Arsenal travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, with both sides bidding to finish in the top four three points for either club would do a world of good for their chances.
So here are, courtesy of OPTA, nine match facts and stats about Liverpool and Arsenal you should know before they meet:
1. In their last 14 Premier League meeting with the Gunners, Liverpool have won just two of them (D7, L5).
2. This fixture has seen more hat-tricks (5) than any other in the Premier League era.
3. There have been four 90th minute or later goals in the last six Premier League meetings between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.
4. Last season’s 5-1 battering of Arsenal at Anfield ended a run of six home games without a win over the Gunners for the Reds (D3 L3).
5. The Merseyside outfit accumulated more points from their first 16 games in the 2010/11 season under Roy Hodgson (22) than they have in the current campaign (21).
6. Mario Balotelli has not found the back of the net in the Premier League this season despite having the most shots (42, including blocks) than any other players.
7. 65% of Arsenal’s last 17 goals and assists have come from Alexis Sanchez (scoring seven and creating four).
8. Only Sergio Aguero has had more involvement in goals and assists (17) than Sanchez (14) this season.
9. Arsene Wenger’s side have trailed in six of the last seven Premier League games against Liverpool and come back to win two and draw three of those six where they fell behind.
