever available in the U. Included are full-event replays for all matches on-demand after 9 p. For more information, click here. Also, late news updates have pegged both Martin Odegaard and Emile Smith Rowe as out, with Smith Rowe unable to recover from the groin injury that kept him out of the FA Cup match last weekend, and Odegaard a new addition to the list with an undisclosed injury.
That leaves Arsenal without a No. Another question for Mikel Arteta is who to start up front as the striker. Both teams are less than healthy, as Liverpool struggles to put a forward line together and Arsenal is forced to dip into the academy products for a midfield pairing. That leaves us with less ability to predict how the match will go, especially considering both teams have slipped in recent weeks.
Liverpool's league standing has taken a big hit over the past few weeks, with a few dodgy performances over the festive period. Arsenal, meanwhile, lost a shocker to Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup over the weekend, leaving the Gunners out of the competition in just the third round. MORE: Football docuseries and other movies to watch for fans.
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