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Liverpool XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League

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Flood, G., & Tanner, J. (2026, October 31). Liverpool XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Premier League. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-fc-xi-vs-arsenal-confirmed-team-news-predicted-lineup-injury-latest-premier-league-2026-b1302792.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by George Flood, Jack Tanner

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Liverpool's manager Andoni Iraola discusses the potential return of injured players Torna Szoboszlai and Julian Munoz for their upcoming Premier League match against Arsenal. While there is uncertainty about both players' availability, Iraola expects most of his key starters, including Alisson Becker and Milos Kerkez, to play. The article provides a predicted lineup with expected changes like Ronald Araujo returning to right-back and Florian Wirtz coming back from an ankle injury scare.
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Arsenal secured their first Premier League win at Anfield in 14 years by defeating Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday, November 1. The match, which was marred by VAR drama and a contentious incident involving Alexis Mac Allister, saw Kai Havertz score the only goal of the game in the 16th minute. Arsenal's victory came despite several injury concerns, including Bukayo Saka and William Saliba being unavailable. The win propels Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table, two points better off after nine games compared to their title-winning campaign last season. Manager Mikel Arteta, who was captain during Arsenal's previous Anfield victory in 2012, saw his team overcome a challenging test at one of football’s most intimidating venues.

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George Flood
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🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo, who played in central defence on Wednesday night, is set to resume his regular role at right-back in the absence of the injured Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.
🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 Influential midfielder Szoboszlai limped off just over half an hour into his return from a hamstring issue suffered on international duty with Hungary that initially led to him missing two matches, while winger Munoz sustained a knee problem in the same fixture after scoring the equaliser against the Bees. Both players have sat out the last three games in a row against Villarreal, Brighton and Chelsea, though Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola admitted at his pre-match press conference on Friday that there was “a chance” they could each return against Arsenal.
🔮 Iraola made sweeping changes for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea in midweek, but Alisson Becker, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak are all expected to return to the starting lineup against Arsenal.
🔮 Cole Palmer then stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick for Chelsea as Senne Lammens got two hands on the ball but could not keep it out, leaving reeling United trailing 2-0 with 10 men and 25 minutes still to play.
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🔮 An initially brighter performance may well hand Carrick another stay of execution ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League visit from Roma as fans continued to show him support and aim their ire elsewhere, though a dismal nine-game winless run could surely force the club’s hand amid a nightmare fixture run.
🔮 Manchester United are pondering a shock swoop for Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, while they could yet battle Chelsea and Arsenal for Jacobo Ramon.
🔮 Michael Carrick will be desperate for a positive result to ease the enormous pressure on his job, having surprisingly been offered a stay of execution despite heavy defeats by Como and Bournemouth over the past 10 days that continued a wretched start to the season and appeared to leave his position untenable.
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🔮 Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo, who played in central defence on Wednesday night, is set to resume his regular role at right-back in the absence of the injured Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.
🔮 Iraola made sweeping changes for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea in midweek, but Alisson Becker, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak are all expected to return to the starting lineup against Arsenal.
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🔮 The Red Devils captain held clear-the-air talks with under-fire manager Michael Carrick this week and is expected to return to the XI at Stamford Bridge after remaining an unused substitute during the dismal 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth last time out.
🔮 But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not.
🔮 Marc Guehi struggled in the 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa but started against Brighton - indicating that he could be rested this weekend as Abdukodir Khusanov potentially comes in to partner Ruben Dias at centre-back.
🔮 The Red Devils captain held clear-the-air talks with under-fire manager Michael Carrick this week and is expected to return to the XI at Stamford Bridge after remaining an unused substitute during the dismal 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth last time out.
🔮 Carrick is expected to be given the chance to turn things around at United and remains at the helm for another difficult-looking game away at Chelsea in Saturday’s lunchtime Premier League kick-off.
🔮 But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not.
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Arsenal Brentford Chelsea Liverpool Reds

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Arsenal ORG · 5× Liverpool GPE · 4× Chelsea ORG · 3× Munoz PERSON · 3× Szoboszlai PERSON · 3× Barcola PERSON · 2× Gakpo PERSON · 2× Jacquet PERSON · 2× Mac Allister PERSON · 2× Wirtz PERSON · 2×

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Iraola made sweeping changes for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea in midweek, but Alisson Becker, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak are all expected to return to the starting lineup against Arsenal.
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🔮 But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not.

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Reigning Player of the Season Szoboszlai has been bothered by a persistent hamstring injury since the international break and lasted just 32 minutes on his return to action at Brentford earlier this month, sitting out five of the last six matches in total. asserted
Szoboszlai → reign → total
Summer signing Munoz scored in that game but has not played since due to a right knee problem sustained in the second half. asserted
Munoz → score → half
“I think they have a chance,” Reds boss Andoni Iraola said at his pre-match press conference on Friday of the pair potentially facing Arsenal. asserted
pair → think → Arsenal
“They have a chance. asserted
They → have → chance
But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not. asserted
they → know → ?
We still have two days so I think we have a chance, yes.” asserted
we → have → chance
Iraola made sweeping changes for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea in midweek, but Alisson Becker, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak are all expected to return to the starting lineup against Arsenal. asserted
Becker → make → Arsenal
Barcelona loanee Ronald Araujo, who played in central defence on Wednesday night, is set to resume his regular role at right-back in the absence of the injured Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley. asserted
who → play → Frimpong
That change would see captain Virgil van Dijk, whose minutes were managed in midweek, resume his impressive partnership with Jacquet at the heart of Liverpool’s defence. asserted
minutes → see → defence
Ryan Gravenberch played the full 90 minutes against Chelsea and should also get the nod to face Arsenal, partnering Mac Allister in midfield. asserted
Gravenberch → play → midfield
Wirtz, meanwhile, emerged as an injury scare after suffering an ankle issue in the win over Brighton but recovered in time to feature against Chelsea and prove his fitness for the Arsenal game. asserted
Wirtz → emerge → game
Read More The form of Barcola, Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha means that Munoz is unlikely to start even if passed fit, though the influential Szoboszlai is one of the first names on the teamsheet for Liverpool when available. asserted
Szoboszlai → read → Liverpool
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