Arsenal vs Liverpool Prediction: Reds to stun Gunners

Arsenal welcome Liverpool to the Emirates for a heavyweight FA Cup third-round clash on Sunday afternoon (16:30) live on BBC One.

The Gunners were sat top of the Premier League on Christmas Day, but have since completely capitulated, with just one win in their last six contests.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have been rampant, extending their lead at the top of the table with a 4-2 win over Newcastle last time out.

Team News

Arsenal will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira and Thomas Partey who are all expected back in late January.

Joel Matip is a long-term absentee for Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic, Andy Robertson and Thiago Alcantara are also on the sidelines and will miss the clash against the Gunners.

Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah are both away on international duty at AFCON.

Match Odds

Due to this being a cup match, 90-minute betting applies.

Arsenal are EVS to win, while a draw at 11/4 would force a replay at Anfield, and Liverpool are 12/5 to book their place in the next round.

Both teams to score is priced up at 4/7, while over 2.5 goals can be backed at 8/13.

Liverpool to win (90 mins) @ 12/5

The Reds look a sizeable price to win inside 90 minutes this weekend.

Jurgen Klopp's league leaders have won three of their last four, scoring 11 goals in the process. Yes, Mohamed Salah is absent due to his AFCON commitments, but even without the Egypt international, Liverpool have more than enough firepower to win here.

Arsenal aren't exactly firing on all cylinders at the moment, and come into this game having lost their last two, and only tasting victory in one of their last six.

Diogo Jota to score first @ 13/2

The Portugal international has recently come back from a lengthy spell on the sidelines, and has already bagged a goal and two assists since his return.

He's struck nine goals in 19 appearances in the 2023-24 campaign, including four in five in cup competitions.

In addition, the former Wolves man loves a goal against Arsenal having scored eight in 13 games against the London outfit.

Check out the rest of our Football Betting Tips here.

We will be Top Price or joint Top Price on either Arsenal or Liverpool to win with selected bookmakers using oddschecker.com for the comparison (Available from 09:30am Sunday).