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For live updates and highlights throughout Arsenal vs Liverpool, check out PST's live blog coverage below. Strange moves from Mikel Arteta, not in that he's putting Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze into the game but that he's taking Bukayo Saka (especially) and Martin Odegaard out of the game.
Arsenal are back to being six points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League, failing to capitalize on City being held to a draw of their own on Wednesday. On Thursday, Arsenal dominated the opening 25 minutes but let Liverpool back into the game and the Merseyside club looked more likely to score in the second half.
Sky customers can watch Arsenal vs Aston Villa on Sky Sports from 6.30pm or via the Sky Sports app; non-Sky customers can stream the game with a NOW Day or Month pass; kick-off at the Emirates Stadium is 8.
Declan Rice fires a brace in the second half after Gabriel Magalhaes’s 16th-minute equaliser as Arsenal open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with their seventh consecutive win across competitions.
In a late flashpoint, Gabriel Martinelli shoved Conor Bradley off the pitch despite Bradley seeming to be seriously injured. The result leaves Arsenal six points clear atop the table with Liverpool fourth, eight points off third. Up next in the FA Cup, Liverpool will host Barnsley on Monday.
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Arsenal's attack hopes to find its footing when dangerous Brighton & Hove Albion visit the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.