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Liverpool v Arsenal (11/05/2025) BBC Radio Merseyside This video can not be played Liverpool v Arsenal (11/05/2025) BBC Radio Merseyside Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says fit-again right-back Conor Bradley will start on Sunday, meaning Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has announced he will leave the club this summer, is likely to drop to the bench. Joe Gomez remains sidelined, while captain Virgil van Dijk is set for the 300th Premier League appearance of his career. Arsenal are still without injured quartet Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kai Havertz. Riccardo Calafiori made his comeback from a knee issue as a substitute against Paris Saint-Germain, while Jorginho also returned to the matchday squad in midweek following a lay-off. Head-to-head Liverpool have not lost a Premier League home game against Arsenal since a 2-0 defeat in September 2012, a match current boss Mikel Arteta started for the Gunners. The Londoners are unbeaten in five top-flight fixtures versus the Reds (W2, D3), their longest undefeated run against them since an eight-game sequence between 2007 and 2011. Liverpool Liverpool could become the third team to lose back-to-back Premier League matches immediately after clinching the title, following Arsenal in 1997-98 and Chelsea in 2005-06. The last time the Merseysiders lost consecutive top-flight fixtures was in March and April 2023, against Bournemouth and Manchester City. They are unbeaten in 15 home league games since losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest on 14 September (W13, D2). Virgil van Dijk is set to make his 300th Premier League appearance. The only other Dutchmen to reach the milestone are George Boateng (384), Dennis Bergkamp (315) and Edwin van der Sar (313). Mohamed Salah has 185 career goals in 298 Premier League appearances, and needs two more to equal Andrew Cole as the third highest scorer in the competition. That includes 11 against Arsenal - he has only netted more against Manchester United and Tottenham. Salah has a combined tally of 46 Premier League goals and assists this season, one shy of the competition record shared by Cole (1993-94) and Alan Shearer (1994-95), both for Newcastle over 42-game campaigns. The Egyptian has 18 Premier League assists this term, two short of the record set by Thierry Henry in 2002-03 and matched by Kevin de Bruyne in 2019-20. Arsenal The Gunners have lost three consecutive league and cup games for the first time since a similar sequence in December 2023 and January 2024. They last lost four in a row in February and March 2018, during Arsene Wenger's final season in charge. Arsenal have dropped 21 points from winning positions this season, equalling their highest figure in a Premier League campaign (set in 2019-20). Twelve of the 31 Premier League goals they have conceded this season have come from set-pieces (excluding penalties), equivalent to 39% - the highest share of any club in 2024-25. Bukayo Saka has scored four goals in his last five Premier League games against Liverpool, though he has failed to score or assist in each of his three previous appearances at Anfield. Last Updated 6th May 2025 at 13: 21 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 14 home games against Arsenal in all competitions (W7 D7) since a 2-0 loss in the Premier League in September 2012. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games against Liverpool (W2 D3), their longest run without defeat against the Reds since a run of eight between October 2007 and April 2011. This is the third time Arsenal are facing the Premier League champions in a season with the title already confirmed, previously drawing 1-1 with Man Utd in 2012-13 and beating Liverpool 2-1 in 2019-20. Liverpool lost 3-1 against Chelsea last time out, having clinched the title the week before. Only two teams have lost both of their next two Premier League games in a season after already confirming the title – Arsenal in 1997-98 and Chelsea in 2005-06. Arsenal have dropped 21 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season, their joint-most in a single campaign (also 2019-20). They lost 2-1 against Bournemouth despite leading last time out. Arsenal lost 2-1 at home to Bournemouth last time out, with the Cherries responsible for 50% of the Gunners’ league defeats this term (2/4). Mikel Arteta’s side last lost consecutive league games in December 2023. 39% of Arsenal’s goals conceded in the Premier League this season have come from set-piece situations (12/31, excluding penalties) the highest share of any side. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 11 Premier League goals against Arsenal, only netting more against Manchester United (13) and Tottenham (12). His first ever goal in the competition came against the Gunners in a 6-0 win for Chelsea in March 2014. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka has scored four goals in his last five Premier League games against Liverpool – against no other side has he scored more often in the league. However, all four of his strikes against them have come at the Emirates Stadium. If he plays, this will be Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk’s 300th Premier League appearance. He would be the fourth Dutchman to reach this milestone, after George Boateng (384), Dennis Bergkamp (315) and Edwin van der Sar (313). Copyright © 2025 BBC. 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