Friday, December 19, 2008

Arsenal – Liverpool preview: the match of the week

Arsenal welcome Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool team to the Emirates on Sunday, in the knowledge that they have the best record in Premier League matches between the Big Four sides over the last three seasons.

According to Infostrada, since the start of 2006/2007 season, Arsenal have picked up 23 points from 14 Premier League matches against the other Big Four sides – one more point than Manchester United.

This season, Arsenal and Liverpool have both won their league matches against Manchester United and Chelsea, and are thus unbeaten in Big Four clashes in the 2008/2009 season.

Premier League record in matches between the Big Four clubs since the start of 2006/2007
Club P W D L GF GA Pts

Arsenal 14 6 5 3 20 17 23
Manchester United 15 6 4 5 19 14 22
Liverpool 14 4 4 6 12 16 16
Chelsea 15 3 7 5 11 15 16

Arsenal vs Liverpool in Premier League since 2006/2007
Season Date Match Result

2007/2008 05 Apr 2008 Arsenal - Liverpool 1-1
2007/2008 28 Oct 2007 Liverpool - Arsenal 1-1
2006/2007 31 Mar 2007 Liverpool - Arsenal 4-1
2006/2007 12 Nov 2006 Arsenal - Liverpool 3-0

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