On October 9, Beijing time, the focus of the 10th round of the Premier League, Arsenal vs Liverpool. In the first half, Martinelli scored early, Núñez equalized, and Saka countered again. In the second half, Firmino equalized, Saka won the penalty shootout, Liverpool lost 2-3, two consecutive league games without wins, as many as 14 points behind the top of the table, basically lost hope of winning the title.
Liverpool's fourth-tier title race last season was unlimited, with the first team worth €930 million. According to the famous website fivethirtyeight, their probability of winning the Champions League is 8%, second only to Manchester City, Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain.
However, after the start of the new season, Liverpool plummeted, winning only 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the first 7 games of the Premier League, ranking 10th in the table.
Arsenal are worth $670 million and have played 7-1 in the first eight rounds, finishing second in the table with 21 points and will return to the top of the table if they win.
There was no temptation to speak strongly, and Arsenal came up and got into shape.
Just 58 seconds into the opening period, Saca crossed from the right, Eard High followed the straight plug, Martinelli straight behind him, a cool one-handed low shot, Arsenal kicked a dream start, 1-0!
In the 15th minute, there was a huge controversy on the pitch, Jota's cross from inside the penalty area, Gabriel suspected a handball foul, but the referee did not blow the penalty.
In the 26th minute, Salah went straight down the right and Núñez's shot from a tight angle was saved by Ramsdale. In the 30th minute, Salah's low cross was crossed, Saliba almost swung himself out of the way, and Ramsdale flew to defuse the danger.
In the 33rd minute, Alexander-Arnold's long pass was behind him, Gabriel broke the siege and kicked empty, Salah laughed at Na Dali, followed by a cross in the middle, Núñez scooped and Liverpool equalized, 1-1!
In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Martinelli singled out the Liverpool defence and sent a cross, Saka rushed to the horse, and the back point hit the ball to score, Arsenal led again, 2-1.
Martinelli passed and Liverpool conceded two goals, and Alexander-Arnold could not get rid of it. Yi Bian fought again, Klopp made a bold substitution, Arnold was removed, and Joe Gomez came on as a substitute.
In the 52nd minute, Jota sent a scalpel straight in front of him, Firmino followed up with a low shot into the far corner, and Liverpool equalized again, 2-2!
Firmino is an Arsenal nemesis, breaking the Gunners' door 10 times in his career.
In the 75th minute, the wind in front of Liverpool's goal, Thiago put Jesus down in the middle of the scuffle, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty. Saka then made it overnight, finishing the scoring twice, and Liverpool fell behind for the third time.
In the remaining matches, Liverpool failed to rewrite the score and lost 3-2 away to Arsenal. Arsenal ended a four-game losing streak against Liverpool, beating their opponents in the Premier League for the second time in two years, scoring a crucial 3 points on the way to the title race, pushing Manchester City back to the top of the table.
Liverpool suffered their second Premier League defeat of the season, losing as many as 14 points in eight games and are currently as many as 14 points behind Arsenal, who are at the top of the table.
The fixture is also very bad for Liverpool, and the next game will meet with the top favourite Manchester City, with their current state, it is difficult to stop the goal-scoring Haaland and most likely to lose.