It would probably be fair to say that the rivalry between Liverpool and Arsenal is reasonably friendly and largely respectful. That is in spite of the fact that it took until the 11th match between the pair for the game to end in a draw. Liverpool won the first four matches against the club that was known as Royal Arsenal and then Woolwich Arsenal, scoring 12 goals against them without reply. In some ways, that has been a notable factor about the games between the two clubs: high scoring encounters. The first ever match saw Liverpool win 5-0, with he a 4-0, a 4-1 and another 5-0, albeit that one to Arsenal, all to come before the First World War.
It isn’t as though it’s just a thing from prior to the Premier League either. The two sides have enjoyed some high-scoring games in the modern era, such as the 5-1 loss that Liverpool inflicted on the Gunners in 2014, or the 4-3 win in 2016. There was a period when Liverpool were something of a bogey side to Arsenal, with Anfield in particular proving to be a tricky place for the London side to go. Between 2015 and 2022, for example, Liverpool won 11 times, managing five draws and suffering just three losses. Of those losses, only one was at Anfield and that was a weakened team in the League Cup, losing on penalties. The power of Anfield is real.
1989
It is all but impossible to talk about Liverpool and Arsenal as rivals without mentioning 1989. If Arsenal struggled against the Reds at Anfield for a time in the modern game, it will still always remain one of the favourite venues of fans of a certain age. Liverpool supporters were still grieving the loss of 97 supporters in the Hillsborough Disaster when Arsenal arrived on Merseyside knowing that they had an all but impossible task on their hands. The two teams had been going head-to-head all season over the First Division title, with the Reds three points ahead going into the final day of the season and with a slightly superior ‘Goals Scored’ column.
If Arsenal won, they would be level on points with Liverpool, but if they won by two goals then they would win the title. The Merseysiders had not lost by two or more goals at Anfield for three years, with the Gunners not having won at Liverpool’s home ground for 15 years. The title was Liverpool’s, the game just had to be played. Alan Smith gave Arsenal a 1-0 lead eight minutes into the second-half, but Liverpool stifled their play and shut the game down, knowing a 1-0 loss still ensured the title. Sadly for the Reds, Michael Thomas scored with just one minute and 18 seconds of play left. The Gunners won the title, whilst Liverpool were left shellshocked.
Liverpool’s Full Match History Against Arsenal
Date | Home | Score | Away | Result | Competition |
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27 Oct 2024 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
04 Feb 2024 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
07 Jan 2024 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
23 Dec 2023 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
09 Apr 2023 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
09 Oct 2022 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
16 Mar 2022 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
20 Jan 2022 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
13 Jan 2022 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | League Cup |
20 Nov 2021 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
03 Apr 2021 | Arsenal | 0-3 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
01 Oct 2020 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | L | League Cup |
28 Sep 2020 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
29 Aug 2020 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | L | FA Community Shield |
15 Jul 2020 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
30 Oct 2019 | Liverpool | 5-5 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
24 Aug 2019 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
29 Dec 2018 | Liverpool | 5-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
03 Nov 2018 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
22 Dec 2017 | Arsenal | 3-3 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
27 Aug 2017 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
04 Mar 2017 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
14 Aug 2016 | Arsenal | 3-4 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
13 Jan 2016 | Liverpool | 3-3 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
24 Aug 2015 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
04 Apr 2015 | Arsenal | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
21 Dec 2014 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
16 Feb 2014 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
08 Feb 2014 | Liverpool | 5-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
02 Nov 2013 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
30 Jan 2013 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
02 Sep 2012 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
03 Mar 2012 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
20 Aug 2011 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
17 Apr 2011 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
15 Aug 2010 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
10 Feb 2010 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
13 Dec 2009 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
28 Oct 2009 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
21 Apr 2009 | Liverpool | 4-4 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
21 Dec 2008 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
08 Apr 2008 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Arsenal | W | UEFA Champions League |
05 Apr 2008 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
02 Apr 2008 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | UEFA Champions League |
28 Oct 2007 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
31 Mar 2007 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
09 Jan 2007 | Liverpool | 3-6 | Arsenal | L | League Cup |
06 Jan 2007 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
12 Nov 2006 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
12 Mar 2006 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
14 Feb 2006 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
08 May 2005 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
28 Nov 2004 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
09 Apr 2004 | Arsenal | 4-2 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
04 Oct 2003 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
29 Jan 2003 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
29 Dec 2002 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
11 Aug 2002 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Community Shield |
27 Jan 2002 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
13 Jan 2002 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
23 Dec 2001 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
12 May 2001 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
23 Dec 2000 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
21 Aug 2000 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
13 Feb 2000 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
28 Aug 1999 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
09 Jan 1999 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
22 Aug 1998 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
06 May 1998 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
30 Nov 1997 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
24 Mar 1997 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
27 Nov 1996 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
19 Aug 1996 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
01 May 1996 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
23 Dec 1995 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
12 Apr 1995 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
11 Jan 1995 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
28 Aug 1994 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | Premier League |
26 Mar 1994 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
02 Oct 1993 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | Premier League |
31 Jan 1993 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
23 Aug 1992 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | Premier League |
20 Apr 1992 | Arsenal | 4-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
29 Jan 1992 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
03 Mar 1991 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
02 Dec 1990 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
18 Apr 1990 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
26 Nov 1989 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
25 Oct 1989 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
12 Aug 1989 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Arsenal | W | FA Charity Shield |
26 May 1989 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
04 Dec 1988 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
23 Nov 1988 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
09 Nov 1988 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | League Cup |
02 Nov 1988 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | League Cup |
16 Jan 1988 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
15 Aug 1987 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
05 Apr 1987 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
10 Mar 1987 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
30 Aug 1986 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
14 Dec 1985 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
17 Aug 1985 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
