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EFL Cup | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
Jan 20, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Emirates Stadium
Liverpool logo

Arsenal
0 - 2
Liverpool


Lacazette (44'), Tomiyasu (56'), Partey (87')
Partey (90')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Jota (19', 79')
Konate (63'), Jones (82'), Minamino (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Liverpool book their place in the EFL Cup final as Diogo Jota strikes twice in a 2-0 semi-final second leg win over Arsenal.

Team News

Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu return to Arsenal's first XI for the visit of Liverpool in Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final second leg.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's EFL Cup clash between Arsenal and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Thursday's EFL Cup semi-final second-leg tie against Arsenal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final with Arsenal.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 46.62%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 29.41% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.68%) and 0-2 (7.27%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 2-1 (7.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.

Result
ArsenalDrawLiverpool
29.41%23.98%46.62%
Both teams to score 58.79%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.79%43.21%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.39%65.6%
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.33%27.67%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.77%63.23%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.29%18.71%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.93%50.07%
Score Analysis
    Arsenal 29.41%
    Liverpool 46.62%
    Draw 23.98%
ArsenalDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 7.16%
1-0 @ 6.65%
2-0 @ 4.27%
3-1 @ 3.07%
3-2 @ 2.57%
3-0 @ 1.83%
4-1 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.87%
Total : 29.41%
1-1 @ 11.15%
2-2 @ 6%
0-0 @ 5.18%
3-3 @ 1.44%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.98%
1-2 @ 9.34%
0-1 @ 8.68%
0-2 @ 7.27%
1-3 @ 5.22%
0-3 @ 4.06%
2-3 @ 3.35%
1-4 @ 2.19%
0-4 @ 1.7%
2-4 @ 1.41%
Other @ 3.39%
Total : 46.62%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Liverpool

Arsenal
41.9%
Draw
10.7%
Liverpool
47.4%
633
Head to Head
Jan 13, 2022 7.45pm
Semi-Finals 1st Leg
Liverpool
0-0
Arsenal
Robertson (57')
Magalhaes (72')
Xhaka (24')
Nov 20, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 12
Liverpool
4-0
Arsenal
Mane (39'), Jota (52'), Salah (73'), Minamino (77')
Klopp (33'), Mane (44'), Fabinho (70')

Arteta (33')
Apr 3, 2021 8pm
Gameweek 30
Arsenal
0-3
Liverpool

Magalhaes (90+1')
Jota (64', 82'), Salah (68')
Jota (73')
Oct 1, 2020 7.45pm
Fourth Round
Liverpool
0-0
Arsenal
Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
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Xhaka (51'), Soares (90+2')
Sep 28, 2020 8pm
Gameweek 3
Liverpool
3-1
Arsenal
Mane (28'), Robertson (34'), Jota (88')
Mane (3'), Alexander-Arnold (49')
Lacazette (25')
Bellerin (68'), Ceballos (72')
Build-up
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta before the match on January 13, 2022
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Jan 19, 10:48
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in action for Liverpool in September 2021
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Jan 18, 19:02
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard pictured on December 18
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Jan 18, 18:54
Mohamed Salah in action for Liverpool in January 2022
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Granit Xhaka is sent off for Arsenal against Burnley in January 2017
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Jan 17, 11:00
Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders reacts on January 2, 2022
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Jan 5, 13:15
General view inside Liverpool's Anfield from April 2018
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Jan 4, 19:02
Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders reacts on January 2, 2022
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Jan 4, 14:29
Mikel Arteta in charge of Arsenal in December 2021
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Jan 4, 11:32
Liverpool's Alisson gives instructions to his teammates on August 8, 2021
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Jan 3, 08:22
Gabriel Magalhaes is sent off for Arsenal against Manchester City in January 2022
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