Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 13 December 2009

Result

Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal

Premier League · Sunday 13 December 2009, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal: match report

Liverpool lost to Arsenal 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 13 December 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Liverpool's goal came from Dirk Kuyt (41'). Arsenal scored through an own goal by Glen Johnson (50') and Andrey Arshavin (58').

Discipline: Liverpool received 3 yellow cards; Arsenal received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 24 points from 15 and Arsenal 4th on 28 points from 14. Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Arsenal 3rd with 75.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Arsenal in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Liverpool wins, 5 draws and 2 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-W-D-D-L and Arsenal's W-L-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · DenílsonArsenal
  • 41'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · Fábio AurélioLiverpool
  • 50'Own goal · Glen JohnsonArsenal · 1-1
  • 55'Yellow card · J. MascheranoLiverpool
  • 58'Goal · Andrey ArshavinArsenal · 1-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Andrey ArshavinArsenal
  • 82'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasArsenal
  • 85'Yellow card · Lucas LeivaLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 3, draws 5, Arsenal 2.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-1-1)

Pepe Reina, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard

Arsenal line-up (4-3-3)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Armand Traore, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Thomas Vermaelen