National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Arsenal or Liverpool that keep their silverware dream alive.
Arsenal form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Arsenal are 10-6-3 (wins-draw-losses). Arsenal has recorded two wins in a row here at Wembley Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Arsenal's previous game was a FA Cup match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Chelsea. The home side are looking to build on that result. Previous to that game, a FA Cup home match hosting Chelsea in a game that was won 2-1.
The Arsenal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 36 goals in 19 league matches. Arsenal have conceded 24 in these home matches.
Liverpool form and stats
Liverpool's mission in Community Shield last season failed in the final.Liverpool's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Liverpool collect 44 points from their 19 away matches in the Premier League. 14 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Two travels in a row for Liverpool, whose manager J. Klopp could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Newcastle United. Before that, Liverpool secured a home win against Chelsea with the score 5-3.
The travelling fans enjoy Liverpool's attacking play in away games, having scored 33 goals in 19 league matches away. Liverpool are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Arsenal one win, four draws and Liverpool five victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Arsenal missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Arsenal | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 7.9 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 236 | 117 | Total Shots | T S | 182 | 367 | ||
| 94 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 63 | 143 | ||
| 43% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 52 | 99 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 102 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 81 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 66 |
| 5 | Leicester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 59 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 59 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 54 |
| 10 | Burnley | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 54 |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 25 | -9 | 52 |
| 12 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -12 | 49 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -20 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -19 | 43 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -15 | 41 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 67 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -26 | 35 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 35 | -25 | 34 |
| 19 | Watford | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | -28 | 34 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 38 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 38 | -49 | 21 |