V 
Anfield
Sunday 2nd September 2012
Kick off – 13:30pm uk
Few fixtures illustrated the importance of Robin van Persie to Arsenal last season better than their trip to Anfield, where his 93rd-minute winner sent Liverpool into the tailspin that cost Kenny Dalglish his job. A goalless start has kept the spectre of Van Persie lingering for Arsène Wenger and he faces a team that, even with transfer difficulties, has altered radically under Brendan Rodgers. The side that started and should have beaten Manchester City last week was Liverpool's youngest since December 2003 and Nuri Sahin, who nearly joined Arsenal, could make his debut on loan from Real Madrid. Andy Hunter
Last season Liverpool 1 Arsenal 2
Referee Howard Webb
Liverpool
Subs from Doni, Jones, Kelly, Carragher, Coates, Henderson, Shelvey, Downing, Assaidi, Morgan, Robinson, Yesil, Flanagan
Doubtful None
Injured Cole (hamstring, 23 Sept), Lucas (thigh, Nov)
Suspended None
Form guide DL
Disciplinary record Y5 R1
Leading scorers Skrtel, Suárez 1
Arsenal
Subs from Fabianski, Mannone, Shea, Ramsey, Djourou, Yennaris, Coquelin, Koscielny, André Santos, Arshavin, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Eastmond
Doubtful Szczesny (rib)
Injured Rosicky (achilles, 15 Sept), Sagna (broken leg, 23 Sept), Frimpong (knee, Oct), Wilshere (foot, Oct)
Suspended None
Form guide DD
Disciplinary record Y0 R0
Leading scorer n/a
Match pointers
• There have been seven goals in the 90th minute or later in the last seven league games between these sides, including five in the last four
• Arsenal have failed to score in their first two games – the longest they have gone without a goal in the Premier League was 224 minutes at the start of 2011-12
• Liverpool against Arsenal at Anfield has seen the joint-most own goals of any fixture in Premier League history
• Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five top-flight visits to Anfield (won two, drawn three) and have come from behind to secure those results
• Luis Suárez has had more shots off target (seven) than any other player in the division