12 Feb 1985 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
08 Sep 1984 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
11 Feb 1984 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
10 Sep 1983 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
03 Jan 1983 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
04 Sep 1982 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
11 May 1982 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
08 Dec 1981 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
01 Dec 1981 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | League Cup |
05 Sep 1981 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
28 Mar 1981 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
25 Oct 1980 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
01 May 1980 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
28 Apr 1980 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | FA Cup |
19 Apr 1980 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
16 Apr 1980 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | FA Cup |
12 Apr 1980 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | FA Cup |
24 Nov 1979 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
11 Aug 1979 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Arsenal | W | FA Charity Shield |
07 Apr 1979 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
02 Dec 1978 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
25 Apr 1978 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
14 Feb 1978 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | League Cup |
07 Feb 1978 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | League Cup |
04 Oct 1977 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
16 Apr 1977 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
20 Nov 1976 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
24 Feb 1976 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
02 Dec 1975 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
01 Feb 1975 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
09 Nov 1974 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
24 Apr 1974 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
03 Nov 1973 | Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
10 Feb 1973 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
16 Sep 1972 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
08 May 1972 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
06 Nov 1971 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
08 May 1971 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
30 Jan 1971 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
28 Nov 1970 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
14 Mar 1970 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
29 Nov 1969 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
31 Mar 1969 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
15 Oct 1968 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
17 Aug 1968 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
28 Aug 1967 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
22 Aug 1967 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
28 Mar 1967 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
27 Mar 1967 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
08 Jan 1966 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
11 Dec 1965 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
12 Dec 1964 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
22 Aug 1964 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
18 Apr 1964 | Liverpool | 5-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
15 Feb 1964 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
07 Dec 1963 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
16 Mar 1963 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
09 Mar 1963 | Arsenal | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
14 Nov 1962 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
10 Apr 1954 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
21 Nov 1953 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
04 Apr 1953 | Arsenal | 5-3 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
15 Nov 1952 | Liverpool | 1-5 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
12 Sep 1951 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
05 Sep 1951 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
07 Apr 1951 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
18 Nov 1950 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
29 Apr 1950 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
31 Dec 1949 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
03 Sep 1949 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
15 Sep 1948 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
08 Sep 1948 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
27 Dec 1947 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
25 Dec 1947 | Liverpool | 1-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
24 May 1947 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
23 Nov 1946 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
18 Mar 1939 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
12 Nov 1938 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
30 Apr 1938 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
18 Dec 1937 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
10 Mar 1937 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
31 Oct 1936 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
25 Jan 1936 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | FA Cup |
26 Dec 1935 | Arsenal | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
25 Dec 1935 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
05 Jan 1935 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
01 Sep 1934 | Arsenal | 8-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
14 Apr 1934 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
02 Dec 1933 | Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
04 Mar 1933 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
22 Oct 1932 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
09 Apr 1932 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
28 Nov 1931 | Arsenal | 6-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
18 Apr 1931 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
13 Dec 1930 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
02 Apr 1930 | Arsenal | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
21 Dec 1929 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
09 Mar 1929 | Liverpool | 2-4 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
27 Oct 1928 | Arsenal | 4-4 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
07 Mar 1928 | Arsenal | 6-3 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
27 Dec 1927 | Liverpool | 0-2 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
19 Feb 1927 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
05 Feb 1927 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
18 Sep 1926 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
23 Jan 1926 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
12 Sep 1925 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
03 Jan 1925 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
06 Sep 1924 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
02 Apr 1924 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | First Division |
01 Mar 1924 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
17 Jan 1923 | Arsenal | 1-4 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
13 Jan 1923 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Arsenal | D | FA Cup |
02 Sep 1922 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
26 Aug 1922 | Liverpool | 5-2 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
22 Mar 1922 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
25 Feb 1922 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
07 May 1921 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Arsenal | W | First Division |
02 May 1921 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
08 Sep 1919 | Arsenal | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
01 Sep 1919 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Arsenal | L | First Division |
01 Feb 1913 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-4 | Liverpool | W | FA Cup |
28 Dec 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
07 Sep 1912 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
30 Dec 1911 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
02 Sep 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
17 Apr 1911 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | D | First Division |
14 Apr 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
01 Jan 1910 | Liverpool | 5-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
27 Dec 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
20 Feb 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
17 Oct 1908 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Woolwich Arsenal | D | First Division |
15 Feb 1908 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
19 Oct 1907 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
09 Feb 1907 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
06 Oct 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
30 Dec 1905 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | First Division |
02 Sep 1905 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
11 Jan 1896 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | Second Division |
16 Nov 1895 | Woolwich Arsenal | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Second Division |
01 Jan 1894 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Woolwich Arsenal | W | Second Division |
28 Oct 1893 | Arsenal | 0-5 | Liverpool | W | Second Division |