With consecutive defeats to West Ham and Fulham, Arsenal's closing game of 2023 can be described as a mess, and they have fallen to fourth place in the table after three games without a win. In the third round of the English FA Cup, Arsenal and Liverpool met early, and Odegaard and Alexander-Arnold hit the crossbar in the first half. In the second half, Jota hit the frieze with a header, Trent Alexander-Arnold took a set-piece to create Kiwior an own goal, and Jota assisted Dias to seal the win in the second half before Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-0 away and advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Compared to the Gunners' recent form, Liverpool have been at the top of the table with three points ahead of second-placed Villa, and the first leg between the two teams ended in a draw at Anfield. Considering that there is still a need to deal with the upcoming fixtures, both Klopp and Arteta have made a certain amount of rotation.
In the 2nd minute, Ramsdale launched an attack with a long pass, Nelson pushed past Alisson but hit the side-netting, in the 7th minute, Odegaard took a corner kick, Ben White's push at the back point was blocked, and then Havertz completed the counter-attack, and then fired a long shot, Alisson did not dare to slack off and make a save. In the 11th minute, Gomez made a mistake under Saka's pressure, Havertz knocked back the bottom line, and Odegaard hit the crossbar without stopping!
In the 23rd minute, Nelson burst into the penalty area on the left and fell to the ground under the defense of Arnold, but the referee did not give a penalty; in the 35th minute, Sack broke through on the right side, Ben White stepped in and shot angrily, Alisson saved the ball with one palm; In the 41st minute, Sak fell to the ground on the edge of the penalty area under the defense of McAllister, and the referee still thought it was a reasonable collision. Liverpool didn't have a chance until half-time, and in the 45th minute, Gakpo broke through and Alexander-Arnold hit the crossbar with a powerful shot, and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced!
In the second half, Liverpool's offensive gradually rose, and the two teams gradually formed an offensive momentum; in the 54th minute, Nunez broke through with the ball on the left side, and shot directly in the face of Ben White's defense, and the ball was deflected out of the goal; in the 57th minute, Odegaard's set-piece went straight, Havertz quickly stepped forward on the left side and knocked the bottom cross, and Saka's shot at the back post was high above the crossbar; in the 61st minute, Havertz crossed the line, and Saka shot at the back point; in the 72nd minute, Rice shifted in the middle, Saka cut and shot, and the ball still deviated from the goal.
Arsenal led 18-11 in shots but only hit the woodwork five times, while Liverpool had two of their 11 shots on target, winning in terms of efficiency. In the 78th minute, Jota advanced a counterattack diagonal pass in the middle, and Dias inserted a low shot that was blocked by Ramsdale. One minute later, Jota hit the woodwork with a header from a corner!
In the 80th minute, Arnold's left set-piece was punished into the penalty area, Kiwior wanted to clear the siege in front of the goal, but he helped but did not help directly, and directly sent an own gift, 0:1! In the 95th minute, Ramsdale made a long pass in the backfield, but was countered by Liverpool, Jota broke through to the front of the penalty area along the left side and divided the ball, Dias followed up with a strong shot to end the suspense of the game, 2:0!
It was with two goals in the final moments of the game that Liverpool successfully eliminated Arsenal 2-0 and advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup, plus the Premier League top, the Europa League and the League Cup semi-finals, Klopp's team advanced on all fronts. On the other hand, Arsenal, counting this game, has suffered 3 consecutive defeats in all competitions, the League Cup and FA Cup are both out, the league is 5 points behind, and the Champions League is not the favorite, and this season's Gunners may be empty.