On December 24, Beijing time, the much-anticipated 18th round of the Premier League top battle was staged as scheduled, before the game, Arsenal ranked first with 39 points in 17 rounds, and Liverpool ranked third with 38 points in 17 rounds.
Whoever wins the game will be at the top of the table and have a head start in the Premier League title race.
Havertz was brought down on the left to get a set-piece opportunity, and then Odegaard's set-piece drove to the front of the penalty area Gabriel jumped high to head the goal, and then VAR showed that the goal was valid, Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal.
In the 29th minute, the Reds Liverpool equalized, Alexander-Arnold made a long pass from the backfield, Salah used his speed to beat Zinchenko and then volleyed the goal, the goalkeeper was out of reach, and the score was 1-1! This is also the 12th goal of the League for Pharaoh Salah, and he continues to chase Haaland.
In the 34th minute, Tsimikas was brought down while defending Saka on the right and was injured and couldn't hold on and was replaced by Joe Gomez.
In the first half, although both sides attacked fiercely, they failed to break the deadlock on the field!
In the 68th minute of the second half, the two sides began to make substitutions, Arsenal Trossard came on the field to replace Martinelli, while Liverpool also made adjustments, and changed three people at once, namely Nunez instead of Gakpo, Grafenberg instead of Jones, Elliott instead of Dias, and Uncle Scumbag replaced three big players to try to impact Arsenal.
In the 70th minute, Elliott, who had just been replaced for two minutes, hit Gabriel with a long-range shot from the top of the arc on the right and hit the post.
In the 72nd minute, Liverpool had a good chance to score, counterattacking in the front field to form a situation of more play less, Salah took the ball to the top of the arc and then distributed to Alexander-Arnold on the right, Arnold volleyed in the penalty area and bounced off the crossbar, Arsenal escaped.
In the end, the two sides drew 1-1 in the first 90 minutes, and 5 minutes of injury time did not change the situation on the field, and finally Arsenal shook hands with Liverpool and took a point at Liverpool's home stadium, thus continuing to beat Liverpool and Villa with a 40-point advantage, ranking first. #Headline Premiere Challenge#