Liverpool v Arsenal

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Saturday evening serves up the most attractive fixture of this weekend's schedule in the Premier League as the top two clubs go head-to-head at Anfield with just a point separating second placed Liverpool and the current league leaders, Arsenal, with both sides looking to head into Christmas sitting top of the English top flight table.

Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw in last weekend's clash against Manchester United and although sections of the Liverpool fan base were unhappy with that result, this recent stalemate nevertheless extended Liverpool's unbeaten run in the top flight to a solid looking 10 games overall and they now have Arsenal in their sights.

Six wins within these last 10 games along with Manchester City doing Jurgen Klopp's side a favour by recording just one win in their last six matches has helped The Reds up into early contention for a possible league title and having collected no fewer than seven wins in their opening eight games at Anfield, Liverpool look a very serious threat to opposition visiting merseyside right now.

In addition, Mo Salah leads the way up front for Liverpool, scoring a total of 11 goals to date while at the back, Liverpool have kept five clean sheets within these eight home games which also gives the hosts a decent chance of a result here.

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table but The Gunners now only hold a slender one-point lead over closest rivals, Liverpool, ahead of this potential ‘winner-takes-all' clash at Anfield on Saturday evening which promises to be a real Christmas cracker!

The Gunners have produced another promising start to this new Premier League campaign as they have collected 12 wins within their 17 league matches played to date and they also bring some decent momentum into this encounter having won five of their last six games overall in the top flight which includes victories against Burnley, Brentford, Wolves, Luton Town and Brighton.

Mikel Arteta's side therefore look to be amongst the front-runners for a potential challenge for this season's Premier League title but if there are any possible chinks in their armour, these may lie within results away from home as both of Arsenal's two defeats so far in this campaign have been handed to the north London club on their travels.

Defeats at Newcastle United and Aston Villa perhaps also do not bode well for the visitors as these losses have also been against teams sitting in the top six of the table.

Liverpool v Arsenal Verdict

Liverpool have held the ascendency over Arsenal in recent exchanges as The Reds have suffered just the one defeat in their previous seven meetings against The Gunners and Jurgen Klopp's side may well rise to the occasion again at Anfield.

Therefore, our main bet will be Liverpool win @ 2.37

Other side bets worth considering:

Liverpool win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.00

Correct Score: Liverpool 2-0 @ 15.00