Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 3 March 2012

Result

Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 3 March 2012, 12:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal: match report

Liverpool lost to Arsenal 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 3 March 2012. The half-time score was 1-1.

Liverpool's goal came from an own goal by Laurent Koscielny (23'). Arsenal scored through Robin van Persie (31') and Robin van Persie (90+2').

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Arsenal received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 39 points from 25 and Arsenal 4th on 46 points from 26. Liverpool went on to finish that season 8th with 52 points, and Arsenal 3rd with 70.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-5-1 and Arsenal in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Liverpool wins, 6 draws and 2 for Arsenal.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Missed penalty · Dirk KuytLiverpool
  • 23'Own goal · Laurent KoscielnyLiverpool · 1-0
  • 31'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Thomas VermaelenArsenal
  • 90+2'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 2, draws 6, Arsenal 2.

Team news

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Liverpool line-up (4-5-1)

Pepe Reina, José Enrique, Jamie Carragher, Martin Kelly, Jordan Henderson, Stewart Downing, Jay Spearing, Luis Suárez, Dirk Kuyt, Charlie Adam, Martin Škrtel

Arsenal expected line-up (4-5-1)

Wojciech Szczesny, Bacary Sagna, Laurent Koscielny, Johan Djourou, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Song, Samir Nasri, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Andrey Arshavin, Thomas Vermaelen