Pre Match - Arsenal V Liverpool FC (A) | 08/01/2026 - 20:00 | PL - MD 21

[RedWhippet]

@Ricky_Martin

City dropping points tonight means it could give Arsenal even more incentive to win.

Should be an interesting team talk. Convincing 11 top professional athletes to put a shift in because a rival got a bum result. I would have thought it would be more of an incentive to our lads that there might be a chance of clawing back points against two teams above them?

[RedArmada]

This applies to us as well. Villa, City, Utd and Chelsea have all failed to win. 3 points against Arsenal away could be the turning point of this season.

[Bekloppt]

Great attitude RA

[Wilkored08]

But…and its a big but…what about this blooming storm…will it or won’t affect us…just a thought…

[RedWhippet]

It’s meant to be raining around kick off time, but the wind looks light. Is there meant to be a named storm?

[Wilkored08]

Yep…it’s Gorretti or something…wind ,rain, sleet, snow, alot of wind 90mph..

[RedWhippet]

@Wilkored08

Gorretti or something

Looks like it doesn’t affect London, but it could cause problems to folks travelling back to Liverpool

Amber warnings issued for Storm Goretti

[sandsoftime]

I remember when you didn’t have to dream such things…

[Wilkored08]

I hoped it wouldbe abandoned..till spring when we’ve found our mojo back…

[Nobluff]

@jabu

Slot on not being a joy to watch:

“Against Fulham I don’t think people thought it was a joy to watch. Against PSG, it was for me. People tell me we need the extra pass, the second goal v Fulham was 17 passes we needed before we scored.

“I find it hard to hear [we’re boring] but it is not that I disagree, I would use a different word but I take it into account. I am known for attacking football and we are still trying to do so, but possession doesn’t mean you play attacking football, we are struggling to create a lot of chances but I have said many times we’re not the only team that struggles. I don’t think we are creating less than other teams who are doing well. But I don’t like to hear [we’re boring] because I want to play an attractive style of football. We have to find a way to play it against teams who don’t want to and that is something we haven’t found enough. We are working on this every day."

I have to agree with him this time, its not boring. Its fucking boring.

[SBYM]

Worst storm name ever.

[Nobluff]

@SBYM

Worst storm name ever.

Yip. In Canada my phones alerts would be buzzing overtime.

[jabu]

Slot: “I did not change our style but teams have changed their style against us. My football is Liverpool vs PSG. That is how I would love to have every single game but you need to have two teams to have an open game of football and not all these things [long balls and low blocks] that don’t make a game of football nice.”

[mattyhurst]

Spring when?

It’s pissing down but its actually not even as cold as it was in the outskirts of London. However Putney isn’t the best predictor for weather north of the river.

[Quicksand]

Anyone hear rumours that Konate, Ekitike and Chiesa are all out?

[mattyhurst]

Well two of them wouldn’t surprise me to be honest.

[Hope.in.your.heart]

@Quicksand

Anyone hear rumours that Konate, Ekitike and Chiesa are all out?

[mattyhurst]

Konate was also ruled out about two weeks ago in another pre match thread and then he started.

[Zoran]

If Ekitike is out (or can’t start) tonight, I’d be tempted to go double false #9’s, like we did for example away at City last season.

Test and overload Arsenal’s centre if they’re reverting back to Gyokeres as first choice.

Just please no Jones on the left, get him back in the middle of things.

[Walshy07]

Doesn’t he play for AC Milan?