Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the heavyweight Premier League showdown between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield. There's some interesting team news emerging from L4 with Jurgen Klopp opting to drop goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from the matchday squad. Full details on the line-ups shortly. Kick off 16.00 BST.
Premier League / Matchday 3
Anfield / 27.08.2017
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- R. Firmino(17')
- S. Mané(40')
- M. Salah(57')
- D. Sturridge(77')
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Updated 27/08/2017 at 16:50 GMT
26'
Salah has a pop as Liverpool counter, but Cech pushes his low shot to safety after the forward had cut in from the right.
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25'
25'
Better from Karius this time as he gets some real distance on a firm punch to calmly deal with the left-wing free kick.
24'
A flurry of cards all of sudden. Now Gomez is cautioned for a foul on Ramsey.
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Yellow card
R. Mwafulirwa
IFK Norrköping
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24'
PHOTO: Fab Firmino.
23'
Wellbeck harshly booked after challenging Moreno.
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D. Welbeck
Arsenal
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22'
Karius has had nothing to do - but then has a really nervy moment when Welbeck blocks his clearance. He gets away with it, but that won't have done his confidence much good, especially given the number of doubters...
21'
Lovren booked.
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Yellow card
A. Aduriz
RCD Mallorca
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20'
19'
Liverpool with their tails up. Firmino teases a pass into Henderson who can't provide the dinked finish as Cech came racing out to block.
18'
Xhaka gave the ball away very cheaply in the build up to that LFC goal and was ruthlessly punished.
17'
GOAL! Firmino opens the scoring for the hosts as he arrives on cue to nod in Gomez's floated cross from the right.
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Goal
R. Firmino
Liverpool
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16'
Great recovery from Koscielny to block the cross on the right of his own box after Liverpool had got in far too easily with a simple one-two. The Ox caught napping...
15'
Sanchez looking to inject some life into Arsenal's attack. He wriggles free of one challenge but then sees his attempted through pass to the overlapping Bellerin well cut out on the edge of the area.
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12'
Strong response from Liverpool after that Welbeck chance. This match is warming up nicely.
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11'
Everyone asking the same question after seeing that Cech save. Salah should score, but credit the keeper. Super stuff from Can once more there. He exchanged a neat one-two before putting it on a plate....
10'
BIG CHANCE FOR LFC - saved by Cech! Salah looks odds-on to tap in Can's lovely ball across the six-yard but is somehow denied by the Gunners stopper.
9'
Liverpool respond to the let off. Can lifts an outside of the foot dinked pass towards Salah, but it's got too much pace on it. Nice idea though.