Liverpool continues its historic season as English Premier League champions and has shown no signs of slowing down after clinching a title almost two weeks ago against Crystal Palace. They have 30 wins, three draws and two losses, good for 93 points. If they win out, they would finish with 102 points, which would break the record of 100 set by Manchester City two seasons ago. So they have plenty of motivation to keep the hammer down as they head to London to take on Arsenal. The Gunners sit in ninth place, with 50 points, but could technically finish in fourth if they win out and Leicester City (currently in the middle of cratering) and Manchester United fail to get any points in their last three matches. Fourth place would send Arsenal to the UEFA Europa League for 2020-21. However, that outcome is quite unlikely, given the vast amount of help that Arsenal would need. Let’s see how the Premier League Odds will be for the Arsenal vs Liverpool.
English Premier League: Arsenal vs Liverpool (July 15)
- When: Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 3:15 pm ET
- Where: Emirates Stadium, London
- TV: NBC Sports Gold
- Radio: SiriusXM FC
- Live Stream: Peacock
- Premier League Odds: Liverpool 1.96 / Draw 4.05 / Arsenal 4.05
Why should you bet on Liverpool?
We may have seen Liverpool’s last hiccup en route to a record season. They welcomed Burnley (currently in tenth place and 43 points behind the Reds) on Saturday and laid a 1-1 egg. Andrew Robertson scored for Liverpool in the 34th minute, and it looked like the hosts would sit back and cruise to the win. However, Burnley foiled that hope when Jay Rodriguez delivered the equalizer in the 69th minute, and Burnley was able to hold on tight to leave Anfield with that point.
Liverpool possessed for a whopping 75 percent of the match and sent 24 shots to Burnley’s net, while the visitors just launched five. The hosts had nine shots on target, to just two for Burnley. There was not a lot of physicality in the match, with just a dozen combined fouls and three yellow cards, but Liverpool tried their best to apply pressure, forcing 11 corners. If you like Liverpool against Arsenal, you see the Reds taking out a lot of the frustration that built up during that draw.
Why should you put your money on Arsenal?
Arsenal took a step back in its last-gasp attempt to snag fifth place when they went to Tottenham on Sunday and lost, 2-1. Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners an early 1-0 lead, but they gave it right back when Son Heung-min tallied for the Spurs to draw them level. The match pushed well into the second half in a tie until Toby Alderweireld scored in the 81st minute to give the hosts the victory.
Arsenal possessed for 63 percent of the match but found themselves outshot, 13-12 (8-4 on target) by Tottenham, as they spent a great deal of the match passing the ball around. The match featured a great deal of contact, with 26 combined fouls and eight yellow cards (three shown to Arsenal). The teams also combined for 11 corners. Given what Arsenal had at stake, the outcome was disappointing, and it is hard to imagine them beating the champions after coughing up that lead to Tottenham.
Arsenal vs Liverpool Final Score Prediction
I don’t see Arsenal possessing the sort of momentum it will take to upset a Liverpool team that has its eyes set on the EPL points record, especially after the Reds gave their fans that hideous draw on Saturday. I see Liverpool taking control and cruising to a 2-0 win.
