Arsenal are set to face Liverpool on the road this Sunday in week 5 of the WSL 2022/23 campaign. After a big win in against European champions Olympique Lyonnais in the UWCL this Wednesday, it is expected that this squad are not coming to play.
Despite losing CB pair Williamson and Souza, Eidevall’s squad has not let them dampen their stride. Lotte Wubben-Moy and Steph Catley were the starting CB’s on Wednesday, and they certainly proved their talent and value to the team. A 5-1 win with goals from Beth Mead, Freda Maanum and Caitlin Foord saw the gunners take first place in their group on goal difference.
Newly promoted Liverpool on the other hand haven’t had such luck recently. They had a successful start to the campaign, beating 3 time champions Chelsea 1-0. But was this beginners luck? Since the opening weekend, Liverpool have gone on to loose both of their league games since. The only win coming from a 1-0 victory over Sunderland in their Continental Cup Tyres fixture.
Now, let’s take a look at the track record the last 6 times the two sides came head to head. Arsenal have beat Liverpool every time, with Arsenal scoring 20 goals combined and Liverpool only scoring 3 goals. Arsenal have also won 11 consecutive Barclays WSL matches and if they add this fixture to this winning streak, they are looking at overtaking the competition record achieved by both themselves and Manchester City. Speaking of competition records, Arsenal have attained 9 consecutive clean sheets, two more than any side in history.
The match will be taking place on Sunday 23rd October at Prenton Park with the kick off time set to 12:00pm.