Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 for Anfield to end 14-year wait and return to top
- Kai Havertz score from Declan Rice cross as Arsenal win 1-0 for Anfield on Sunday.
- Na Arsenal first league win for Liverpool in 14 years, after five draws and eight defeats in 13 visits.
- The win carry Arsenal back to top of Premier League table.
Arsenal finally win Premier League game for Anfield, beating Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday to end 14-year wait for league victory there.
Kai Havertz score the only goal, arriving at far post to turn in cross from Declan Rice. The close-range finish give Mikel Arteta side lead wey dem hold for rest of match.
The result lift Arsenal back to top of Premier League table. It also be their 300th away win for the competition, making them only the second club to reach that mark after Manchester United, according to Naija News.
How the game was won
Arsenal start strong, keeping ball and pressing Liverpool back before Havertz break the deadlock.
Liverpool push for equaliser and come close several times. Goalkeeper David Raya stop Alexander Isak from turning in Virgil van Dijk header, and Florian Wirtz free-kick hit crossbar.
Alexis Mac Allister head over from good position, and Isak fire over after break following pass from Milos Kerkez.
At other end, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker keep him side in game by turning curling Christos Tzolis effort around post.
Tensions rise late on. Mac Allister get booked after altercation with Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard, and Noni Madueke involve in confrontation with the Argentine midfielder but face no further punishment.
Arsenal hold on for their 17th win in their last 20 Premier League matches.
What it means
Before kick-off, Arteta talk about the wait. "It's 14 years that we haven't won there, so it's time to do it,
